Posts Tagged ‘franchise’

Choose your side

Franchise and business opportunities, by all means, are different in nature. Yet, so many people have mistaken one with another.

Sadly, the business owners themselves also inaccurately believe that their business opportunities (often referred as BO) are franchises. To make matter worse, potential investors also believe on their claims.

Let us set things straight once and for all.

The difference between a franchise and a business opportunity (BO)

The main difference is the fee being charged for the investors who are interested in the business proposal. Some BO owners charge a fee that resembles a franchise fee…

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Hello World!

Welcome to the very first blog post of Franchise Note. I am pleased to announce in this not-your-typical “Hello world!” article that Franchise Note is (finally) launched.

I envision this franchise business blog to be one of the authoritative voices in franchising blogosphere, as it is written by an experienced ex-franchise units’ owner.

“Ex-franchise units’ owner” – Yes, I am. Thanks to the recession and my bad trial-and-error sessions during my ownership period, those franchise units I once owned are merely surviving the recession, not thriving – And I consider this a failure. To cut long story short,…

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