July 28, 2014 9:13 am
Published by Dr. John Hayes
Buying a franchise may be your most expensive investment ever, after buying a house. And like buying a house, you’ve got to spend a lot of time looking, comparing, evaluating and thinking about which franchise to buy, and most of us aren’t comfortable doing all that work on our own.... View Article
July 24, 2014 1:01 pm
Published by Dr. John Hayes
Two key professional advisors play an important role in helping you decide whether or not to buy a franchise, and I urge you to spend time with them as you consider the variety of franchise opportunities available to you. It doesn’t matter if you’re considering famous brands, such as McDonald’s... View Article
July 21, 2014 9:07 pm
Published by Dr. John Hayes
When buying a franchise, one of the best ways to research the opportunity is to question existing franchisees. But many people tell me they don’t know what to ask, or they know what they want to ask, but they don’t know how. This article solves those problems. Here are the... View Article
July 6, 2014 12:00 pm
Published by Dr. John Hayes
Franchising works for everyone! Even though it’s wrong, it’s easy to get the idea that franchising works for everyone because the media say so. Newspapers, magazines, television news shows, websites, and other forms of media love a good franchise success story, and so do viewers, readers and visitors. Know the... View Article
July 1, 2014 11:48 am
Published by Dr. John Hayes
There are many reasons why people buy franchises, and of the dozens of franchises that open for business every day worldwide, there are many reasons why some of those new franchises do not live up to their owners’ expectations. If you’d like to protect yourself from becoming a disappointed (possibly... View Article