November 9, 2016 6:00 am
Published by Dr. John Hayes
Listen to us on: Many people who visit HowToBuyAFranchise.com are further along on the journey of becoming a franchisee than was franchisee Mark Brownstein a year ago. Nearing the age of 60, with a lifetime experience of running successful small businesses, Brownstein admits that he didn’t know much about franchising... View Article
April 13, 2016 12:06 pm
Published by John Hayes
Maybe you’ve heard that entrepreneurs and risk takers buy franchises. Long ago, while researching my first book about franchising in the early 1980s (it’s now out of print: Franchising: The Inside Story), I was under the impression that franchisees are entrepreneurs, and, of course, entrepreneurs are risk takers. But that... View Article
April 10, 2016 11:33 pm
Published by John Hayes
Listen to us on: Think You Can Succeed As A Franchisee? You Better Think Twice because most people can’t. Want to know if you can? Here’s the show that tells you how to find out without investing as much as a penny.
April 4, 2016 3:18 pm
Published by John Hayes
Listen to us on: If you have followed the steps in the previous podcasts and decided that FRANCHISING is right for you, the next critical step is to find the TYPE OF FRANCHISE that is right for you. And buyer beware! Not just any franchise will be right for you. In this podcast,... View Article
March 25, 2016 1:27 pm
Published by John Hayes
Listen to us on: In this episode, Dr. John P. Hayes explains exactly what it means to buy a franchise. He looks at the difference between a corporate chain such as Wal-Mart or Target and a franchise chain, pointing out that franchising is a license, a methodology and a distribution system for the... View Article