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Frozen yogurt – or popularly dubbed as froyo – are gaining in popularity today. One issue: Is froyo franchise just a fad or a legitimate franchise opportunity?

I never ate frozen yogurt in the past decade as much as I did in the past 3 months. To be honest with you, froyo – a popular term abbreviation of frozen yogurt – is kind of addictive to me.

However, I can’t help the feeling that froyo won’t last long as a popular, healthy version of ice cream. And today is not the first time that froyo-craze hit people worldwide.

According to Forbes, the last frozen …

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It seems that there is nothing in this world involving money that cannot be franchised – this includes non-profit sector, and it is emerging and attracting social entrepreneurs and investors.

About five or six years ago, I thought that not all businesses can be franchised. But today, every organisation involving with people and money CAN be franchised – and succeed.

EBay drop-off franchises, science franchises, and some other innovative ideas are popping on daily basis, worldwide. But those share a common characteristic: All of them are for-profit organisation. Any chances for non-profits to be developed in franchising framework? I thought it wouldn’t be possible.…

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Social media can help new franchisors to create the buzz necessary for the launch of their franchising concepts… and for attracting franchisee candidates.

I have just written an article on my other business blog, Noobpreneur.com, about social media ROI. To my surprise, 5 minutes after I posted the article, I received 2 comments. Both of them manage social media activities for small business clients, and one of them is actually helping with the social media of a newly-launched franchise, Naples Tomato – a popular local restaurant in Naples, Florida (read the press release.)

In my Noobpreneur.com blog, I question whether the social …

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While more franchise opportunities present for veterans, franchisors are starting to set their sight to recruit a much younger entrepreneurs group.

The following is a good example of what focusing on younger crowd presents to a franchise company.

A case study

One of the franchise companies launching a business strategy to recruit young franchisees is Valpak, a direct mail franchise company.

Valpak – based in Florida, US – has launched Entrepreneurship Program 2 years ago, targeting younger group of entrepreneurs who is interested in franchising. The program is basically rewarding new franchisee recruits with discounts on franchise fee and a chance to pair with a …

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If you love being around with your family and running your own business home-based, these franchises might interest you.

These franchises are not my personal recommendation. There are some versions available, but I always consult to Entrepreneur.com’s Franchise 500 for trusted and comprehensive franchise references.

The top 10 home-based franchises list is dominated by commercial cleaning service franchises – So, it’s probably safe to assume that if you want to buy a relatively low-cost franchise and operate it home-based, you should consider commercial cleaning services.

Top 10 home-based franchises for 2009

1. Jani-King

   Founded: 1969 – Franchising since: 1974

   Total investment: $11.4K-35.1K+ – Franchise fee: $8.6K-16.3K+

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Looking for franchise opportunities you are interested in is a bit trivial, especially if you are presented with literally thousands of franchise opportunities, online.

To help you save time on searching for franchises to buy, I have 8 online resources to recommend you, along with the reasons why you should consider visiting them.

Why do I only recommend 8 online resources?

While many other resource sites can be added into the list, they are, in my opinion, offering pretty similar information with the rest of franchise resources, thus making them less useful compared to those listed in the top 8 below.

Without further ado, here …

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