August 23, 2013 4:37 pm
Published by Dr. John Hayes
It probably shouldn’t be your #1 priority for buying a franchise, but buying one to learn what not to do in business isn’t a bad idea! I had a favorite cousin who would have been better off buying a pizza franchise than starting her own pizza business. I said “had”... View Article
April 22, 2009 10:31 am
Published by Dr. John Hayes
Crazy Isabel called. Normally, Isabel isn’t crazy, but this morning — whew! She wants to buy a franchise. Has a pretty good idea which type of franchise she wants to buy, and she has the money — at least most of the money that she’ll need for a start up... View Article
April 18, 2009 11:59 am
Published by Dr. John Hayes
“You don’t need to invest all that money to get into the pizza business,” the advisor told his client/friend. “You make the greatest pizza I’ve ever tasted. Far better than anything those franchises offer. You don’t need to pay them all that money upfront, and then — my God — you’ve... View Article
March 30, 2009 4:09 pm
Published by Dr. John Hayes
If you've got a retirement fund, and even if you've been told you can't use the money to invest in a business, you're just four steps away from funding your own franchise acquisition.
March 27, 2009 5:16 pm
Published by Dr. John Hayes
I don’t remember (and it doesn’t matter) which major news publication this week ran an article about the popularity of franchises in a recession, but there was one sentence in the article that gave me a chuckle. Often times, when the media print articles that put a positive spin on... View Article