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		<title>What can you do if you bought a poorly performing franchise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have heard that someone may buy a car and it is a lemon, the same can happen when you buy a business or when you buy a franchise.  If you bought a new franchise, do you have any rights?  If you have a problem, you need to consult a lawyer to determine if there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picking the right franchise</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many franchises to chose from, which one is right franchise for you to buy?  There are several thoughts on how to pick the right franchise, look at your background and try to utilise all the things that you have learned and to leverage your contacts to make this business successful from the get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many franchises do you need to make a good income?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some franchises are very profitable but many franchises do not make a huge profit.  As a result, many franchisees bought themselves a job which pays a salary and there is a small amount of profit generated annually.  Many investors believe that a typical franchise will generate $50,000 of profits for each location.  In order to make a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchising vs corporate ownership</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/franchises/franchising-vs-corporate-ownership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a business idea and implement into a successful business, now you want to expand your business?   Do you raise capital to expand your business or do you franchise your concept?
 
There are advantages and disadvantages of both.  In Canada, many coffee shops have gone franchise but Starbucks only has corporate stores.  There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchises &#8211; do you buy new or an existing franchise ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have decided that you want to buy a franchise, but new or an existing franchise.  Some franchises do not have any more territories in a certain cities therefore the only way to buy that type of franchise is buying an existing franchise.  Some franchises have never been to a town or city before therefore, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchises &#8211; I have been looking but can&#8217;t find one, what do I do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Franchises]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/?p=641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been receiving many phone calls that people want a specific franchise but they are not available for sale.  They have assumed that this is the only franchise which will make money therefore they refuse to look at any other options.  Even though you may have what you believe to be the best franchise, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Locating an existing franchise for sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a call the other day from a real estate agent who normally sells houses but had a buyer looking for an existing franchise.  The real estate agent could not believe that it would be difficult to find this type of business for sale.  They did not know where to look.  As I indicated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you pick the best franchise?</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/franchises/how-do-you-pick-the-best-franchise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I speak to a group about franchising or tell someone I&#8217;ve just met what I do, the inevitable question is always &#8220;What&#8217;s the best franchise right now?&#8221;

I don&#8217;t have a problem with this question from people that are just curious about popular franchises. I do have a problem when I hear it from people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why use a franchise consultant?</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/franchises/why-use-a-franchise-consultant/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/franchises/why-use-a-franchise-consultant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Franchises]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The best way to answer this question is to follow a real life example of someone considering franchise ownership. 
Greg is an extremely bright individual.  He has a great business background that includes extensive sales experience as well as finance experience.  Greg was laid off from his previous company in October and has yet to land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why buy a restaurant franchise?</title>
		<link>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/franchises/why-buy-a-restaurant-franchise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thebusinessplace.com/franchises/why-buy-a-restaurant-franchise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Landa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Franchises]]></category>

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Ever thought about starting a franchise?  Was your first thought Subway, Dunkin Donuts or other fast food concept?  You aren’t alone. When most people start to think about owning a franchise, the default industry seems to be restaurants.  I guess that is because everyone knows that McDonalds, Subway, Dunkin Donuts and all the other popular [...]]]></description>
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