http://www.busyentrepreneur.com Learn how to write a business plan and how to start a business! Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:22:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/02/how-the-sba-can-help-you-get-into-a-franchise/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/02/how-the-sba-can-help-you-get-into-a-franchise/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:42:20 +0000 Greg Ordway http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=8910 by Thomas Ajava — Considering borrowing a franchise? There are pluses and minuses to owning a franchise, but first you have to actually obtain one. The SBA can help in some cases. The Small Business Administration or the SBA can provide a great helping hand in securing a franchise loan. However, before you approach the SBA, you will need to try to secure the loan from private institutions on your own as the SBA…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/02/how-the-sba-can-help-you-get-into-a-franchise/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/01/kick-off-spring-time-with-a-spring-cleaning-little-business-franchise/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/01/kick-off-spring-time-with-a-spring-cleaning-little-business-franchise/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:26:15 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=7975 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2011/01/kick-off-spring-time-with-a-spring-cleaning-little-business-franchise/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/are-you-ready-for-a-business-franchise/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/are-you-ready-for-a-business-franchise/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:58:16 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=6719 You’re ready to quit your day job, and venture into the uncharted territory or working for yourself. But you are still at the point of having to choose to branch out on your own, with unique business of you own making, or to invest your hard-earned dollars in an established business franchise, which may offer a security missing from your as-yet-unknown business. Or maybe you don’t have a clue about…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/are-you-ready-for-a-business-franchise/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/starting-a-business-franchise/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/starting-a-business-franchise/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:59:11 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=6655 Starting a business may represent one of the greatest decisions and largest risks of a person or organization’s life. Whether to go franchise or not is actually a great decision which has to be taken with care and consideration, by learning all there can be learned about what it takes to have a business franchise and how can it practically advantage you. There has to be kept in mind that…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/starting-a-business-franchise/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/making-your-business-franchise-a-good-investment/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/making-your-business-franchise-a-good-investment/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:58:57 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=6502 Buying a business franchising is not an especially new way of doing business, but it’s one that’s proven throughout the years to be particularly successful. Whether you’re the franchisor or the franchisee, business franchising has a number of plus points, and can be made into a good investment for everyone concerned, provided a few fundamentals are in place to make it a good investment. The franchisor benefits from the franchise…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/making-your-business-franchise-a-good-investment/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/5-reasons-to-start-a-home-based-business-franchise-after-graduation/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/5-reasons-to-start-a-home-based-business-franchise-after-graduation/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:59:48 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=6433 Life after graduation can be a trying experience. For some, it’s the first time in life that there is no designated next step, no set plan, and no one around to tell the graduate definitively what he must do to succeed in the world. All any graduate knows is that he needs to get a job and put those years of college classes and tuition to work, but with little,…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/5-reasons-to-start-a-home-based-business-franchise-after-graduation/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/advantages-of-business-franchising/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/advantages-of-business-franchising/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:58:22 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=6158 A recent study has shown that UK entrepreneurs are increasingly opting for franchising when looking for new business opportunities.  Over the last decade the franchising industry has shown consistent growth and is now undoubtedly a significant part of the UK economy.  There are a number of reasons why franchising has developed in this way. As a concept franchising has been around for hundreds of years although it was not until…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/advantages-of-business-franchising/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/business-franchising-frequently-asked-questions/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/business-franchising-frequently-asked-questions/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:58:35 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/business-franchising-frequently-asked-questions/ What is Business Franchising? Franchising is a term that describes a particular way of doing business.  Although there are various different types of franchise they all generally involve an arrangement in which an individual or group agrees to pay for the use of part or all of an existing company’s business brand and strategies.  The franchising company is known as the franchisor while the buyer is known as the franchisee.  Typically…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/11/business-franchising-frequently-asked-questions/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/top-10-business-franchises-for-car-enthusiasts/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/top-10-business-franchises-for-car-enthusiasts/#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 07:58:48 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/top-10-business-franchises-for-car-enthusiasts/ The following franchises are some of the industry’s best franchises for car enthusiasts. They are not ranked in any particular order and all serve different aspects of the automotive market. If you are interested in a franchise that deals with cars or the automotive industry then read the following list and you will be well on your way to finding the best franchise for you.
#1 Maaco Collision Repair…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/top-10-business-franchises-for-car-enthusiasts/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/business-franchising-terms-definitions/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/business-franchising-terms-definitions/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:58:50 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/business-franchising-terms-definitions/ An explanation of phrases and terms commonly associated with business franchising. Advertising Fee – a feature of some franchise agreements where the franchisee pays a regular fee to their franchisor as a contribution to group advertising expenditures. Area Franchise – sometimes known as an Area Development Plan.  A type of franchise granted to develop a particular location or geographic area. Business Format Franchising…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2010/10/business-franchising-terms-definitions/feed/ 0