Welcome to the Ultimate Franchising Resource page. Exclusively for our Facebook fans, this page is designed to streamline the process of learning about franchising and finding specific information within the franchising industry. The online franchising world is littered with huge repositories of SEO-driven articles and affiliate/brokerage-based link farms.
It’s a big Internet, and we’ve been actively culling the web’s top franchise resources so our Facebook fans don’t have to. This page is designed to help you cut through the clutter and go directly to many of the best sites in the industry.
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Getting Started
- Definition Franchise: A IntenseFence Site Dedicated to Understanding Franchising
- Advantages of Franchising
- Disadvantages of Franchising
- Is Franchising a Good Fit for You?
- Understanding the Franchise Disclosure Document: Part 1
- Understanding the Franchise Disclosure Document: Part 2
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Financing
- Entrepreneur Magazine Collection of Financing Articles
- International Franchise Association Overview of Franchise Financing
- About.com on Franchisor Financing
- Small Business Administration Loan Guide
- Wall Street Journal: How to Finance a Franchise Purchase
- The Franchise Registry > Official site for SBA’s expedited franchise loan program.
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Franchise Evaluations
- Federal Trade Commission Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise
- Small Business Administration Guide to Buying a Franchise
- Inc.com Determining the Best Franchise for You
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Government, Law and Regulation
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Blogs
- Adam Toporek’s Small Business and Franchising > Of course…
- Joel Libava’s The Franchise King > Libava provides engaging commentary on the franchising industry.
- Franchise Direct Blog > While Franchise Direct is a portal site for finding franchise opportunities, its blog is a good source of franchise news.
- Franchise Pundit > Mixture of franchise news and commentary.
- Daily Franchise News > Mixture of franchise news and commentary.
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Magazines
- Franchise Times
- Franchising World Digital Version
- Multi-Unit Franchisee Digital Edition
- QSR Magazine
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Miscellaneous
- OpenFran > A site dedicated to franchise openness. A good resource for finding old franchise documents.
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