In 1952, a salesman named Ray Kroc walked into an unknown hamburger stand in San Bernardino, Ca. to sell two brothers named Richard and Maurice MacDonald a milkshake machine. What he saw was nothing less than incredible. Everything ran like a well-oiled machine, and worked in perfect sequence. Hamburgers were made in a way he [...]
When we talk about franchising, the first thing that strikes our mind is a food franchise business. As compared to any other industry, food industry uses the franchising concept more. Look around a market and you will be amazed to find the number of popular food chains available there. There are many popular brands such [...]
Article by Nicholas Lowther BUDGET! Investing from ,000 upwards in a franchise? Then budget for having your proposed franchise checked out. Allow at least 6 months and budget around 00 to cover franchise publications, exhibitions, telephone calls, travelling and professional services. A front-end spend to check [...]
These numbers are even more dramatic when 24 FOX network promotional spots and five NFL spots are added to the mix. Both FOX and the NFL have franchised affiliates, and if the value of these 29 ads are factored in the amount balloons to million. In all 62% (82 ads) of some 131 ads that [...]
If you are in the market to buy a franchise, go out and buy a copy of this months’ Entrepreneur magazine. They just released the list of the best Franchises for 2010. At the top of the list? Subway, McDonalds and 7-Eleven. As I was reading through this excellent information, I came to think about [...]