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7 Best Franchises to Start with Your Dad
With Father’s Day coming up this week, we wanted to celebrate all the dear old dads out there with some franchising ideas that you could start with your pop. Or, if you are a pop, you could start these with your kids. Here are seven franchise ideas...
Wealth Building 101: Your Own vs Someone Else’s
You could go about building wealth for yourself in several different ways: real estate, the stock market, investing in some other kind of lucrative money-making endeavour, inventing something, working diligently for decades while scrimping and...
Gary Prenevost on CBC’s On The Money: Millennial Franchisees
What are millennials throwing their collective weight at now? The franchise business! For some, it's because of a desire not to be chained to a desk all day. And many are tapping into the Bank of Mom and Dad for support.
If You Want to Franchise, First You Must Observe
The power of observation is an incredible tool, if you’re willing to put time, effort and patience into doing so. We assume everyone who reads this blog is at least tangentially interested in a future as a franchise owner. Which shouldn’t be a...
How to Differentiate a Good Franchise Consultant From the Rest
When we meet people and tell them about what we do, it is not uncommon for them to tell us that they have never heard of a franchise consultant service like ours before. They sometimes ask why someone would want our help. If they have heard about...
Balancing Inventory and Cash Flow in your Franchise: What You Need to Know
When you’re starting a franchise that sells products, it’s exciting to receive your first shipment of inventory. All those boxes being delivered mean lots of profits. All you have to do is put your marketing machine to work and people should...
How to Make Accountability Part of Your Franchise’s Corporate Culture
Accountability in the workplace isn’t just something that’s nice to have, it’s a crucial part of a successful franchise. Without it, you may end up with a culture of finger-pointing and blaming, a recipe for business disaster. According to...
7 Leadership Lessons from 7 Excellent Books for Franchisees
Running a business isn’t easy, even if you are doing it with the backing of an established franchise. There are pitfalls to avoid as you balance inventory, marketing, employees, market fluctuations, deadlines,...
Franchising vs Licensing: What is the Difference?
When deciding to open a business using an already established brand, you may have heard people talk about franchising and licensing. There is a difference between these two business models, but what exactly is that difference? Let’s take a look. On...
Exit Strategies: Will Franchising Take You to the Finish Line?
People make the informed decision to enter the world of franchising for many reasons, most of which are due to the beneficial nature of the business model itself. Tried and true processes, recognizable brand name and the solid backing of a...
How to Decipher the Secret Language that is Spoken Throughout Your Franchise Business
What if we told you there is a secret language that is being spoken in your franchise business everyday? It’s not a language your employees made up so they could talk about you. It’s been around since the first humans started communicating with...
Understanding the ULCC’s Uniform Franchises Act: A Step Toward National Franchise Law in Canada
Updated July 2025 Franchise law in Canada is currently a patchwork. While some provinces have formal franchise legislation, others rely on general business law or common law protections. To help harmonize these differences, the Uniform Law...
All About Franchise Royalty Fees
In the course of the franchise investigative process (and possibly sooner), you’ll be exposed to the term “royalties”. No, we’re not referring to the upcoming nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but rather an integral part of the franchise...
Accounting Software Review: Consumer Reports
One week from today is the official filing deadline for getting your taxes done this year. We may be out of time to offer you any real assistance ahead of this fast-approaching date, but that doesn’t mean we can’t dispense some help for the next...
The Stages of Franchise Business Ownership Explained
Business ownership is a journey. You can’t just pop down to the store and buy a business. It’s something you have to think long and hard about, research extensively and then jump into with enthusiasm and vigor. You also have to accept that your...
Signs You Should Quit Your Job and Buy a Franchise
Are you getting tired of the daily grind at your nine-to-five job? Do you dream of being your own boss one day? If so, you’ve probably looked into the options for starting your own business from scratch or buying a franchise. Quitting your job to...
5 “Must Have” Skills to be a Successful Franchise Owner
If you’re thinking about investing in a franchise, the first step is assessing whether or not you would be a successful franchise owner. Many people are excited about the idea of franchise ownership and eager to find the most successful franchise...
A Look at Provincial Legislation for Protecting Franchisees: Prince Edward Island
Updated September 2024 Prince Edward Island's Franchise's Act fully took effect on January 1, 2007, making it the third province behind Alberta and Ontario to have laws specific to franchising. It’s up to each individual province in Canada to...
3 Hard Lessons Learned from Franchising Horror Stories
Recent feuding between franchisors and franchisees in Canada has been all over the news. The right franchising fit can be an entrepreneurial dream come true, but if things go awry, it can pit franchisees against franchisor or franchisees against...
Regi’s Road to Business Ownership
Regi John is an engineer who’d been at Microsoft for 21 years. He reached a point where he had an inner urge to do something different. Even though Microsoft is a fantastic place to be, his inner urge wouldn’t be ignored, and then kept getting...
3 Examples of a Family Franchise Operation
Franchising and families were meant for one another. How so? The most convincing argument holds that close-knit support is absolutely necessary to launch an entrepreneurial venture. At FranNet, we believe that having the support of your immediate...
Breaking Down the IFA’s 2018 Franchise Business Outlook
We hope you’ll agree that 2018 has gotten off to a pretty good start, economically speaking. While the stock market has had a couple of dips—corrections if you will—the balance sheet for the country still shows a good amount of strength for...
What You Need to Know About Real Estate Franchising in Canada
{Updated December 2023} “Buy land, they're not making it anymore." - Mark Twain While those words were said over a hundred years ago, they ring true today. Real estate will always be a hot commodity, so there is never a bad time to get into the...
A Look at Provincial Legislation for Protecting Franchisees: New Brunswick
Updated August 2024 In Canada, it’s up to each province to create its own franchise laws. Currently, six out of the ten provinces have legislation specific to franchising, including New Brunswick. The other provinces with franchising regulations...
Keep Your Day Job Through Semi-Absentee Ownership
During the franchise investigative process—whereby you, a budding entrepreneur will commence learning about all things related to owning a business of your own, you’ll come across a term that’s exactly what it sounds like. Semi-absentee. No, it’s...
FranNet Consultant Merri Cronk Helps Retired Pilot Find a Second Career
Franchise Consultant Merri Cronk was excited to recently help a retired Air Force pilot find a second career with the franchise, Lawn Doctor. Rich and his wife Patsy had looked into a fast food restaurant but when that fell through, the couple...
A Strong Partnership Makes Semi – Absentee Ownership Possible
Kari Hingst always had plans to become a business owner, but like many of us, she needed to find the right opportunity. With the help of a strong partner, she’s been able to launch her first Zoup! location and stay employed full time. Why did you...
Former Presidents Who Owned Their Own Businesses
In just a little over a week, our nation will celebrate the annual President’s Day holiday. The third Monday of the month, this year falling on Feb. 19, marks an annual tradition in which America celebrates George Washington's Birthday (actually...
Border Business Report Interviews FranNet Consultant Claudia Lardizabal
If you're wondering how FranNet helps people in a career change or those considering business ownership, check out this recent podcast featuring our very own franchise consultant, Claudia Lardizabal....
The Importance of Having Strong Corporate Culture in Franchising
Every business has a culture, whether it is carefully cultivated or whether it forms of its own volition. While it’s virtually impossible to force a culture onto a business, owners and managers can influence the type of culture that develops within...
Is This The Year You Become A Franchise Entrepreneur?
Don’t try to fit the business, make the business fit you. Are you one of the millions of Canadians who have been taking stock of your career options this January? Typically after the holiday season, the back-to-work blues tempt us to dream of a...
What you Need to Know About Pet Franchising in Canada {2023}
Updated October, 2023 Pets are an exciting addition to a family, but they often come with a significant amount of upkeep. Many animal owners will refer to themselves as “pet parents” with “fur babies”. This humanization of pets has led to pet...
The Art of Dealing with Customer Complaints
There are few who would argue that, as a society, we’re living in an entitled universe. We expect things to be perfect—especially when it comes to the exchange of currency for goods and services. And if something in this exchange should happen to...
Finding the Best Franchise: Are You Missing the Gold?
“I wouldn’t want to own a cleaning service,” said one potential franchise owner. “That’s a dirty job.” This is one example of a comment franchise consultants at FranNet hear about business such as cleaning, trash and home repair services. But the...
What is a Franchise Grand Opening?
{Updated December, 2023} A franchise grand opening is a celebratory event that marks the official launch of a new franchise location. It’s an opportunity for the franchisee to showcase the new business, introduce the brand to the community, and...
How to Navigate a Franchise Renewal Agreement
Franchise renewals have many things to consider. For one, the market might be drastically different then when the initial franchise agreement was signed. Neither the franchisee nor the franchisor should enter into the renewal blindly. Both...
A Look at Provincial Legislation for Protecting Franchisees: Ontario
Updated July 2024 Similar to other franchising laws in Canada, the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure) is designed to create a level playing field between the franchisor and franchisee while promoting cooperation and transparency between...
What Your Local Chamber of Commerce Can Do for You
Updated August, 2024 “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Henry Ford This is the dynamic of local Chambers of Commerce all across the nation. In fact, for many franchise owners, their local chamber can be an...
Explore the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Learning Center
Our month of “New Year, New You” continues, as we aim to provide our budding entrepreneurs with the knowledge they need to make the proverbial leap to business ownership of their own. In this edition of FranNet’s blog, we’re going to investigate a...
Trends for 2018: Franchises led by millennials and women poised to grow despite minimum wage hike and SME tax reforms
As the cost of living rises more Canadians are looking for alternative sources of income. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index (CPI) shows price of goods has increased by 16 per cent over the last decade, leaving Canadians with less money to...
What is a Franchise Area Developer?
Updated February 2025 Franchising is an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to own a business with a proven business model, making it less risky than starting a business from scratch. While most franchisees start with a single-unit model,...
What you Need to Know About Mobile Franchises in Canada
Not everyone who wants to own a business wants to be confined to a building or store. Sometimes it’s preferable to be able to go to the customers instead. That’s where mobile franchising comes into play. Known for low startup fees, mobile...
Season’ Greetings 2017
The Festive Season is now upon us... 2017 was a year of massive change on many fronts… personally, professionally and even politically! The year seems to have passed by with incredible rapidity, and in its wake we’ve been left with many blessings...
How to Identify the Most Profitable Franchises in Austin, Texas
If you’re looking for the most profitable franchises in Austin, you’ve landed on the right page to learn more. While you can do research to find a list of franchises available, finding out how profitable they are is a different story. There is a...
A Look at Provincial Legislation for Protecting Franchisees: Manitoba
Updated June 2024 Like all franchising laws in Canada, The Franchises Act in Manitoba is meant to level the playing field between franchisor and franchisee while promoting cooperation and transparency between the two parties. There isn’t one...
Three Ways Franchisees Can Grow Their Personal Brand
At FranNet DFW, we take pride in being associated with franchises that have a great brand reputation and that do a good job of supporting the marketing efforts of their franchisees. However, not all business owners are so lucky. It’s not uncommon...
Why Rules are Important for Franchisees
When a budding entrepreneur books an appointment with a qualified FranNet representative, our initial visit includes a consultation which centers on you as a person. What is your personality like? Are you Type A? Type B? (Some report Triple AAA...
Franchise Royalty Fees Explained
Updated November 2024 Franchising offers notable advantages over starting a business from scratch, including an established customer base and a trusted brand with proven operating procedures. Franchising also comes with unique fees for the...
How to Fund a Franchise Purchase
If you’ve decided that you want to buy a franchise, one of the first questions you may ask is how to fund it. Ideally, you have enough cash saved up for the total investment outright but in many cases, additional funding is needed. When seeking a...
What you Need to Know About Home Services Franchising in Canada
People’s lives are busy these days and that means they don’t always have time to do chores around their homes, such as cleaning, gardening, caring for pets or cleaning their pools. Someone who has an entrepreneurial streak can make a lucrative...
British Columbia: Provincial Legislation That Protects Franchisees
Updated April 2024 Franchise laws are in the best interests of franchisors and franchisees as they promote fairness and transparency from both parties while supporting the growth and stability of franchising in that region. In Canada, it’s up to...
Choosing the Right Location for Your Business
Choosing a location is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. It can be frustrating as you find a spot that’s perfect in several ways and lacking in several others, so you’ll want to make sure you give yourself plenty of time to search thoroughly.
How Technology Is Empowering Franchises to Do More
Technology is influencing the competitive landscape for businesses of all kinds—and at FranNet DFW we are definitely seeing an impact on how franchises operate. Part of the reason is a generational shift. There’s been a 93% increase in business...
How to Find Your Perfect Franchise Location
Finding the perfect location for your franchise is an important part of its success. If your business doesn’t rely on a lot of foot or vehicle traffic, then you’re probably better off looking for the least costly site or even running it out of your...