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Searching For A Franchise? Or Are You Just Collecting Brochures?

                                                   

                 Just Looking?

It's easy to tell inquiring minds that you are searching for that perfect franchise to buy, if all you are really doing is what I call, "collecting".

Collecting could be:

• Bookmarking franchise websites that you like
• Filling out "request for information" forms on franchise websites
• Buying Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500

Etc. Etc. Etc. But, when will you stop collecting, and start really digging in. You can do it slowly, but I know just how aggravating it is to be stuck in neutral.

There are over 3,000 franchise opportunities to choose from. Are you ready to look into what some of them are really about? Or are you going to remain in neutral?

Or just stop. 

If that's the case, why even start? Flipping through a couple of franchise brochures really is not the way to find out the details. Sometimes it is just a creative way to say that you looked at some franchises, and nothing excited you...

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Franchise Fears; Still Fearful About The Economy?

In this month's Poll Question, I asked :

"If you were thinking about becoming a franchise owner before the financial crisis, have you changed your mind?"

84.6% said Yes
15.4% said No

Here is what I have to say about that.....

What do you have to say???

What's The Matter? Don't You Like Your Franchise?

"Are you telling me that you invested $150,000 into a franchise of your own, it is a sales and marketing B2B franchise concept, you know how to sell, but you don't like the fact that what you are selling {Advertising} is not an easy sale?"

Did you really, way down deep, think that owning your own small business, would be a cakewalk? Who told you that????

Folks, being a small business owner has it's perks. You have the control. You can take the day off when you want. You have a chance to build some real equity, as opposed to working for someone else and helping them build their equity. But it is hard work! It is harder when you don't like what your doing.

I recently wrote an article about someone who is kind of stuck in a franchise that they don't like, for the award winning American Express OPEN Forum. Please read it.   

If you do the research right, you shouldn't have this problem. Read.

Do you have your business plan planned? Look.

If this person would've Subscribed to this blog.....{For Free!}

Franchise Caution; Choose Opportunities Wisely During Tough Times

            

It has been said that when times are tough, the opportunistic types seem to crawl out from under their rocks. The upcoming months will feature plenty of them, I am sure....

US Financial Problems Solved; Get Payday Loans!

Since there seem to be so many Payday Loan franchises out there, maybe we can visit them all at once, and bail ourselves out of this mess. I have heard no better ideas as of today.

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