Issue Date: November 2009, Posted On: 11/3/2009 Is franchising right for you? Don't be fooled by myths By Nigel Mayne Nigel Mayne A franchise opens every eight minutes in the United States and provides an excellent opportunity for someone to be in business for themselves but not by themselves. Is franchising the right fit for you? Find out before you sign on the dotted line by reviewing the following tips, tricks and myths about this $1.53 trillion industry. ...

Q&A: Downturn changing the franchise game Posted by Ann D. at 11/17/2009 10:26 AM CST One effect of the recession and high unemployment rate is that some people who have lost their jobs are becoming entrepreneurs instead of searching for new positions in their fields. Affiliating with a franchise is one way for people to strike out on their own without having to develop and launch a business concept from scratch. Laurie Pollock helps potential Chicago-area entrepreneurs investigate franchise opp ...

http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/12/01/franchise-coach-maps-capital-opportunities/ Franchise coach maps capital opportunities December 1, 2009 By David Hayes   Phyllis Pieri Franchise coach Phyllis Pieri clearly remembers her first business venture — a lemonade stand. “When I was a child visiting my grandparents, I remember us driving past the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco,” Pieri said. “It needed to replace a broken stain-glassed window.” Determined to help, Pieri opened a lemonade sta ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342113777512336.html?mod=dist_smartbrief SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 FRANCHISING In With the New As more boomers retire, franchisers set their sights on a much younger crowd By JONNELLE MARTE There’s a youth movement brewing in the franchising world. Usually, franchisers don't want to gamble on young entrepreneurs—they prefer seasoned managers who have built up lots of savings to plow into the venture. Now a host of companies are rethinking that logic. ...