North Star At Home Based Business

Everywhere you look today, you see FRANCHISES! And many of those are operated by at home based business entrepreneurs. In fact, financial experts have indicated that franchising is the “wave of the future”. 

In the next 10 years, franchising, including thosed that are home based, could comprise over 50% of the retail economy and employ millions of people.  This growth should be anticipated based on the simple logic of the underlying concept.  Franchising offers success, with the least amount of risk, to aspiring top home based business owners.  Franchises will enable hundreds of thousands of new business owners realize the dream of successful business ownership and financial independence.

What is stopping you?  Are you like many people and simply don’t know where to start?  Are you asking yourself the following questions:

• I want to start a Continue Reading »

Franchise business entrepreneurs are embracing the possibilities of social media platforms like Facebook to extend their brands. And home based franchise business people are taking advantage of this awesome media platform as well. By Jason Ankeny 

Whoever said there’s no such thing as a free lunch obviously never visited the Facebook page of Einstein Bros. Bagels. Last year, Einstein Bros. launched its Bagel Bonanza promotion, giving away a bagel and cream cheese to anyone willing to sign up as the franchise’s fan on Facebook. At the time, Einstein Bros. had only 4,700 fans across the social network, but when the digital coupon campaign wrapped up a week later, that number had skyrocketed to more than 300,000.

Einstein Bros. revived Bagel Bonanza during the spring, and it continues rewarding its online followers with Continue Reading »

A first-time review by the U.S. Census Bureau dissects franchising, one stat at a time. By Julie Bennett 

Quick, did you know that nearly half of the optical stores in the United States are affiliated with franchises? Or that there isn’t a single franchise company that sells luggage and leather goods?

Probably not. Actually, few knew until last fall, when the U.S. Census Bureau issued its first Economic Census Franchise Report. In 2007, when the Census Bureau surveyed 4.3 million businesses that have paid employees, its forms included questions about franchising for the first time. The results, which were released in September 2010, show that franchises account for 10.5 percent of all businesses and support 7.9 million workers in a work force of 59 million. Franchising sales account for nearly $1.3 trillion of $7.7 trillion in total sales.

The numbers came as no surprise to the International Franchise Association in Washington, D.C., says spokeswoman Alisa Harrison, because they closely match information gathered by accounting firm Pricewaterhouse-Coopers for the Continue Reading »

What to look out for when researching a home biz franchise opportunity. By Joe Mathews 

Buying into an at home based business franchise concept can be an attractive way for some people to become business owners. Ideally, a franchise work from home company has a proven business model, saving new home based small business owners the time, energy and money they would have to expend building concepts on their own. 

Unfortunately, I’ve found that many franchise companies don’t live up to this ideal. Think of all the hype a few years back surrounding bricks-and-mortar eBay drop-off stores. Many of those operations have now failed. 

These aren’t isolated stories. Research conducted for the U.S. Small Business Administration found that only 62 percent of small franchise firms started in 1986 and 1987 were still around by 1991. Independent companies meanwhile had a Continue Reading »

Follow this outline to determine which at home based franchise business may be the right one for you. By Joe Mathews, Don Debolt and Deb Percival 

The first step in finding the right home biz franchise system is to look inward–to determine what you really want from this investment and the qualities you seek in a franchisor that will help you attain the lifestyle you desire. This includes making a list of your goals and categorizing them into “wish to have” and “must have” lists.

The business may seem sexy, the products or services cool, the customers enjoyable, the business model resilient, and you fit in well. But if the home based small business franchise opportunity won’t deliver your desired results with a high degree of probability, it is the wrong franchise for you.

Below are 6 steps for researching and comparing work from home company franchise opportunities against their ability to deliver your “must have” and “wish to have” goals. The criteria you will use to Continue Reading »

You can’t always bet on home based franchise business success, but you can put the odds way in your favor. By Julie Bennett 

OK, so you think you’re ready to buy a home biz franchise. You’ve done some research. You’ve weighed the pros and cons. You’ve selected a work from home company with an interesting product. Yet in spite of how much preparation you’ve done, you still don’t know the answer to the most pressing question: Will your top home based business make money? No franchise company–no matter how glorious its track record–can guarantee financial success. But you have a much better chance to make money from home with a winning proposition if you follow these practical pointers before you sign on the dotted line.

1. Know thyself.
Choose an at home based business in which you really believe you can excel–a business that matches your singular set of skills and interests as closely as possible. Assess your strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. Visit existing units of the home based small business franchises you’ve targeted and talk to the franchisees. Are they like you? Are they more Continue Reading »

When researching a potential home based franchise business, don’t overlook your best source of information: current and former franchisees. By Jeff Elgin 

There’s no substitute for homework. 

That’s where the real learning happens for people, and the same is true when investigating a franchise. The most important investigative step is calling people, specifically the franchisees of the at home based business niche you’re interested in. You’ll receive a list of all the existing franchisees in the ‘Franchise Disclosure Document’ you get from the company, so take the time to call at least 5 to 10 of them. It also a good idea to conduct a search online to find some former home based small business franchisees. 

Here are the best questions to ask them: 

1. How well did your unit opening go?
This broad question focuses on how effectively the franchisor’s systems and training work. An honest answer will reveal how easy the franchisor can help make the process of Continue Reading »

Tips for deciding which route is right for you!  By Adam Pringle

For those looking to run an at home based business without having to deal with the hassles of starting a home based business from scratch, franchises and business opportunities are a good fit, and there are thousands to choose from in all kinds of fields.

But what are the differences between home based franchise businesses and business opportunities, and how can you determine which of the two is right for you? Here are some of the key differences between franchises and biz opps.

FRANCHISES

Branding and Operating System:  All units operate under a common brand and operating system (all locations must be consistent).

Pay Ongoing Royalties:  Yes, in addition to the Continue Reading »

We’ve been talking a lot lately about Franchising. In previous articles, we’ve stressed the importance of buying into a proven business model. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel and you get to take huge advantage of other people’s mistakes. They’ve already made them and fixed them so you don’t have to!

And true, not all Franchises could be considered home based. For example, if you decided you wanted to open a McDonald’s franchise (you’d need to first be very rich!), it would hardly be considered work from home company! But there are many franchises that would enable you to make money from home, and these are usually very affordable.  Here are 5 facts we’ve developed when thinking about starting your top home business franchise.

Fact #1 – Home-based small business franchises offer the Continue Reading »

With such a great way to access and be trained from proven successful business models, it’s no wonder why work from home franchises have become so popular! A franchise business is an established business operating under authorized permission to distribute and/or sell goods or services offered by the franchise company.

We have found that the top place to begin your search for the best home based franchise business opportunities for your individual goals is to click Franchise Biz Experts. There, you will find detailed information on the wide variety of home based franchise business opportunities available.

This site includes an extensive range of franchise information, along with advice, request forms and their directory of categorized franchises. Take your time reviewing and/or researching the many top home based franchise business ideas.  They have compiled a comprehensive directory of franchise opportunities, including information resources on the “boatload” of businesses available. While there, you’ll be able to request information for any and all of your franchising questions.

You will find that Franchise Biz Experts is a complete “soup-to-nuts” company that will walk you through the whole process. From helping you determine which opportunity is right for you, to finding the best financing (if needed) to get your operation going, you are never alone, always having your personal consultant there to help you!  And the best part of this is; their “stellar” client franchise consulting services are absolutely FREE even if you decide a franchise opportunity is not right for you.  So do yourself a BIG favor and check them out today!

See  related articles: “Lego Lessons for for Home Based Small Biz Entrepreneurs!“ and “Home Based Franchises & Biz Opps: What’s the Difference?”

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