The Franchise King Blog

Will More Green Franchise Concepts Be Developed This Year?

Entrepreneurs have fantastic opportunities to create new businesses that either use green technologies and materials, or are just green. Will you become a green pioneer?

Currently, there are a few franchise organizations have become leaders in the green franchise movement...

This Low-Investment Business Opportunity Is Now A Member Of The #100 Club.

(Disclosure; I work in a marketing capacity and get compensated by the company below.)

They've just broken the barrier. They are now at #100. I wrote about this low-investment, niche opportunity last year, and I'm proud to say that it's really starting to take off...

                                       

Rosita Lynch just opened #100 in Barbados. This low-investment business opportunity produces a product that combines a traditional greeting card with the simple elegance of a rose.

Will More Franchise Businesses Start To Open In Small Town USA?

Most franchisors stay the course when it comes to searching for new franchisees, and even new franchise locations. They open new franchises in, or at least close to, major population centers. Personally, I've received inquiries from people who live in small tows, and even rural areas, who've wanted to explore franchise ownership ideas with me. (Not a lot of inquiries, but a few)

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When I've asked franchisors to take a look at those small areas, the answer I get, nine out of ten times is something like, "Joel, there's just not enough population to support a franchise location in Blue Ridge Manor, Kentucky, but thank you for thinking of us."

That always makes my day.

Hot Franchises For 2010!

 

Usually, when I'm asked what the hottest franchises are, I get lightheaded and start sweating profusely. (I guess I get hot, myself) It's not that I don't know what's hot. It's just a tough question. My Dad always taught me that it doesn't really matter what I like in a franchise. What matters is this;

What is the right franchise for the person I'm trying to help. That's it. 

But still, it's really hard to not like certain individual concepts, or certain franchise categories, for whatever reason. During a recent Fox Business Live Video-Interview, Tracy Byrnes asked me what the hottest franchise is for 2010. I ended up giving her my answer, but you'll have to watch the interview to find out what's hot...

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You may want to add one to the list that most folks pass right on by. That's because on the outside, it looks kind of dirty. This year, there's a new "Executive Model," which features some real business building tools. It only take 2.3 minutes to fill out the request for information form. Schedule a call with Mark.

Go here.

New Information Technology Franchise Launched In Cleveland, Ohio

Let's take about one industry that is probably going to continue growing;

Computer-related services for commercial and residential users.

Recently, I had the opportunity to work with Steve Giordano, a recently downsized executive from the IT industry, and quite a dynamic and focused guy.