Great Set of Franchising Articles

crain'sCrain’s in Chicago published a great set of articles focusing on franchising. Here are the article titles:

IT’S ONE WAY TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS . . .
Want to be king?

MAKING IT WORK: DUNKIN’ DONUTS
The doughboy

THINK NUMBERS DON’T LIE? THINK AGAIN.
Is this franchise the real deal?

MAKING IT WORK: SUBWAY
Turning sandwiches into a bread maker

MAKING IT WORK: HELP-U-SELL
Keeping it real in real estate

BEWARE THE FRANCHISE GHOULS AND GOBLINS
Tales from the dark side

WANTED: SALES SKILL AND RESPECT FOR ELDERS
It’s good to be (franchise) queen

RESOURCES FOR YOUR LONG JOURNEY TO THE THRONE
Words to the wise

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  1. Anonymous says:

    The “MAKING IT WORK: SUBWAY” article actual made owning multiple Subways a mildly profitable endeavor!

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