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Franchise Financial Performance
Your status as either a potential purchaser or merely a curious member of the public partially determines the amount and quality of information you’ll be able to discover about the financial performance of a specific franchise. Potential purchasers are able to find out about a franchise’s financial performance via the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Franchise and Business Opportunity Rule. Under the Franchise and Business Opportunity Rule, franchisors are required to make a series of detailed disclosures to potential purchasers, either in the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC) form or in the form provided by the rule.
There are three basic parts in a UFOC:
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Franchise Brokers
People often ask me about franchise brokers. On the surface, the idea of a broker seems simple enough. Brokers put buyers and sellers together so whether a buyer or a seller, brokers would seem to be a very important component in the equation.The fact is, they get paid to put buyers and sellers together. After all, they need to get paid too.
Thus, by the pure nature of that relationship, they typically have a biased opinion. Odds are, they are representing a party that pays them upon procurement of a sale. So, let us look at this from both perspectives, the franchisor and prospective franchisee. For some franchisors – Brokers fill a void as a nice additional franchise sales outlet, but do not make the mistake in thinking that brokers are going to be your only source of sales for your expanding company.
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Franchising – Making The Choice
More and more individuals are taking charge of their health as they learn about the benefits of a regular fitness program. This change is not limited to one demographic group. As we know, aging baby boomers are concerned with staying healthy, physically fit, and living independently. People 55-years and older constitute 25% of the 6.1 million Americans who reported using services of a personal trainer in 2004.
There is also a significant increase in children’s utilization of personal training and fitness regimens as a growing number of parents become aware of the health risks of childhood obesity. In addition, children of all ages and fitness levels seek out the services of a personal trainer to get that extra edge in their particular sport, due to the competitiveness of youth athletics.
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Working with Foreign Cultures
Culture
Cultures differ in how they communicate, how they use their time, and how they view themselves in terms of empowerment and decision making. These differences are likely to become apparent in business sessions with people from other countries. There has been considerable research done by anthropologists, psychologists and businesspeople on what these differences are and how we can learn to work effectively within other cultures, as will be described in this chapter. The main variables we will discuss are selected from the research of Edward Hall, Florence Kluckhohn, F.L. Strodtbeck, and Geert Hofestede.
Many business people are not prepared for some of the basic differences that they will experience when working with other cultures. Both businesswomen and businessmen will experience many culturally differing styles, mannerisms, and behaviors, and women in particular frequently find themselves wondering whether certain behaviors they are observing are culturally related or are related specifically to their gender. It is important to understand that these differences do exist, to learn to identify these differences, and to develop strategies to cope with them. There are many dimensions of cultural differences, and many which are unique to each country. This chapter will summarize some of the more common cultural differences that you may encounter in business, including variations in:
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