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Franchise Article Index

• Buying a Franchise
• Running a Franchise
• Franchise Spotlight (articles about individual franchise companies and different types of franchises)
• Franchising Your Business

Buying A Franchise

• Multi-Unit Franchising on the Rise
• The Best, Worst and Most Surprising Things About Being a Franchisee
• How to Avoid Buying a Franchise that Might Go Under
• Understanding the Franchise Contract
• Multi-Unit and Multi-Concept Franchising
• Healthy Fast Food Can Be a Competitive Advantage
• Business Opportunity Scams - How to Avoid Becoming a Victim
• Get Approved for a Business Loan for Your Franchise
• The Importance of Franchisor Leadership
• Franchise Broker: 6 Warning Signs of a Bad Broker
• Franchise Return on Investment: How do you find a franchise with great returns?
• How to Purchase an Existing Business
• Purchasing a Franchise in a New Franchise System: Know the Pros and Cons
• Distributorship and Franchise Fraud
• Income Replacement Planning for New Franchisees
• Part-Time Franchising for Entrepreneurial Moms
• Grand Opening Success Tips from Some of America's Top Franchisors (Part II)
• Grand Opening Success Tips from Some of America's Top Franchisors (Part I)
• Investigating Franchise Offerings
• Veterans and Franchising
• How Much Money Can You Make as a Franchisee?
• Test Your Franchise IQ
• Qualified Franchise Attorney: Don't Buy a Franchise Without One
• Franchisee Satisfaction Survey Results: Franchisees Speak Out About Their Franchisors
• And the Survey Says, Future is Bright for Franchising
• Shopping at Franchise Expos
• Questions to Ask the Franchisor About Competitors and Market Size
• Know the Total Cost of Your Franchise Investment
• Research Indicates EU Is Hot Spot For Expansion of Franchising
• Franchising Over Fifty: Fabulous or Foolhardy?
• 10 Common Mistakes of Prospective Franchisees
• Franchise Financing Options: Find the One That's Best for You
• What's So Great About Franchising?
• Federal Trade Commission's Franchise FAQs
• Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Franchise Owner?
• Franchise Top 10: Success Secrets of the Top Franchises, Part II
• Franchise Top 10: Success Secrets of the Top Franchises, Part I
• Franchise Opportunity Considerations
• Finding the Right At-Home Business
• Franchises Stand the Best Chance for Business Success
• How to Choose a Franchise
• Pros and Cons of Starting a Franchise
• Do franchises limit competition?
• Business Opportunity or Franchise?
• Franchise FAQs
• States With Business Opportunity Laws
• States with Franchise Disclosure Laws
• Women and Franchising
• Comprehensive Guide for the Prospective Franchisee
• Negotiating The Franchise Agreement

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Running a Franchise

• Oral Contracts: Do They Carry Any Weight?
• Minimize Your Workday Interruptions
• Your Franchise Territory: Cause for Comfort or Conflict?
• Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts into Sales
• Marketing Tip: Mining Your Existing Customers
• Five Common Mistakes of Home-Based Business Owners
• Outsource Those Human Resources Headaches
• How to Protect Your Money from Theft by Dishonest Investment Advisers
• e-Learning for Franchisors Focus of New Website
• Drive Up Business Profits with Vehicle Wraps
• Marketing a Franchise System
• Answers to Most Frequently Asked Labor Questions
• Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Franchise's Trade Secrets
• Good News for Franchise and Small Business Owners
• Protect Your Franchise Territory
• A Good Accountant Essential to Franchisee Financial Health
• Does the Internet Solve All of Your Franchisees' Problems?
• Brilliant Branding Builds Business
• Is Your Renewal Agreement a Ticking Time Bomb?
• How to Sell a Franchise
• Franchise Relationships: Working With Your Family
• Staffing a Franchise
• How Franchisees Can Promote Positive Franchise Relations

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Franchise Spotlights

• Business Coaching Franchises: Pioneers Blazing a Hot Trail
• Healthy Fast Food Can Be a Competitive Advantage
• Emerging Fast Food Franchises: Healthy Fast Food That Tastes Good
• Residential Cleaning Franchises Leave Others in the Dust (Part II)
• Residential Cleaning Franchises Leave Others in the Dust (Part I)
• HouseWall Garage System: Organizing America's Cluttered Garages
• Nanny Poppinz and College Nannies & Tutors: Helping to Meet Increasing Demand for Nannies
• Edible Arrangements: Offering a Bounty of Berry-Licious Boquets
• Dippin' Dots: A Sweet Frozen Taste Explosion
• Unusual Franchises: A Tale of Five Fringe Franchises
• Franchises with Cold Treats that are Red Hot: Ice Cream Legend Carvel and Modern-Day Sensation Cold Stone
• VetFran: Helping Veterans' Franchise Ownership Dreams Come True
• Houlihan's Restaurant Franchise
• Supercuts and Fantastic Sams: Enjoying Extraordinary Hair-Raising Success
• Christian Brothers Automotive Corporation: A Franchise Built on Faith
• Comfort Keepers Senior Care Franchise: A Success Inside and Out
• Winestyles Surpasses 100 Franchises In Under 18 Months
• The Melting Pot Restaurant Franchise: Where Fondue is Flourishing
• Franchise Leaders in Supplemental Education: A Tale of Two Different Tutors
• Super Suppers 100th Grand Opening Celebration
• Panera Bread Cafes: Winning Over Patrons One Loaf at a Time
• Senior Care Franchises: Helping to Prolong Independence
• Pet Waste Removal a Franchise that's Really Cleaning Up
• eBay Franchise: eBay Drop-Off Franchise Chains are Popular, Profitable and Prolific
• Low-Cost Franchise Brings High Profits to Bathroom Remodeling
• Meal Assembly an Appealing and Appetizing Franchise

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Franchising Your Business

• Franchising More about Selling Business than Products
• Franchisability is Not Enough
• Finding and Keeping Good Franchisees
• Should You Franchise Your Business?
• The Next Step: Franchising Your Company
• Franchising: A Marketing Strategy You May Not Have Considered

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