New Guide to Franchises - Don Daszkowski
Ever thought about buying a franchise as a way to own your own business? Franchises generally offer a proven business model, a reliable supply chain, brand recognition and national marketing support. Of course, all that comes at a price, but the success rate with established franchises is significantly higher than among entrepreneurs generally.
If you'd like to explore franchise ownership, you'll want to get to know Don Daszkowski, our new Franchising Guide. Don is President and CEO of Business Mart and the Franchise Buyers Network. He has owned and operated several businesses for the last 14 years.
Don's site is your source for everything you ever wanted to know about franchising, including:
- Franchise Basics
- Choosing a Franchise
- Buying a Franchise
- Franchise Reviews
- Popular Franchises
- Legal Issues
- Franchise Business Plans
- Financing
If franchising is new to you, or if you're just starting to explore it as an option, you may want to start with:
Don't franchising blog is also a great source of current news and issues in franchising, such as:
- Is McDonald's Recession Proof?
- Subway Franchise is Going Green
- The Franchisor Must Tell All (an analysis of the new Franchise Disclosure Document)
- Dunkin' Donuts Expansion Plan Will Hurt Some Existing Franchisees
Elsewhere on the Web:
Comments
Wow, you’ve done some great research and got some powerful links here. But I still say, the way to make money is to set up a frnchise and sell the idea to others, in other words, be the franchise owner! Even a little idea based around a hobby is food for franchising! And when you consider many frianchise opportunities can only cover a small geographical area per franchisee, well, the world’s your oyster! Great marketing tip! But I do sometimes wonder if corporate persons with a few tens of thousands to spare aren’t too fast to buy themselves into another ‘job’ when they could equally start a business straight from scratch and later franchise that out. However, the real upside of buying into a franchise is the safety of the company image and proven brands.
Whatever happened to risk management?