Franchise Faux Pas
Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, recently opened a new kind of fast food restaurant, a place selling the delicious Vietnamese sandwich known as “bahn mi.” They opened their first location in Dallas, Texas, a town with many Southeast Asian Americans, and the locals…
Organize Your Franchise Search
You’ve decided to go into business for yourself, and you’ve decided that franchising is the way to go. Choosing a company that has a proven business model and a winning system in place will give you that fast start you’re looking for, and you like the idea of the support…
Can You Trust Franchisee Surveys?
Research is essential when you’re trying to decide which franchise to choose for your business opportunity investment. You come to America’s Best Franchises to learn more, you peruse the Franchise Disclosure Document, you contact current franchisees, and we hope you also actively seek out complaints. The more you know, the…
California’s Franchise Bill Vetoed
Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill, SB 610, that would have made substantial changes in the relationships of franchisors and franchisees in California. One of the big changes the bill would have made was in the ability of franchisors to close down or refuse to renew a franchisee’s relationship…
5 Marketing Questions to Ask before You Choose a Franchise
When you’re working to identify the ideal franchise business opportunity for your specific needs, your mind may be on costs and how you’ll prepare to become a franchisee. You may be thinking through the typical day of a franchisee in a particular industry, or considering your options for locations and…
What’s on the New Franchises Page?
Are there really any new franchise business ideas? It seems as though there’s a franchise — or twelve — for every possible business idea. What could be new enough to hit our New Franchises page? A new idea. Sometimes it really is a new franchise business idea, like Social Media…
Franchising with Your Family?
Fox Business recently wrote about a new trend: franchisees bringing their kids into the business. It’s hard to think of bringing a second generation into a business as a new thing. From the family farm to the family firm, the restaurateur whose daughter waits tables to the tradesman who puts…
Franchise Businesswomen
Women own almost 30% of all the businesses in the U.S., including plenty of franchise businesses. America’s Best Franchises has a special section of franchise business opportunities especially suited to women, but women can choose from all the franchise options. What holds women back? There are some special challenges for…
3 Keys to Franchise Success
A survey of successful individuals turned up three essential factors that all of them had in common: They were all hardworking. They were all passionate about their work. They all gave back to the community. Is this a recipe for success? Does it apply to franchisees as much as to…
Choosing a Franchise: Think Like a Customer
Should you choose a franchise that you love to visit or where you love to shop? Yes and no. On the one hand, one of the big mistakes business people make is believing that they represent their typical customer. Hint: you’re not. Not only are we not always members of…
