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Investigative News

Sports Team Franchises To See Strong Growth; Fast Food Not So Much

Reporter | BMM | Feb 3 | buy, entertainment, franchising, trends

Growth in professional sports franchises & key related industries

Data: www.IbisWorld.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif. —If you want to own a franchise, research shows that the boats rise a little faster for sports team owners. If you can afford one, professional sports team franchises will be one of the strongest growing sectors compared to other sectors tied to sports.

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Government Warns Again: Franchises Do Not Succeed More than Small Businesses

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Sep 15 | buy, franchising
A troubled KFC franchise in Kentucky gives up on its franchisor and closes its doors for good
A KFC franchisee in Kentucky gives up on its franchisor and closes its doors for good. photo/bluemaumau

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Small Business Administration has declared yet again to the public that franchises have the same success rates as independent small businesses.

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Franchises Densest Where Regulation Toughest

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 13 | buy, franchising
franchise outlets per resident in 2009 by country
Chart: BMM Data:European Fran. Fed, JFA,FCA,IFA, United Nations

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Does government regulation follow when franchising becomes big, or does franchising get big when it is regulated?

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Regulating Franchising, Part 2

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 13 | buy, franchising, legal
Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
The U.S. Capitol Building from Pennsylvania Avenue. photo/bmm

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Associate Professor Elizabeth Crawford Spencer discusses why a revision of franchise regulation is necessary in this final part of her two-part interview. Spencer's timely book comes out as major legislation to curb franchising abuse has emerged from New England to California, from Canada's Manitoba to South Australia.

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Franchise Expo Sees Record Crowd in NY

Reporter | BMM | Jun 27 | buy, franchising
Int'l Franchise Expo in New York
IFE 2012, New York City. photo/courtesy of mfv

NEW YORK CITY— The debut of the International Franchise Expo in New York saw a record 14,313 visitors and 330 exhibitors, according to the organizer MFV Expositions.

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2012's Best 10 Franchises to Buy, Lowest Loan Default Rates

Reporter | BMM | Jun 16 | buy, trends
Sleep Inn, Salt Lake City
A Salt Lake City Sleep Inn, photo:Sleep Inn website

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Knowing a franchise's bottom line and ability to get a return on investment is the holy grail for a franchise investor. That's no easy feat. 

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Worst 25 Franchises to Buy with the Highest Failure Rates, 2012

Reporter | BMM | Jun 15 | buy
A shuttered Quiznos shop
A shuttered Quiznos sub shop in Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Blue MauMau dares say what other publications won't. Here is our annual listing of major franchise lemons to avoid investing in. It's hard to believe but there are 23 major brands in 2012, where franchised stores actually fail worse than Quiznos. Ice cream shops have not done well.

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Vantage Hospitality's CEO on What Fair Franchising Needs

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | May 24 | buy, franchising, hotel
Roger Bloss, CEO of Vantage Hospitality
Vantage Hospitality's CEO Roger Bloss; photo/bmm

ATLANTA — Roger Bloss, CEO and founder of Vantage Hospitality Group, sat down with Blue MauMau during the Asian American Hotel Owners Association's annual conference in Atlanta for a frank discussion on how to give fair franchising practices teeth and the importance of empowering hotel owners to make collective brand decisions.

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Are Franchises Commercial Marriages from Heaven or Hell?

Reporter | BMM | Apr 17 | buy, franchising, legal

Heaven or hell?SYDNEY, Australia — Since it flourished in the early 1970s under the influence of American fast food outlets such as McDonald's and KFC, franchising has become one of the most dynamic aspects of Australia's small business sector.

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Animal Control Service Begins Franchising

Reporter | BMM | Mar 23 | buy, service
photo: Animal Control Management website

PORT ORANGE, Fla.— Animal Control Management announced Thursday that the firm wants to aggressively sell franchise licenses throughout America. The firm handles removal of wildlife and provides a warranty for their services.

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Headlines from the 'Net

Franchise Small Business Admin Loans Equal Large Taxpayer Losses

Member | Old Sword | Apr 9 | buy, franchising, legal
Flushing money down the toilet

Journalists Lynn Hulsey and Ken McCall look into the world of franchising via Small Business Administration lending and uncover a universe of bad loans, shoddy underwriting practices and non-existent oversight.

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Multiunit Franchisee Suggests How to Get into a Franchise

Reporter | BMM | Mar 20 | buy

Michael Hyam of Business Exchange interviews multiunit, multibrand owner Aziz Hashim at the International Franchise Association's annual conference in Las Vegas. Mr. Hashim sits on the board of directors of the International Franchise Association.

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Why Don’t Hispanics Own Franchises?

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Oct 22 | buy
Mexican restaurant in a small Kentucky town
One of many independent Mexican diners in a small Ky. town, photo/bmm

According to a U.S. Census Bureau survey of businesses of 2007, nearly 9 percent of America's 27 million businesses are owned by Hispanics, despite their accounting for 16 percent of the American population.

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Owners Offer Conventional Wisdom to Students on Buying a Franchise

Reporter | BMM | Oct 19 | buy

A few franchisees from Mathnasium Learning, Two Men and a Truck and Title Boxing Club spread some old, conventional wisdom to Wichita State University students on buying a franchise.

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Established Franchisors Undermine Own Success by Slashing Franchise Fees

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Oct 2 | buy

A price war has broken out by franchisors to attract the nowadays rare bird of single-unit mom and pop franchise buyers.

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Franchise Loans Difficult to Get

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Sep 5 | buy

Rick Kimsey, a twenty year veteran of the wireless telephone industry, decided he wanted to leave the increasingly competitive market of cell phones and invest where the grass looks greener - health care.

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Buying: Will the Brand Bring More Consumer Buys than Franchise Fees?

Reporter | BMM | Sep 3 | buy
Golf Etc logo from a Midwestern store, photo by Blue MauMau
Sign of a once opened Golf Etc, ranked #1 worst by loan defaults

Business adviser Bob Papes has an interesting insight. His emphasis is less on buying a franchise because of training and support by the franchisor. He sees problems in buying a business in a box. After all, it could also be a ready-made bankruptcy in a box.

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How to Tell if You're an Entrepreneur

Kahuna | Mr. Blue MauMau | Aug 30 | buy

Online MBA goes through the stats to show that entrepreneurs start from a young age, tend to have maxed out credit cards and feel that diving in is more important than avoiding mistakes.

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Express Mobile Franchise Offerings

Australia | Ray Borradale | Aug 9 | buy

Here is a choice of not one but seven Australian franchise offerings too good to ignore. Yes; you will find the franchise to suit you with everything you ever dreamed of in a small business and wait for it - for ONLY $5,950.

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Top States for Business 2012

Member | Pualani Jensen | Jul 16 | buy

CNBC has released its ranking of all 50 states for business.

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Expert Advice

Franchising Myth Five: Franchising Provides a “Proven Franchise Business System”

Expert | Robert Purvin | May 7 | buy
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Franchising provides a "proven franchise business system" is a myth I hear from prospective franchisees all the time.

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3 Ways to Avoid Being Stuck with the Wrong Franchise

Expert | Mario Herman | May 5 | buy
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The decision to purchase a franchise is not one that should be made lightly. After all, any sort of new business venture can have a huge impact on a person's life.

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Franchising Myth Four: The Typical Franchisee Gains a Valuable Brand Asset

Expert | Robert Purvin | May 2 | buy
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Let's play a little game. Review Blue MauMau's alphabetized directory of franchises. HERE is the link. Take a few minutes to browse and then ask yourself how many companies you recognize. When you're done, come back to this article.

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