14th May 2012
It’s no secret that the health care industry in the U.S. is one of the most profitable and that it continues to grow at a blistering rate; even during the worst economic downturn since the great depression. By all accounts this growth trend should continu...
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15th July 2010
As a professional business broker and franchise consultant I am often asked by small business owners about when is the right (or best) time to sell an existing franchise business. Like most things in life, timing can mean everything when selling a busines...
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15th July 2010
With many prospective entrepreneurs finding their financial resources greatly diminished by the recent and severe economic downturn, and the continuing credit squeeze still significantly hindering small business lending, its no wonder that the appeal of l...
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24th May 2010
As a business broker and franchise consultant I am often asked what the general process is to sell a franchise business. It's a valid and important question because at some point the vast majority of franchise owners will want to sell their business for a...
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24th May 2010
Being a franchise consultant I am often asked what type of franchise business would I recommend buying in these current challenging economic times. Although their are a number of important factors to consider and careful research to be completed before...
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24th May 2010
Opening a franchise business is widely regarded as a very effective way for the average entrepreneur to minimize their risk when starting a new business. In general terms I would agree that this claim is accurate. However, don't kid yourself that just bec...
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04th January 2010
Finding the right buyer and bringing the sale of an independent and established small business to successful conclusion is always a challenging endeavor. Selling an existing franchise business has many of the same challenges as selling an independent smal...
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04th January 2010
It is inevitable that starting and successfully operating any small business today is always going to generate an ever evolving list of complaints and disappointments for most owners. Entrepreneurs that choose franchising as the means to open a small bus...
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26th April 2009
If you are like most homeowners I know, I'm sure you have pondered the scenario about what you would do if your home lost power during an emergency or blackout with no back up power source. Can you envision the nightmare of running your home for 8-12 hour...
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26th April 2009
With the new economic stimulus package recently signed into law, developing and using renewable energy resources has become a very popular topic in the news today. Solar energy in particular is garnering a lot of attention lately because there are a numbe...
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26th April 2009
As a franchise sales consultant I am often asked what are the advantages of the master franchising business model and buying a master franchise. Master franchising, some times referred to as sub-franchising, is a form of franchising that allows an individ...
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26th April 2009
For a variety reasons, including economic, social, and technological, starting a home business is more popular than ever with entrepreneurs in the USA. Along with the traditional flexibility and lower costs a home business can offer, the rise of the perso...
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25th May 2008
As a Business Broker one of the most common questions I receive from small business owners and entrepreneurs I meet is this the following: How do I get a quick idea what my business might be worth? More often that not, most of these individuals are just l...
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25th May 2008
As a franchise sales consultant I am often asked what is the best way to start the initial process of researching and finding the right franchise opportunity to buy. Most of these individuals are still in the initial stages of thinking about buying a fran...
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29th April 2008
As a business broker and franchise sales consultant I am often asked what the general process is to sell a franchise business. It's a valid and important question because at some point the vast majority of franchise owners will want to sell their business...
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