5 Mobile Apps Every Franchise Owner Should Have

Apps for Franchisees

Whether you currently operate your own franchise or are thinking about investing in one, you probably understand that owning any kind of small business can mean a lot of work if you don’t keep things organized.

Fortunately, there are tons of great apps that can make life a lot easier and free up your time to focus on the work at hand. No matter what industry you’re working in or considering becoming a part of, here are five apps for franchisees to help them work smarter. Read more

Franchise Fees: A Simple & Definitive Guide

What is a franchise fee?

Fees are one of the key decision-making factors for those looking into buying a franchise. What is a franchise fee, exactly? What do they cover? How much are they? When do I need to pay them?  This simple and definitive guide will answer all of these questions and more. 

 

To keep this as simple as possible, we’ve broken franchise fees down into their two main categories: Initial fees and ongoing fees. Let’s tackle each of them one by one.

 

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When Does a Franchise Become Profitable?

Franchise profitability

Every franchisee enjoys the freedom and lifestyle that comes with business ownership, but let’s get real––at the end of the day, earning revenue is what drives us to succeed.

With this in mind, you’d think business experts would be clamoring to answer one of the most important questions on the minds of prospective franchise buyers:

How long will it take before I can actually start making money?

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5 Things To Do After You’ve Found the Right Franchise

Franchise research

 

So your search for the right franchise is finally over. After hours of research, you’ve found an industry and a brand that speaks to you and your goals as a business owner. But the relief of finding a great franchise opportunity quickly turns into an important question you may or may not have considered until now:

 

What do I do next?

 

Obviously, you’ll need to connect with the franchisor, but there are a few things to do to get a better idea of the business before reaching out to get the ball rolling.

 

The internet allows franchise buyers to learn much more about the opportunity than they could previously, and smart franchise buyers use all of these resources to their advantage before moving forward with a purchase.

 

To help you find these resources yourself, we’ve put together a simple 5-step guide covering all the next steps to take after finding the perfect franchise opportunity.

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5 Ways Franchisees Can Use Social Media to Get More Business

Social media for franchisees

 

As franchises may seem to have it all, there’s still a few marketing methods that can be applied to help their business boom in online traffic.

 

No matter what type of franchise you own, businesses in all industries are using social media as a powerful tool to generate business and get closer to their customers. Compared to other ways of marketing, managing a few social profiles doesn’t have to take much work and the payoff can be huge.  

 

No matter how much you’ve used platforms like Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn in the past, we’ve put together a few tips to not only help you attract new customers, but keep those customers coming back by getting them talking about you with friends and family.

 

Here’s a look at five ways franchisees can use social media to drive more business both among new customers and those that love you already.

 

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