The Franchise Blog 4 Vets

Military Veterans; Get Free Computer Classes!

                                                                                                                                    

COMPUTER EXPLORERS is incorporating project-based learning to help military veterans in their job-search and career placement.  The first pilot program will be underway September 8-11 at Northwest Forest in Houston, Texas.

Read more over at the Computer Explorer's Blog

{Thanks go out to Paul Segreto for sharing this fantastic information with me!}

How Much Should You Spend On A Franchise Business That You Can Call Your Own?

                                                              

{Young future franchise owner contemplating his investment}

I don't feel that you should invest one dollar more than you are completely comfortable with. The amount you invest should not keep you up at night.

{That not the answer you were looking for, right?}

You need to decide on the amount. I can help, though.

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Doing your research correctly will be a step in the right direction....

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Attention Veterans; Here Are Some Possible Businesses To Start

From my friend Dane Carlson at his Business Opportunities Site;

"There are so many new trends taking off and sticking that it is a wonder why so many more businesses are not going up as a result of it. One of the best things to do with a popular trend is to turn it into a great business venture."

Read more over at

www.business-opportunities.biz

Veteran's; Some Low-Cost Franchise Opportunities Are Being Advertised on Job Sites

This according to my friend, Sean Kelly. Sean runs the Franchise Pick blog for Bizzia.com, and reports that;

"Recent comments on a popular franchise website suggest that franchisee satisfaction with the huge tax prep chain may not live up to the hype (see Are LIBERTY TAX SERVICE Franchise Owners Happy?)."

Sean goes on to say that "One such comment led me to take a closer look at the Liberty Tax Services franchise advertisements on employment website CareerBuilder.com.  What I found casts some doubt on the ethics and even legality of some of  Liberty Tax Services franchisee recruitment advertising, which may be in violation of FTC regulations."

{Full Disclosure; I used to be part of a large franchise brokerage group. They had Liberty tax in it's inventory of franchise offerings, and I presented Liberty tax to 2 of my franchise candidates. They did not move forward in purchasing Liberty Tax franchises.}

Liberty tax is not the only franchise offering trolling the job websites. Some franchise brokerage offerings do too.

Read the rest of the story over at Franchise Pick. {Read the comment section also. A prominent Canadian franchise attorney, and fellow fighter for franchisees, Michael Webster, has a good one}

Update, August 24th, 2009. Liberty Pulls the Ads!  Read

Mobile Phones And Your Franchise

Did you know that your cell phone {And your customer's cell phones} can be used for marketing your franchise?

Consider the cell phone and its capabilities if you will: recent studies indicate that there are currently more than 272 million mobile phone users in the U.S. (89% of the total population); of those phones, 99% are text capable and 57% of those mobile subscribers use texting on a regular basis; 15% of active mobile phones have the ability to utilize mobile web applications and 44 million people regularly access the mobile web from their cell phones; and over 84% of cell phone owners won’t leave home without the device. 

Continue reading this article written by Linda Daichendt, President/CEO/Managing Consultant of Strategic Growth Concepts.

Franchise Locations For Veterans

                                                                                                          

If you are considering franchise ownership, and the type of franchises you are looking at requires a location, this could be an optimum time to sign a lease...

Rieva Lesonsky, a friend of mine, blogs over at AllBusiness.com, and is a small business expert. {She used to be the senior editor over at Entrepreneur magazine.}

From a recent article of Rieva's over at AllBusiness.com;

"It’s a buyer’s market right now, something that hasn’t happened for quite a while. That means for those considering getting into a franchise, costs of entry may be lower than usual. For franchisors seeking to sell franchisees in a tough economy, savings on real estate can sweeten the pot. For franchisees considering expanding to multiple units, now could be the time. And for franchisors seeking to expand into new territories or increase their presence in a region, this just might be the opportunity they’ve been waiting for.'

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