Purchasing a franchise

Is purchasing a franchise a viable option for your company? Should it be?

Thinking about purchasing a franchise? There are questions to ask and answer and processes to follow to make finding “the one” all the more successful.

 

Franchises

  • Spin Masters

    If life goes according to business plan, an Owens Corning basement finishing system franchise will be Gary Eichhorst's ticket to future retirement. "Once I get it developed the way I want, it will give me an exit strategy because it will have proven revenues year after year."

     
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    Pocket Camera

    Fed up with $400 in monthly film developing and after failed efforts to share a digital camera among five employees, remodeler A.J. Paron-Wildes bought PalmPix attachments for their m105 Palm handheld organizers. The cameras, which are attached via serial connection on the organizers, have mostly...

     
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    Franchise Forward

    The Kitchen Tune-Up franchise offers services ranging from restoring and repairing existing finishes to refacing cabinets and installing new cabinetry.

     
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    Making the List

    Bill Wilder of the Case Handyman Services franchise in Minneapolis has found that a relatively new online consumer rating and referral service is a source of good leads and repeat calls. Of 98 leads he has gotten from Angie's List, he has closed 70 jobs.

     
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    In the Ballpark

    It's surprising how good you can get at ballparking," says Tom Resek, owner of Archadeck of Minneapolis, a deck-building franchise. "If you feel like your chances of getting the job are slim, that's a good reason," Resek says. Because Resek can't afford to build a deck for less than $5,000, yet...