The Franchise Blog 4 Vets

Franchise Fee's Discounted; For MilitaryVeterans

      

According to the energetic team over at Sanderson PR in Chicago, franchise executives are still very interested in offering incentives for franchisors.

This blogger thinks that it's a good thing. (At least)

One example of a franchisor doing it is Handyman Matters.

According to Courtney, Sanderson's VP, "Handyman Matters already has 35 vets among its 104 business owners nationwide, and about half of the 1,000 they employ also have been in the armed services."

Read more at the Daily Franchise News blog.

Obviously, there are other franchisors that offer discounts and incentives to military veterans.

A couple of the franchisors on this franchise website do as well.

Great Clips Announces The Ultimate Gaming Makeover Contest

During the month of July, customers can go to www.greatclips.com for a chance to win the EA SPORTS "Ultimate Gaming Makeover."

Prizes include a 52" HDTV, a Sony Home Theater System, PlayStation®3 systems, a suite of EA SPORTS games, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems, an XZipit Video Game Rocker and more! Great Clips will feature EA SPORTS and PlayStation in more than 2,800 salon locations across the United States and Canada via in-salon signage. With 5 million customers expected to walk through the Great Clips doors during July, the word will easily spread about this exciting sweepstakes.

Gamers; Go Here!

$400,000 In Franchise Fees Will Be Going To Honorably Discharged Military Veterans

Here's some exciting news for veterans;

Investing in a franchise can cost anywhere from $7,000 to over a million dollars. To invest in Kitchen Tune-Up, a home remodeling franchise, the cost is $40,000. In an unprecedented move, Kitchen Tune-Up is offering 10 FREE franchises to honorably discharged veterans. This includes the franchise fee, exclusive territory, training and the start-up package for a total offering to waive $400,000 in initial fees.

The program will run until all 10 franchises are awarded. Kitchen Tune-Up’s Veterans Program is offering one free franchise in the following territories: Savannah, Georgia; Mobile, Alabama; Biloxi, Mississippi; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Kansas City, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; Tallahassee, Florida; Omaha, Nebraska; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and San Antonio, Texas. If interested, applicants should contact Craig Green by phone at 800.333.6385 or email at craig@kitchentuneup.com

Here's How Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Can Lower Their Operating Expenses

 

It's important for veteran small business owners to look at the big picture, as it pertains to their their sales, as well as their expenses.

When it comes to operating expenses, there's lots of different things that can quietly suck the life out of your small business's checking accounts.

Kelly Spors, a former Wall Street Journal writer, is now doing freelance writing, and she's  focusing on the hot topic of green energy.

Anita Campbell's Small Business Trends, is one place that Kelly regularly contributes articles to, and she just wrote a great piece that features important data on energy use around a typical small business office. Here's what she wrote;

"What many business owners don’t realize is the potential electricity (and money) savings reaped by turning off equipment not in use and unplugging it.  Phantom or vampire power, the electricity drawn from the outlet when a piece of equipment is turned off, can account for more than 10% of all electricity used by equipment."

Then, she shared some specifics on watts used by various equipment in a small business office setting. The best part of this important article is her data concerning energy used when the equipment is on, and when it's off-and unplugged. 

Read the rest of her article titled, "Saving Money and Energy on Office Equipment," over at Small Business Trends. (Disclosure; I'm a regular contributor on the Small Business Trends website, and it's Community Promotions Director.)

 

Don't Put This Franchise Opportunity On The Shelf. (Just Yet)

Consumers spend money on their homes. (Especially, when they can't sell them, due to last year's real estate meltdown.)

ShelfGenie helps homeowners add value to their investments, and is also a military friendly franchisor....

According to the staff over at Sanderson PR;

"ShelfGenie exhibits a continual interest in recruiting military franchisees and strives to improve its military-friendliness every year. The company offers special incentives for multi-unit developers along with savings of 15 percent off the franchise fee through the International Franchise Association's VetFran program and a 25 percent franchise fee discount for disabled veterans. A territory typically consists of at least 250,000 households."

Read more about this veteran-friendly opportunity.