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May 22, 2018

Will Your Franchise Give Back to the Community? Donations and volunteerism – this is an important part of owning a business by giving back to those you serve. Yet it's also one that entrepreneurs don't consider until they're already up and running. Perhaps it's a goal to "get on their feet," o...

May 21, 2018

The Most Popular New Franchises In America Here at Franchise Opportunities we live and breath franchises and with so many new franchises regularly being created, this got us thinking about which of these new franchises were the most popular throughout America. To answer this question we used Entre...

May 18, 2018

Is Your Business "a Gamble?" Here's How to Shut Down Naysayers No matter how "sure" of a plan you have, there will be those who come to shoot it down. You can have every single possible thing in place, whether it be personal, the world of business, etc., and there will still be those to come in and...

May 15, 2018

Pep Talks to Give Yourself After a Bad Day Some days, work isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Things break, people have bad attitudes, and all around, work just didn’t go like it was supposed to. It's enough to put you into a funk – especially when more than one bad thing took place;...

May 11, 2018

Will Your Franchise be a Family Business? Pros and Cons The idea of working with family generally comes with mixed reviews. Whether you've done it or not, you've heard the stories about how "it's hard to work with family" and that "lines will be crossed," and so on. Then again, you might hear some p...

May 8, 2018

8 Steps to Improve Your Leadership Skills As a business owner, there are many ways you can look to upgrade and improve your skills. In fact, you are likely looking to expand your skill set as often as possible. From continuing education, to making new connections, to helping your business to run mor...

May 4, 2018

Defining Success as a Business Owner What does success mean to you? There are universal aspects that we naturally associate with success. Just as a basic term we think of – money, growth, a well-known brand or franchise location. Then there are levels of success within your brand, like becomin...

April 27, 2018

Should you Continue Your Education While Franchising? Going back to school can sound like a daunting task – one that is full of life changes and commitments. Yet through that hard work, comes much to show for it, including degrees and certifications, even specialties within a certain field. Al...

April 23, 2018

9 Ways to Save Funds When Opening Your Franchise Starting a business can certainly be expensive in the short-run. From franchising rights, to obtaining a space, to hiring employees, etc., prices can add up quickly. And while you'll soon be making money, that doesn't mean writing check after check is...

April 20, 2018

How Mobile is Your Future Franchise? Convenience is the way of the future. Thanks to technology, ease of accessibility, and a culture that is all about "right now," businesses are making things happen in real-time for their customers. That means more of what the public wants, when they want it. (As...

April 17, 2018

What's Your Education Level? And Does it Matter in Franchising? As a future business owner, you probably wonder how qualified you are for your upcoming tasks. Even the most experienced of workers have these doubting thoughts; it's simply human nature to wonder what you can and can't do. Being the bo...

April 13, 2018

7 Deal Breakers to Put Out of Your Mind When Starting a Business In your venture to start a business, you will likely come across all levels of advice, whether or not you asked for it. It's human nature to put yourself in others' shoes, and with that means hearing "Well I would do this" or "Make sur...

April 10, 2018

How to Love Your Brand Even Before it's Yours There's a science and a psychology behind getting excited. Where endorphins are released and chemicals transfer into different sections of the brain – science. This is true for everyone. What differs, however, is what gets one excited. Someone migh...

April 5, 2018

Here's What These Longstanding Franchising Brands Have in Common As you're making a recipe for success, you might not always realize what you've got. From growth rates, to repeat customers, to a mantra that draws folks in, it often takes months, even years, to realize you've "made it." This is true...

March 28, 2018

Do you Have a Second in Command? And Why You Might Need Them All great leaders in life have had backup – a support system to help dole out responsibilities. The president has a VP, superheroes have a sidekick helping them lead the way, company CEOs have administrative assistants, and so on. Bo...

March 26, 2018

What to Do When You Don't Know the Answer in Franchising As an adult, you've learned that there are plenty of times in life where you don't know what to do. Unlike what we thought from a young age, growing up doesn't automatically give you the answers to life. Whether you were asked a question you d...

March 23, 2018

Who's Your Role Model? And Why You Should Have One Who is it you look up to most in business? Is there a person, or several persons, who inspired you to be better? To open a franchise and be the best business owner you can be? Perhaps it's a combination of folks, but all-in-all, there is someone who...

March 19, 2018

Common Personality Traits Among Franchisees It has long-since been said that certain personality types strive toward specific goals. For instance, those who are good with numbers and enjoy complete resolutions might be more suited to manage books. Meanwhile, creative types are great in coming up wit...

March 15, 2018

Why You Should Franchise, No Matter Your Stage of Career There's no "right" or "wrong" way to get into the world of franchising. Yes, there are ways that are more frequently followed, and other paths that rarely get used. These frequencies, however, are often mistaken for what should or shouldn't be...

March 12, 2018

Will the Overtime Law Affect Your Future Franchise? Recently overtime laws were changed, taking workers who worked more than 40 hours a week up to time-and-a-half pay. Only time will tell what's to come. No matter the legal status, however, it's more prominent to wonder how the changes can affect y...

March 8, 2018

How to Encourage Employees Toward Their Best Work Days Possible Being berated, talked down to, told that pretty much everything we're doing is wrong – we've all been there. It's a scenario that keeps you walking on eggshells until the workday is finally through. And whether it's because your b...

March 5, 2018

Traits of Kids Who Grow up to be Successful You say stubborn, we say someone who's born to be a leader. You are frustrated with the child who does their own thing, and we see someone capable of making decisions. These traits – and so many others – are held by successful business owners....

February 28, 2018

Why Franchising is a 24/7 Job… But Without Keeping Those Same Hours There are some titles in life you will hold that will keep you busy, no matter what the time of day it might be. One is becoming a parent – you're responsible for your child, no matter when they might need you. Middle o...

February 26, 2018

Unique City Laws to Keep in Mind When Opening a Franchise As you'll soon find out as a business owner, every city, every town, even every neighborhood is different. From the way zones and taxes are set up, to specific laws, to rules that are first enforced by the state and then trickled down, there'...

February 23, 2018

Childhood Heroes Who Have a Great Work Ethic… And What You Can Learn From Them Though they might be young (or even fictional), the people on TV or in comics have long been giving viewers and readers something to strive toward. With their unrelenting confidence and ability to muster out of vi...