The Franchise Blog 4 Vets

Franchise Opportunity For Veterans; Solar Power System Sales/Design/Installation

Are you an electrical contractor? Are you the owner of a small business that does electrical installations? Have you been thinking of adding another product and/or service to your existing business?

Were you in the military? If so, maybe you were involved in;

•  The Navy's ESPC Team

•  The USAF Advanced Power Technology Office

•  The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center

•  The US Marines Ground Renewable Expeditionary Energy System

(Solar Panel array at Nellis AFB)

Residential and commercial uses for solar power are increasing at a rapid pace, and this may be a good to to investigate getting involved in this powerful alternative energy source.

This solar franchise business opportunity (17 franchise units, as of June 2010-and a marketing/franchisor client) is looking for a few good men and women.

You'll need a minimum of $100k in liquid capital and a net worth of at least $300k to qualify.

Ground floor opportunity? That's for you to decide.

Here's a recent update on the progress of this solar franchise.

Do Veteran-Owned Businesses Have Disaster Plans Prepared?

If you're a VOB, and you would like to make sure that your business is up to snuff on this important topic, a one-stop, online resource to help you plan for and prepare for just about any disaster has just been created.

The Small Business Administration, (SBA) and Agility Recovery Solutions have teamed up to put together a fine website that should help you take things up a level.

It's called, Prepare My Business.

Rieva Lesonsky, the long-time Entrepreneur magazine executive goes into a little more detail, on her SmallBizDaily site.

Veteran Business Owners; Check Out This Huge Collection Of E-Commerce Tools!

Do you conduct any of your sales online? Are you completely satisfied with the technology that you're currently using? Are your shopping carts the best ones available for your unique business type? Is there a way to make your online transactions even better for your customers?

Is there a way for you to make more money from each online transaction?

The folks at Small Business Trends (TJ McCue, actually) has put together an amazing list of e-commerce and shopping cart tools that you need to know about. Maybe there's one that would be perfect for your business.

Read "49 E-Commerce & Shopping Carts For The Small Business" 

Could National Small Business Week Be Even Bigger And Better?

Over at the award-winning Open Forum By American Express website, Anita Campbell just wrote an interesting article about her experiences at National Small Business Week. She was on hand in Washington D.C. as the festivities unfolded;

"This year the event seemed to have a higher profile than in recent years.  As recently as a couple of years ago, the Small Business Week awards/conference was so poorly publicized that you could barely find references to it online.  This year, it was a much more open event, with more pre-event publicity, a dedicated website, web casting of keynotes and panel discussions, and some high profile sponsors, such as Google. "

Read the rest of the article, which includes some great ideas on how to boost this little known event to a much higher level...

Military Veterans; Get This Free Guide On Owning A Franchise

Before you start hitting all the terrific franchise directories and websites, trying to find that perfect franchise business opportunity, take a step back, and learn all you can about the phenomenal business model of franchising...

It doesn't matter what franchise concepts look great to you. Yet. What matters is that you first completely understand what types of people make excellent franchise owners, how much of an investment you'll really need, and what trends in franchising are taking off. (And which ones may never take off!)

Getting this information is easy, and it's free!

Go to Franchise Online University.com and download your free "Intro To Franchising" Guide. There's tons of really important franchise business information and helpful tips to help you figure this all out. You won't believe that it's free.

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