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2010’s Twenty Largest Fast-Casual Franchises

Reporter | BMM Staff | Jul 3 | buy, food

CHICAGO – The year 2009 was tough for a number of big fast-casual franchise chains. 

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TCBY Will Offer a Free Franchise for the Right Vlogger

Reporter | BMM Staff | Mar 12 | buy, food
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Front page of TCBY.com
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Huddle House Drops Franchise Fees

Reporter | BMM Staff | Feb 7 | buy, food
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Huddle House CEO Phil Greifeld, photo/huddle house
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Franchise War Brewing at Wyndham?

Reporter | BMM Staff | Jan 9 | buy, hotel, franchising
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Is now the winter of discontent for Super 8 franchise owners? photo/bmm: A Super 8 franchise in central Kentucky during Friday's snow storm

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Top Five Friendliest Franchises for Minorities

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Oct 30 | buy

OAKLAND, Calif. - The National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) has identified the five best franchises for minorities. The franchise chains named are as diverse as Choice Hotels and NexCen Brands, a conglomerate of various franchise brands from cookies to athletic wear.

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Are Franchisors Really Targeting Youngsters?

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Oct 16 | buy, franchising

"There's a youth movement brewing in the franchising world,” the Wall Street Journal reports. It explains that as boomers are retiring, franchise brokers and a few franchisors are putting increasing efforts into recruiting new college grads.

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The Elusive Earnings Claim

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Sep 8 | buy, franchising
Finding franchisors willing to reveal their franchisee's earnings can be difficult
Finding franchisee earnings is difficult for a franchise buyer
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Small Business ARC Loans vs Problematic Reality

Kahuna | Mr. Blue MauMau | Sep 8 | buy

A small business lending advisor states that since the inception of a special SBA loan program in June, there have been only 1,800 ARC loans approved by less than 600 lenders.

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SBA Studies Say Franchises More Likely to Fail than Small Businesses

Kahuna | Mr. Blue MauMau | Aug 28 | buy

WASHINGTON - Separate studies by Professor Timothy Bates and now two studies by the Small Business Administration report that franchises fail more than independent small businesses.

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Thawing the Credit Crunch at the SBA

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 27 | buy, manage, franchising

A number of small business and franchisor advocates are chiming in about the need to prime the lending pump at the Small Business Administration.

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Headlines from the 'Net

Black Enterprise Picks 40 for 2010

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Sep 8 | buy
Chicken quick service restaurants, franchised
Data:'09 Franchise Times Top 200; chart by BMM
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Midas Australia: Is Lazard Ready To Run?

Member | CJ | Sep 1 | buy

Midas 2008Midas Australia is a Lazard acquisition that has been considered by industry insiders as going against the natural order of worthwhile investment analysis. Lazard recently sold Dun and Bradstreet but is it preparing to shed again and is Midas ready to go?

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Fishy Franchise Facts on the Web

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Aug 20 | buy

There is a source of bogus franchise facts on the Web that is amusing to behold for those of us who observe the franchise world.

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Roark on Coping with the Credit Crunch

Member | Darnelle White | Aug 12 | buy

The Managing Director of Roark Capital Group, Steve Romaniello, talks about how the firm's restaurant chains are coping with the lack of money from franchisee investors.

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Mom & Pop Stores Convert to Franchises During Tough Times

Member | Craig Hsueh | Aug 7 | buy, retail

A grocery store and a print shop converted to a 7-Eleven in 2006 and an Allegra franchise in 2008.

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Franchisees Cannot Tell Wannabees What They Really Think

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Aug 5 | buy

A story from well-known franchise publisher, consultant and author Steve Olson inadvertently illustrates why it is extremely difficult for a franchise buyer to get a straight answer from an existing franchisee.

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Economic Slump Hits Aus Franchising

Member | Ray Borradale | Aug 3 | buy

Australia’s economic woes are not that bad considering the extraordinary internal influences that have played their part.

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Buy Your Kid a Job

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 29 | buy

If parents can afford it, should they buy a startup for their children to run?

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Does This Old Due Diligence Tip Work?

Expert | michael webster | Jul 24 | buy

When looking to buy a franchise calling franchisees within a chain is not useful and mostly a waste of time, largely because of information asymmetry and confirmation bias.  But, if so, then why do "experts", including the SBA and FTC,  keep repeating this as a critical component  to due diligence?

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Denver Primed for Franchise Expansion

Reporter | Janet Sparks | Jul 18 | buy

Franchising in Denver is ripe, even in a weak economy. With many people losing their jobs, they are tired of the corporate world and ready to go into business for themselves, even though getting financing is still a challenge.

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Expert Advice

5 Healthcare Franchises Poised to Grow

Member | Ed Teixeira | Sep 6 | buy
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I reviewed franchise concepts in home health care, one of the fastest growing industry segments. Using specific indicators I came up with these five franchises. Read this article to see the franchises that made the list and to learn how they were chosen.

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Buying a Franchise? You Better Understand Item 7 of the FDD

Member | Ed Teixeira | Sep 6 | buy
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Item 7 in the Franchise Disclosure Document requires franchisors to present in a prescribed format a franchisee's estimated initial investment needed to start the franchise business.

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Keep Shopping if the Franchisor Is Unclear about the Profile of Successful Franchisees

Expert | John Hayes | Sep 6 | buy
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First franchisee: “I bought this business so I wouldn’t have to go out and sell door to door. I want to stay behind this cash register and make it ring. And now you’re telling me the business doesn’t work that way?”

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