Archive for Franchising News
New TV commercial! | Mobile Self-Storage
Guess what, loyal Zippy readers?! We have a brand new TV commercial we want to share with you! We think it looks pretty snazzy, and we’re sure you will too! Let us know what you think on Facebook or Twitter!
Read moreZippy Shell Arrives in Alabama!
Zippy Shell Mobile Self Storage is headed south! To Birmingham, Alabama, to be exact. A franchise agreement has just been signed with Zippy Shell USA to offer door-to-door mobile self-storage throughout the Greater Birmingham area. The franchise is slated to open its doors in early 2012. Birmingham situated at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains [...]
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 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 [...]
Read more5 Reasons to Invest in a Franchise | Part 1 – The System
If you have dreams of someday owning a small business, the current outlook can be a little daunting. Larger corporations can almost always stay open, but the small mom-and-pop shops are the ones that are hit hardest in a recession. And while small business loans are slowly rebounding, banks are still weary of handing out [...]
Read moreGetting the Most From Your Small Living Spaces, Part 2
Yesterday we brought you five tips for maximizing your smaller living spaces. There’s a good chance you have at least one room (and probably more) in your home that feels cluttered, or like there just isn’t enough room for everything. Today, we’re bringing you five more handy tips! Pick storage containers wisely. Keep in mind [...]
Read moreSmall Business Lending is Going Up
One of the major financial hits of this recession was the decline in loans given to small businesses. They are usually a bit riskier as clients, and the big banks were forced to cut ties with their riskiest customers in order to save themselves. As the market slowly recovers, however, as do the businesses. A [...]
Read moreThe 9 Industries to NOT Get Into
The Small Business Administration has released its list of the 9 worst industries to franchise with. If you have hopes of starting a business or buying a new franchise, stay away from these ones! Later this week we’ll post the 10 BEST industries to get into — you might be surprised! Discount Department Stores — [...]
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