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Financing Your Franchise Use these resources to gather the capital to get started.

By Julie B. Davis

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One of the most important aspects of opening a franchise isusually the least enjoyable. Figuring out how to finance afranchise venture can cause many headaches and sleepless nights,and creates plenty of questions without simple answers.

Fortunately for today's potential franchisees, financing ismuch easier to find than it was just 20 years ago. Many oftoday's lenders understand the special needs of franchiseesseeking financing, and many have targeted franchisees as a growing,desirable market.

Just ask franchisee Doc Cohen. When he sought financing for aGreat American Cookie Co. franchise in 1978, lenders were anythingbut receptive.