The Franchise Blog For Vets

Radio Interview On Franchise Financing Coming Up

Barbara Weltman, co-author of "The Small Business Survival Book," will be interviewing this blogger, Joel Libava, Monday, February 2nd at 4:25 PM EST. Barbara's "Build Your Business" radio program is broadcast every Monday, and has featured such guests as Ramon Ray, Kenneth Yancy from SCORE, Rich Sloane from Startup Nation, and Andrew Hyde of Startup Weekend, which will take place... Read more →

Restaurant Franchises; Are They The Place To Be Looking For An Opportunity In Franchise Ownership?

Even as the US economy struggles through what is finally being called a recession, people are still busy and time-starved. They obviously feel that spending $8-$10 for a speedy lunch or dinner is a good time vs. value proposition. I sure do. What about you? Is it time to start looking into opening a restaurant franchise of your own? An... Read more →

A Business Opportunity; Read About THIS Low-Investment Idea!

Low, Low Investment Opportunity Sometimes, opportunities appear that are not franchises, but are close cousins to them. I have found one such very inexpensive opportunity. Actually, they found me.... I get all sorts of information sent to me via email, snail mail {What a weird term}and via phone calls. Most of them I shrug off, because they are really Pyramid... Read more →

Work In A Franchise Before You Buy it?

As more Veteran's start returning from overseas, they will be faced with many decisions. One of their decisions will revolve around their careers. Will returning war veteran's opt for traditional jobs, or get into more entrepreneurial ventures? One thing they may be looking at is franchise ownership.... Recently, I wrote an article about a young franchisor out of Ohio, called... Read more →