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Shaquille O’Neal Is Huge. So Is His Franchise Business

Shaquille O’Neal is huge. And his franchise business?

Huge.

An empire.

His Hugeness

How huge is Shaquille O’Neal?

My friend, Carol Roth, got to hang with Shaq as a fellow judge on the America’s Greatest Makers television show. Here’s what she said when I asked her just how huge Shaq was:

“When he walked down the hallway he had to bend over since his head was touching the ceiling.”

He’s 7 ft 1 in tall and weighs around 325 pounds. There aren’t too many NBA players that big. Shaq played for s...

What Are We Going To Do With All The Old People?

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Seniors. There are lots of them. With more coming. What are we going to do with all the old people?

What does this have to do with franchising?

A lot, as you’ll soon see.

A Growth Market In Franchising

The future for seniors…for the older generation-is scary. As their boomer generation ages, there’s an age ‘bump’ that is going to create huge problems for care. And with fewer people to support them, due to the decline in birth rate, who’s going to care for them, and how are...

Franchise And Small Business Stories For October

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October. Really? Can you believe that we’re going to have to start writing “2017” on our business checks?

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Here are some of the hottest franchise and small business news stories for October. Stay informed!

Franchise Stories

The Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant franchise chain has just announced its first “Path to Grow” program (PGP) franchise agreement, granting ownership of the S...

A Low-Cost Franchise Opportunity Offering Something Unheard Of

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It’s true: The franchise business model is a rigid one. It has to be. It’s the reason customers open their wallets at any one of the hundreds of thousands of franchise businesses located all over the world. It’s also the reason a Color GloInternational franchise business in Michigan is just like a Color GloInternational franchise business in Nevada. The services offered are the same.* So are the materials being used to perform those services.

*When it comes to the services...

McDonald’s Happy Meals For Breakfast Could Become A Thing

According to Fortune, McDonald’shas just started testing a breakfast version of the Happy Meal for kids.

A spokesperson for McDonald’s told Fortune that the test began on Sept. 26 and is taking place at 73 locations in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Read more at Fortune.

According to company officials, adding breakfast options would mark the first major new choice to the Happy Meal, another McDonald’s hit, in more than 30 years.

Breakfast. It seems like it’s the way to go. I guess we really like eggs and...

Bubble Tea | What Is It? | Why All The Excitement In Franchising?

I keep hearing about Bubble Tea. What is it? Why all the excitement in the franchising world? What’s with this new beverage?

FYI: I didn’t know what Bubble Tea was until I looked it up on Google.

“Bubble tea is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in Taichung in the 1980s. Most bubble tea recipes contain a tea base mixed/shaken with fruit or milk, to which chewy tapioca balls or fruit jellies are often added. Ice-blended versions are usually mixed with fruit or syrup, resulting in a slushy c...

How Much Money Do You Need To Buy A Franchise? Part 2

We should probably get this out of the way right now; you don’t need to have “Warren Buffet” money to buy a franchise. Feel better now?

In Part 1 of “How Much Money Do You Need To Buy A Franchise?” – I gave a few examples of the types of franchise opportunities available along with their investment amounts…some basic information. Hopefully enough to get you thinking about what franchises you could potentially “see” yourself owning and operating. I did something else, too…

I gave you the s...

The Importance Of Having A Fast-Loading Franchise Website

(Disclosure: I’m an affiliate for SiteGround. As a result, the company will pay me if you purchase their speedy web hosting services through one of the links in this article. One more thing:The Franchise King.com is powered by SiteGround.)

Speed

Today’s prospective franchise owners visit lots of franchise websites. They’re usually going from one website to another in rapid succession. They’re looking for-and expect to obtain the information about your franchise business opportunity* fast. I...

Franchise Business News For September

There’s a lot of franchise business news and small business news happening now. What follows are some of the top news stories I’ve found for September.

Franchise Business News

Primrose Schools has announced two new additions to its executive team. Annette Cannata Heng starts as senior vice president of school excellence. Sarah Funk will join Primrose on September 19 as vice president of talent and performance. Primrose Schools, an educational franchise business, operates more than 300 school...

How Much Money Do You Need To Buy A Franchise?

Most of time (when I’m out and about), whenever I share what I do for a living, this is what usually follows.

“Franchises are really expensive. I hear they really get ya with those franchise fees.”

Or, something like this:

“I hear you really need to have a lot of money to buy a franchise.”

Interesting. Where did they get that information? Are they right?

How much money do you need to buy a franchise?

Read on. That’s what I’m going to share in this post.

What Franchise Do You Want To Buy?...