Archive for Franchise Tips
Three Opportunities Your Business Is Missing | Part 1
You may have built your company from the ground up. You may have been there since before it was the company it is today, but I bet there are a few hidden treasures that you didn’t know about. They aren’t hiding in the boiler room or the basement, but right in front of you. In [...]
Read moreMarketing and Franchises
Marketing is a crucial part of any small business. That component becomes a bit more complicated when there’s a franchise involved. Is marketing handled by the core HQ, or do the individual franchisees handled it? Is it split? Where are the materials coming from? You can see how it gets a bit more intertwined than [...]
Read moreFive Questions to Ask Franchisees
One of the great benefits of considering partnering with a franchise is the fact that you have a whole community of people who have done it before. Whether within the company you’re looking at or not, there are franchisees out there that are willing and able to answer questions you have about what it means [...]
Read more5 Reasons to Invest in a Franchise | Part 5 – Success
Today concludes our 5-part series on reasons you should invest in a franchise if you have small-business dreams and ambitions. The fifth reason, and probably the most important to you as a business person is success. The reality is that franchises, as small business, have a much higher chance of success than going at it [...]
Read moreAnnouncing: Zippy Shell West Houston!
We are excited to announce to you our newest partner! Lifelong Houston resident Harry Briers has joined the Zippy Shell team, and will be bringing mobile storage and convenience to Houston starting in July. “We are very enthused to bring a smart alternative to high priced storage options to the Houston market with our Zippy [...]
Read moreReasons to Invest in a Franchise | Part 4 – Freedom
The last couple weeks we’ve been blogging about why you should invest in a franchise if you have small-business ambitions. You can catch up by reading these three posts: Part 1 – The System Part 2 – Financing Part 3 – Support Today we are talking about freedom. That’s every employee’s dream, right? You want [...]
Read moreReasons to Invest in a Franchise | Part 3 – Support
We are continuing our series on reasons to invest in a franchise. In part 1 we talked about the system, and how you are buying into a process of proven success. In part 2 we discussed the financing side, and that banks are more likely to give loans to franchise partners versus lone-wolf operators. Today, [...]
Read more5 Reasons to Invest in a Franchise | Part 2 – Financing
We are continuing our series on why you should invest in a franchise if you have small-business ambitions. The economy is not great, we all know that, but with franchising the outlook becomes a bit better. In part 1 we discussed the benefits of buying into a system. There are strategies in place for the [...]
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