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Understanding Your Goals and Motivations for Buying a Franchise

Aligning personal goals with franchise brands is crucial to ensure long-term satisfaction and success in the franchise business venture.

Types of Marketing

What is Social Media Marketing?

This multifaceted approach to building brand awareness while fostering community is a must for startups.

Building a Business

How to Get Started With PR for Your Brand

Learn how to bring attention to your company in the media.

Building a Business

How to Overcome the Biggest Business Model Pitfalls and Challenges

While business model frameworks offer robust guidance, they can be fraught with challenges.

Entrepreneurship

How Do You Know If You Have a Good Business Idea?

Here are low- and no-cost ways to assess your concept.

Business Plan

What Are the First Steps for Writing a Business Plan?

Here’s how to get started.

Entrepreneurship

How Do You Outline a Business Idea?

Learn this method for sketching out your concept and plan.

Building a Business

How Do I Use Social Media to Grow My Business?

Learn to set and achieve business goals using various social media platforms.

Audience

What Is B2C Marketing?

Get an overview of marketing directed at individual consumers.

Types of Side Hustles

How to Start a Product-Based Side Hustle

Here’s everything you need to know about getting your goods on the market.

Business Registration & Licensing

Essential Record Keeping and Compliance in Business Registration

Learn how to navigate the complex financial and legal landscape of business ownership.

Building a Business

What Are the Types of Business Plans?

A look at the most common structures of business plans, and what needs they fill.

How to Start a Side Hustle

How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Full-Time Job

Here’s how to transition your side gig into your primary source of income.

Building a Business

How to Know If You Should Pivot

Learn the best practices for determining if a change is in order for your business model.

Sales

How CRM Systems and Automation Tools Help Sales

Get an overview of how tech can transform your sales efforts.

Franchisee Due Diligence

Questions You Should Ask Franchisees

As part of your due diligence, you should have a set of key questions ready to be posed to the existing franchisees which will guide your understanding of the franchise.

Entrepreneurship

Quick Career Guide to Becoming an Entrepreneur

Here is an overview of what it takes to be successful while running your own business.

Researching Franchise Opportunities

Evaluating Franchise Industry Sectors and Market Trends

In this section, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of how to evaluate franchise industry sectors and market trends, which is essential for prospective franchisees and franchisors alike.

Contracts and Agreements

What Is a Non-Compete Agreement?

Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property.

Building a Business

How to Handle Negative Reviews and Other Challenges

Here are the best practices for turning negative user experiences into positives for your business.

Building a Business

What Are the Basics of Property Management?

An overview of what owners need to know about renting and maintaining properties.

Building a Business

How To Make Strategic Decisions With Marketing Analytics

Learn the best practices to ensure that your marketing analytics are being leveraged effectively.

Business Branding

What Is the Difference Between Personal Branding and Business Branding?

Learn why you want to keep them separate — and when it’s strategically smart to bring them together.

Building a Business

Using Income Statements — These 6 Numbers Will Tell You If Your Business Is on Track

If you're not looking at your income statements, you're missing how you're really doing. Here are six numbers you need to watch—and what they actually mean.