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Franchise Companies Getting Agressive;Wooing The Franchise Buyer

                                                                                       
One can't sell if they are no buyers. With the current economic situation, more and more franchise companies are starting to get aggressive as they try to find potential new franchise buyers. Discounts, and other incentives are starting to appear, and will become more creative and more plentiful, I'm sure.

Just how many "buyers" do you think there are right now???

I do not suggest getting into any franchise unless you are comfortable with the concept, the company, and your own financial situation. Now, why would a proponent of franchising {me}suggest that?

Buying Existing Business; One Way.

Some folks that are referred to me are thinking about looking at an existing business. I generally don't get involved in those, but do refer them to some quality business brokers that I know, and trust. A lot of people think that buying an existing business lowers their risk. Maybe, but maybe not. An article in The New England Bulletin shares a few good tips concerning the purchase of an existing business.

Read.

Is there a guarantee of success? This article discusses that. Read.

Business Finance Solution. Right Here.

Restaurant Franchise Financing IS Getting Rather Challenging

Financing a restaurant franchise may have just become a little more difficult. Especially when one of the big boys decides to pull in it's reins. GE Capital is the latest finance institution to admit that it is taking a much harder look at financing franchise restaurant start-ups.

GE Capital spokesperson Stephen White said:

"We are still active in the restaurant industry and we continue to quote deals where it's competitive and appropriate," White said. "In this environment, we're taking a longer look and even a closer look than we have in different times and that just makes sense."

Smart Money has the whole story. Read.

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Guy Kawasaki's Alltop.com Adds A "Top Franchising News" Category!

The great folks at Alltop.com, the terrific news and topic aggregator launched by Guy Kawasaki, has just added a topic that is obviously dear to my heart, Franchising. Not only did they add the new category on franchising, but Guy and NEENZ, {Guy's Chief Alltop Evangelist} allowed me to help them put it together.In this 2 Minute Video, NEENZ explains why they let me be the one to help put this new category on Alltop.

Go To The Top Franchise News Page!

If Owning A Franchise Was So Easy...

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US News And World Report Discusses Blogging For Business

                                          

Blogging. Blogs. Bloggers. BlogWorld. If you spend anytime online, the word blog is quite familiar. Blogs of course used to called Weblogs. A type of diary, weblogs have turned into pseudo websites. If you have a corporate website, you should probably have a blog. Matthew Bandyk, a reporter for US News And World Report, and the one who runs their Risky Business Blog, just wrote about just how important it is to have a blog now. Read All About It.

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