Building a Business The Anatomy Of A Franchise Disclosure Document Here's a break down your most tedious -- and valuable -- franchise research tool so you understand the ins and outs before signing. By Jeff Elgin
Building a Business How This Franchise Founder Scored Big Success By Going Smaller By Shawn P. Walchef
Buying a Franchise We Crunched 5 Years of Franchise Industry Data. Here Are 4 Big Trends You Should Know About. By Kim Kavin
Buying a Franchise Should You Buy a Franchise or Start Your Own Small Business? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First. By Alicia Miller
Buying a Franchise Emerging Brands Fuel Consistent Growth in the Franchising Industry The benefits of investigating brand new concepts By Jeff Cheatham
Buying a Franchise 5 Encouraging Facts to Know About Multi-Unit Franchising There's a convincing case to owning more than one location. By Jeff Cheatham
Buying a Franchise 6 Tips to Consider When Searching for a Franchise for the First Time Get started on the right foot. By Jeff Cheatham
Buying a Franchise 7 Things Not to Miss in the FDD Pay close attention to these sections to protect yourself. By Jeff Cheatham
Buying a Franchise 4 Essential Things to Know About Franchising Understand the basics of franchising by knowing these four things. By Jeff Cheatham
Buying a Franchise Franchises Keep Buying Up Other Franchises. Here’s Why the Big Are Getting Bigger. Major acquisitions. Consolidations. Conglomerates. What's going on in franchising? The answer says a lot about where the industry is heading-and what growth means going forward By Nate Hopper
Building a Business I’m a Franchise Consultant — These Are The 5 Franchise Warning Signs To Look Out For What to look out for when researching a franchise opportunity. By Joe Mathews