Archive for January, 2012

FranNet’s Gary Prenevost offers advice on franchising a business model successfully.

In franchising, trends are coalescing to form what could be the next large-scale movement in the industry: absentee ownership of franchises. Or, as franchise owners themselves call it, “manager-run franchises.”

People like Todd Bingham at FranNet have watched the trends and have a good read on where certain companies are heading. Bingham recently offered his expertise in the Entrepreneur. Read more in the article below.

Possible assistance for veterans who are seeking to start their own business.

FranNet blog post featured on Business Reel Our blog last week about the promising future of franchising despite a recession proves to be a topic people are talking about. Last week, Business Reel featured our post about IFA’s economic outlook for 2012 which showed a tremendous spike in franchising growth patterns. To see the placement, [...]

The recent Franchise Business Economic Outlook for 2012, prepared for the International Franchise Association by IHS Global Insight, pinpoints in their projections where they expect the growth to occur — and the franchise experts at FranNet, the international network of franchise consultants, are well-positioned to analyze what the numbers mean.

I hate when people “Reply All” to an e-mail, especially to a large group. Until recently, I could be proud that I hadn’t done this. However, I did exactly that a few weeks ago. I replied to everyone in a large mailing list, purely by accident. At FranNet, we have a group for everyone in [...]

With national unemployment still hovering around 9 percent and “job creation” the term on every politician’s lips, you’d think employed North Americans would be happy to just have jobs — and you’d be wrong.

“We’re seeing franchising opportunities open up that would have been unimaginable a few years ago,” Bailey says. “With the economic climate and the projected growth in the industry, there’s never been a better time to explore franchise opportunities.”