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Franchise Questions To Ask

Dane Carlson over at Franchise.Business-Opportunities.biz posted some great questions to ask franchise companies. These questions have an International feel to them, and may be some good additional ones to consider asking:

What is it worth?
· The commercial policy with regard to the market and the competition
· The concept: from the salesman to the management
· The franchisor’s expertise
· The know-how and how it is transmitted
· The constant assistance
· The profitability

Here are more from the article.

Here is a way to find out ALL the questions you must ask...

Franchise Author Symposium On The Radio, This Thursday

                                                                  
On Thursday, August 21st, I will be one of the featured franchise book authors on FranchiseInterviews.com, a BlogTalk Radio Production.

This 2 hour show with authors like Joe Matthews, Julie Bennett, Michael Gerber, and myself, should provide everybody interested in franchising a ton of helpful information.

Tune in Thursday, August 21st at 10:00 AM. Here!

Franchise Website Honors Fallen Officer {And Franchise Owner}

                                                

My friend, Sean Kelly, over at Franchisepick.com, caught this the other day. If you don't live in Ohio you may not have heard about this young Police Officer who was shot at point blank range during a traffic stop in a town just south of Cleveland. He left behind a wife and a young child. He was the owner of Gionino's Pizza, and when you click on this franchisor's website site a beautiful memorial page opens up.

Look.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Miktarian family.

An Interesting Coffee Licensing Opportunity

{Courtesy of fellow blogger and marketer, Sean Kelly, and his FranBest Coffee site}

Village Coffee’s licensing program is designed for individuals who want to open a turnkey gourmet, community coffee shop without the high costs and restrictions of a traditional franchise. The Village Coffee license program is designed to provide more freedom, lower costs and a strong community marketing philosophy to help individuals build a business they can be proud of.

The Franchise King Blog: Reaching Out To My Readers...

                                       

                                                                

As we head towards the July 4th holiday weekend, I thought that it would be a nice time to reach out to you, for some suggestions. First of all, I hope you feel that I am doing a good job with The Franchise King Blog. But, could I be doing better?

I would love to hear from you. What am I doing right? What am I doing wrong? Are there topics that relate to the world of franchise/small business ownership that need to be discussed? Are there specific topics that would really help you? Do you have any franchise/small business professionals that you would like me to interview, so you can learn more about them? I am interested in any comments, criticisms, or suggestions that would help this blog be even better.

Two ways to offer suggestions:

1. Publicly-Just use the comment  area below

2. Privately- E-mail me personally at franpro@sbcglobal.net

Thank you!