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Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise Family and Friends Referrals Make the Best Franchisees As a franchisor it is imperative that you seek, find and recruit the best franchisees to maintain a strong franchise system. Your current Franchisees are your very best sales people, sometimes without even knowing it. As a franchisee starts making more money, it will show. Aug 8, 2005, 22:53 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise How to Start a Franchise Franchising Information. Franchise oppotunities are all around us today. You may pop into Starbucks for coffee and then head for lunch at MacDonalds before returning home and ordering your dinner from another local franchise, Pizza Hut. Many of the most popular outlets you visit may be franchises as they offer the security of a brand name and the attraction of starting your own business. Aug 1, 2005, 00:12 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise Differentiation Strategies for Franchise Companies With the growing number of franchise offerings recently it is difficult for the smallest franchise companies to compete. They generally do not have the advertising budgets to pick and choose which markets the franchise prospects will be calling from. Many rely solely on Internet Marketing; unfortunately 80% of such leads are not so good. On top of this obstacle they must compete with sales departments of larger franchise companies, which have lots of experience. Aug 1, 2005, 00:10 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise The History of the Franchise Business Hair care has been around as long as humans have been on the planet. The earliest record of personal hair care dates back 2.5 million years ago, when brushes used to create cave paintings in Spain and France were adapted for use in hair grooming. Interestingly, many of the innovations in hair design that are still used today originated in the late 19th century. Jul 31, 2005, 23:47 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise Franchising VS Business Opportunity; What is the Difference? The modern Franchise business model and the much different business opportunity are much different and dissimilar. The definition of these two business models should be broken into completely different parts to better fit the two-different business models and have their own set of regulations, which would contain similar stipulations with regards to prohibitions, definitions or basic rules of law. The Federal Trade Commission is considering a redefining of these two models under their legal description. Jul 25, 2005, 03:22 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise Franchises: How to Find the Best Franchise Opportunity for You If you are looking for a franchise opportunity, the choice is mind boggling. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of different types of franchise available for you to invest in, with the same variety in cost. Each have their own benefits and usually the more you pay the more potential to earn. You obviously want to select a profitable business venture so it is important that you thoroughly research. Jul 25, 2005, 00:00 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise Business Opportunities : Franchising Business Opportunities : Franchising - List of resourceful small business related links and information to assist entrepreneurs with decisions involving franchises. Nov 2, 2004, 12:35 Business Articles : Starting A Business : Franchise Franchise Opportunities: Purchasing A Franchise Franchise Opportunities: Purchasing A Franchise - Franchising has a number of appealing features for prospective business owners. Primarily, the risks of opening a business are reduced because of easy access to an established product and a proven method of marketing. Nov 2, 2004, 11:56