You know you want to be a small business owner but you don’t know what small business you want to own. This is why we have franchises and franchising consultants like TopFranchise.net. Buying into a franchise is like walking a tightrope with a net and a safety harness; you can still fall, but you have [...]

Essential Guide To Buying A Franchise Read the guide below to see if you are making the right decision. We offer both practical commercial advice as well as legal advice. Which Franchise?  Usually prospective franchisees have a particular franchise in mind. The first thing we always ask is – why select that one? There are [...]

The biggest problem in all of small business is not high rents or finding a trustworthy workforce or even heightened competition although those are certainly challenges that all business owners face. The biggest problem can be the lack of financing. In the small business world, a business NEW buyer generally has an extremely tough time [...]

It’s fun to dust off the proverbial crystal ball and predict what the coming times may hold in store for the franchise world. But first, a quick review of the upheaval that the franchise industry has endured in the recent years is in order. There has seen a huge increase in unemployment, the worst recession since [...]

When evaluating any franchise company, it’s important to consider the system’s rate of growth as it relates to potential risk factors and therefore your investment. You want to make sure the franchise has the long-term viability associated with vibrant growth, but also that it’s not growing too fast to manage the issues associated with this [...]

So your current job situation is getting more stressful or unstable. You want a way out and you want to control your future. Starting your own business will take time, money, experimentation, and resources. Buying an existing business comes with many headaches – debt, bad location, and many more hassles — so you have decided that franchising [...]