Who Should Franchise their Business?

Franchising a business is a great way to expand and get your products to the market quickly. It is possible to achieve strong growth using the franchise model.

Choosing the Best Franchise Opportunity Is More Than Just Luck

A franchise opportunity from one company may not be the same as others you've dealt with. Learn the in's and out's of researching a franchise opportunity before you lay you money down.

Franchises - Good and Bad

Buying a franchise can be a difficult process, there are many out there to choose from and not all are as good as they make out to be. Some, however, have the market brand and head office support to help you go all the way.

Is Franchising Right for You?

Franchising is, was, and will continue to be hot! And with good reason. Not only is it a reduced-risk way to launch a business, but there are many other benefits, along with a few drawbacks. Is franchising right for you?

Tips for Junk Franchises

Granted, junk hauling isn't rocket science, but figuring out what works best by trial and error will be a long and bumpy road. Here are a few tips to get your junk-hauling business running smoothly.

How to Finance a Franchise

Whether you write a personal check, use the equity in your home, use your 401K money or get a commercial loan, one way or the other, you're financing your franchise. Financing it the right way is critical to your long term success. It might not be as critical as finding the right locations, but it's close.

Coffee Franchises - A Tough Business?

Coffee franchises are springing up in almost every town and city worldwide. It is a tough business to be in when you consider the long hours, health and safety regulations and numbers of staff required.

Top 10 Principles for Positive Business Ethics

This morning, I read about a company using on-line auctions to defraud customers. Last week, I consulted on an ethics complaint where a business coach betrayed a client’s confidentiality. And, recently a Physician was convicted of insider trading based on information from a patient, a violation of both business ethics and her professional ethics.

Ethics? How To Take the Measure Business

When asked to write a small piece pertaining to ethics and integrity in the business world, my first inclination was to draw on personal experience. Everyone has bad experiences to relate. We deal...

The Only Thing You Get for Free in Life is Hungry!

Business Ethics has virtually become an oxymoron online. Promises of instant wealth and overnight success permeates the World Wide Web. There are a few ways to tell the difference between a real business opportunity and a scam designed to seperate you from your hard earned money.

What is a Ponzi Scheme?

Many businesses today are in the category of illegal Ponzi schemes, often without the knowledge of the proprietors themselves. This typically happens when someone sells a business opportunity instead of a product or service. Learn the lesson of Charles Ponzi, a great businessman without a real product to sell.

Minding Your Global Manners

Guidelines to help you find your way through the maze of international etiquette rules that apply whether you work on-line or in an office.

The Everyday Business Ethics Crisis Or I'm Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take it Anymore

Breaking news may feature the Enron debacle, WorldCom activities or accounting probes but we live our everyday business life making ethical choices that affect our employment and businesses. While these everyday choices are not on a newsworthy scale of an Enron, they are on a scale that affects each business involved, some even resulting in disastrous outcomes.