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The Franchise King's Web Poll For The Week of July 12th, 2010

Here's this week's franchise business blog poll. Please vote, so that The Franchise Kingdom can see how you feel about current franchise and small business related issues. Thank you!

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Jenny Craig's iPhone App Helps You Lose iWeight

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Jenny Craig fans who download the free iphone app — optimized for both the iPhone and iTouch - gain access to a nutritional breakdown of popular items at their favorite restaurants, dozens of Jenny Craig dining out "Hot Tips," an animated life-size portion guide for understanding common serving sizes, a map of local restaurants (only for 3G and newer models), and a quiz that unlocks exclusive content, including special videos from celebrity spokesperson Valerie Bertinelli.

The Jenny Craig iPhone app is available at the iTunes App store.

iHope you lose some weight.

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7 Things That Franchise Buyer's Want (Part 4)

(In Part 3, I wrote about franchisor support, and how important it is for prospective franchise buyers to get specific examples of how they'll actually be supported, after they write a check for $25k-$30k to you. )

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I hope it got you thinking about how you can demonstrate to your prospective franchise buyers exactly how you intend to provide support, which is a really important reason for them to even consider the idea of investing in a franchise of their own.

Next, I'd like to discuss something that's very important to prospective franchise buyers. This topic may or may not be front and center in the minds of those looking at franchises to buy, but it is there..somewhere in their thoughts.

It's all about the.....

New Software-Based Franchise "Matching" Tool Is A Bunch Of Marketing Hooey

(Here's the true value of hooey)

I'm adding this to my "Top 10 Reasons I Left F_ _ _ _ _t."

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I left a national franchise brokering franchise almost 3 years ago, for many reasons. Some I may even go into, sometime in the future. 

I'm really happy about my decision. Especially after seeing what they've just come up with.

This one's is a doozy. 

Do You Need Another Good Reason To Buy A Franchise Business?

A while back, I listed " The 5 Top Reasons For Buying A Franchise."

Allow me to refresh your memory;

• To avoid dysfunctional bosses
• The desire to create equity
• A desire for more freedom
• A desire to create a legacy
• Community involvement

I still feel that those are valid reasons. I forgot one though...