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 Franchise Opportunity Sellers Beware; franchise buyers lie on forms? |
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If you wonder why franchisors make franchise buyers fill out forms and ask lots of questions it is because 75% or more of every franchise inquiry to a franchise company is misrepresentative of their reality. Turned out not all these potential franchise candidates or buyers were real, many were competitors and even some believe it or not were working for the government as entrapment phone solicitors. If we get a song and a dance about how much money they have, and then we start the process only to find out that they really do not have as much as they said then we have a franchisee who may fail simply due to being under capitalized. At the time of this statement in 1999 I had just hung up on four franchise buyers that week, feeling it hopeless to even have further conversations with anyone inquiring. It seems completely absurd that franchise buyers lie about their financial position, available cash and abilities in order to buy a franchise.
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| Franchise Investing, Franchise Opportunities and Franchising Renewals |
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Some franchise agreements require that the franchisor has the first right to purchase or first right of refusal, some require both. Have you considered buying a franchise instead of trying to start a business from scratch. The franchisor may help you find a buyer or you may find a buyer yourself, sometimes the franchisor may charge you a fee from renewal and this is quite typical as they have real costs of screening and training the new franchisee. If you do not want to renew your franchise at the end of the five year period, that is ok, but there are generally stipulations after termination. If you do not want to renew your franchise you need to let the franchisor know a little bit in advance as it generally states in the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC) The franchise Disclosure Document used in franchising.
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| Use of a Franchise Business as a Family Tax Planning Strategy |
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In some mobile franchise businesses there is no need for a telephone answering service or additional telephone lines as this business comes with a nationwide 800 number and pagers. The ease of starting and owning a mobile franchise busienss or a business like the Car Wash Guys franchise business makes it a practical and rewarding addition to a family's assets. A franchise business addresses all these issues. If you discuss this strategy with the franchisors of such businesses they can assist you in accomodating your needs, after all they also want to sell franchises and extend their brands in as many places as possible. When there are several children that live in different cities or just have different ideas of how to run things, the purchase price of this franchise business is low enough so that each child can have their own business.
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| Is Starting A Business For Me? What To Consider Before Starting A Business |
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They offer everything from company formation to accountancy, via business books and virtual offices. The downside is that if you really are aiming for the heavens then becoming a franchisee is unlikely to result in untold riches. The risks of establishing your own business are considerably reduced by buying a well known and established franchise. In many cases, the franchisor can often help with finance, computer software and business methodology. Today many government bodies and banks offer free business start up advice.
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| California Deparment of Corporations and Franchise Opportunities Law |
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Less franchisors mean higher franchise prices for those who do participate due to lack of competition and for the consumer or business owners less of a return on investment for the business owner due to these prices. Not all these franchisors provide businesses or franchises in CA to the many displaced workers there. The department of Corporations is suppose to be helping consumers, not insuring that they pay higher prices for franchised businesses to pursue their American Dreams. All this has occurred in CA due to the duplication of Federal Trade Commission Laws in the California Franchise registration and renewal process. These franchised units will provide jobs, create sales tax for cities who are telling me they could really use it about now, even with Schwarzneger's recent release of monies to them.
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| Investing in Car Dealerships: How to Do It Right |
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John then terminated Suzuki and put the Mazda store with his Oldsmobile and Hyundai franchises.
Dealer Executive reported that last year (2004) ranked as the 4th best for new unit sales by franchised new-vehicle dealers. After that he bought one more dealership (a Ford franchise) and then, in 1995, sold the entire package to Republic Industries for $86 million. After Jimmy Vasser won the CART racing championship for Target, I put together a transaction for Jimmy to buy a dueled Chevrolet-Toyota franchise, in Napa, that lost money for the previous 10 consecutive years. For example, Ford made one of its black dealers (a superstar athlete) the point man, brokering meetings with senior executives and acting as a conduit between the company and Jesse Jackson.
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| Expand Your Pool of Investors for Your Company |
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The more a person understands about a company, the more he or she will be inclined to invest in that company. She writes company literature including newsletters, brochures, articles, case histories and press releases. If you own a company that sells complicated products and you want more investors, consider having topics on your web site that discuss the background needed to understand your products and your company. For example, a pharmaceutical company could provide a link to a web site discussing how clinical trials work. For example, a biotechnology company can suggest potential investors read The Biotech Investor.
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| Coca-Cola - A Value Stock? |
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Sure, Coke has had its own set of problems, but it is a great company, they would argue - and heck, Warren Buffett is also an owner of Coke shares. Moreover, the current price of approximately $43 a share is also near the bottom of its nine-year range - (nine years ago, the last former great CEO of Coke, Roberto Goizueta, was still at the helm of the company. There has been much talk lately about Coca-Cola and its potential as a value stock - as it now spots a dividend yield of 2.
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| Delist My Corporation Please |
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It use to be said that once a company was de-listed from the NASDAQ it was the kiss of death, not so any more. Being de-listed now is no longer the kiss of death but rather it breaths new life blood into a stagnant innovative company that has turned bureaucratic due to Sarbanes Oxley. With Sarbanes Oxley and all the insane reporting requirements it might save your company from incessant lawsuits from investors and the government regulators who are out to destroy free enterprise. Once that happens the stock price tumbles and once in the sites of a regulator they are going to have to find something to prove self worth, even if they have to lie a little or fudge their investigation to make something up. Many small NASQAQ companies have spent over $100,000 initially to set up the controls for accounting compliance of Sarbanes Oxley and now the ongoing scrutiny for transparency runs a good 1-3% of gross sales.
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| Retirement Plan Considerations Cheat Sheet for Small Business |
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Plan Features (Including Cost, Establishment and Maintenance). Do you have a plan? Are you willing to take that risk. Currently we see the political tug of war as to what to do about social security. As a small business person you may eventually sell your business, perhaps for a large sum, but with inflation and cost of living will it be enough? People are living longer, so if you think you will work until age 60 or 70 and then sell your business, you may need enough money to live for another forty or more years. The avearge life expectancy for a 30-40 year old is age 110.
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| Useful Tips on Investing |
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The company's competitors are better than it is. The company makes profits, meaning they make enough money to pay you interest for your bond, or maybe dividends on your stock. Consumers don't want to buy the company's products or services. The company's officers fail at managing the business well, they spend too much money, and their expenses are larger than their profits. The brokers who sell the company's stock manipulate the price so that it doesn't reflect the true value of the company.
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| Finding the Perfect Company |
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Don't be afraid to speak your mind on the company's business, either. In the perfect company, fundamentals are, well, fundamental. Above all, you should be excited in the company you're investing in. While you might not have the same clout or voting ability as an institutional investor, or anyone who measures their equity in percentages of the company, but sometimes, making your points known makes all the difference. One of the most important things - in my opinion - about investing in a company is the feeling that you're a partner.
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| Investing and Understanding What You Buy |
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That small technical limitation on my part doesn't stop me from knowing whether XYZ Autos is a quality company or not. But you must know what makes a company different from others and whether that difference adds any real value or not. Some investors feel fine with just a general understanding, while others want to know everything there is to know about the company. How deeply you must research in order to understand a company before you invest in it is a rather personal decision. He is New Business Development Managing Director at a leading Investment Bank and publisher of http.
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| How to Use Annual Report |
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The company trades in the NASDAQ market with symbol. Admittedly, while having hundreds of annual reports in one place is convenient, it is not as thorough as what the company's own website has to say. There are many steps in calculating the fair value of a company. Annual report gives investors a glance of the company's line of business, financial health as well as management's strategies for doing business. The sensible way to do it is by reading the company's annual report.
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| Raising Capital Using a Public Company |
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A company can initially begin trading on the Pink Sheets if they want to become public quickly and, if they choose, can trade on the OTCBB later very easily. In fact, if a company is interested in Going Public they may want to begin trading on the Pink Sheets. The president of our company is a very experienced Securities Attorney. Then, as a public company, they do a private placement at a deep discount to the market with the provision that the investors hold the stock for 1 year. As an example, a company goes public without initially raising capital and begins trading on the open market at US $10.
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