Many entrepreneurs dream of owning their own business. However, coming up with a business concept, creating a plan and seeing it through to execution takes a lot of time and money. That’s why many ...

In today’s dynamic business environment, savvy investors understand that diversification is key to building a resilient and profitable portfolio. While many entrepreneurs tend to focus on spreading ...

Building wealth in an unstable economy is already difficult, and with bank failures like Silicon Valley Bank and others, it’s getting even tougher. Investors are looking for safer ways to diversify ...

Many new franchise business models are mobile app and internet based, but while the lack of real estate can reduce costs, ...

Investors evaluate prospective franchisees based on eight critical elements. Investors should assess the potential for growth, both of the franchise itself and the franchisee. Particular attention is ...

Think of a franchise as a business-in-a-box. Franchisors provide their franchisees with all of the items and equipment necessary to start a business — branding, marketing ideas, sales and marketing ...

Recently, I moderated a panel for an International Franchise Association webinar called “From Venture Capital to Private Equity: Franchise Investment Trends and Terms”. I was fortunate to have ...

Initial investments can range from moderate to substantial. Franchise fees of traditional pizza franchises like Domino’s or Papa Johns vary with reports between $5,000 and $25,000 but the total ...

I have invested in the stock market since 1999 and been in some cases an active investor in stocks. I went through the learning curve that many inexperienced investors went through where, in my poor ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Franchises as a whole are faring better right now than independent businesses, and many are ...