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Discount ecommerce software, web tools and resources for webmasters and resellers "> <META NAME="copyright" CONTENT="Webmastersprofitpak.net">  </head> <body> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left> <p align="center"><b><font color="#000000" size="5"><img src="images/37.gif" alt="" width="97" height="69" border="0" alt=" raise money for franchise "><img src="images/newlogo5.gif" alt="" width="396" height="58" border="0" alt="raise money for franchise"><br> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </font></b></p> <CENTER> <TABLE height=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#2C8BF5 border=0 summary="How To Raise Money For Starting Your Own Franchise"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=25 bgcolor="#DBDBDB" valign="middle"> </TD></TR> <CENTER> <CENTER> <TR> <TD height=20 bgcolor="#7298BC"> <P align="center"><A href="index.html"><FONT face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1"><FONT color="#FFFFCC">Home </A> || <A href="http://www.webmastersprofitpak.net/login/index.php"><FONT face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1"><FONT color="#FFFFCC">Members Login</A> || <A href="traffic.html"><FONT face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1"> <FONT color="#FFFFCC"><STRONG> Website Traffic </A> || </STRONG></FONT><A href="http://www.webmastersprofitpak.net/encryptsite/index.html"><FONT face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1"> <FONT color="#FFFFCC">Site Encryption</A> || <A href="http://webmastersprofitpak.net/blog/"><FONT face="veranda" size="2"> <FONT color="#FFFFCC"><STRONG>Blog</STRONG></A> || <A href="tips.html"><FONT color="#FFFFCC" size="1"> Webmaster Resources</A> || <A href="http://www.webmastersprofitpak.net/lists/?p=subscribe&id=3"><FONT face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1"> <FONT color="#FFFFCC">Free Newsletter</A></FONT></FONT> ||<A href="testindex.html"><FONT face="Arial,Helvetica" size="1"> <FONT color="#FFFFCC">Descriptions</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <table> <tr> <td vAlign="top" width="600"><table width="100%" border="0" summary="new business ideas"> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>HOW TO GET MONEY FOR A FRANCHISE IDEA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>_________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>How often have you thumbed through a business opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>magazine, noticed a franchise opportunity advertisement, and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>felt you'd really like to get in on that ... if only you had the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>money? If you're like most who are seeking greater opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>and wealth, this probably happens with you more often than you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>care to admit, except perhaps in strictly private conversations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>When the average person sees one of these opportunities, or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>comes up with a similar idea of his own, the problems of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>start-up capital may seem formidable.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>But in reality, they may<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>not be.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In fact, just about anyone with a good credit record<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>and an "insider's sense of business" can get the capital he or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>she needs, whenever it's needed.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The secret is in knowing how<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>to put together a proper proposal, and to present it to the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>right person.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>These are the "how-to" instructions we're going<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>to give you in this report.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The first thing you're going to need is a complete business<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>plan.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This is a complete and detailed description of exactly<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>how you intend to operate the proposed business.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Your business<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>plan should detail precisely the product or products you plan to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>sell; how you're going to produce or manufacture the product;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>your costs (inventory costs if you're purchasing them from a<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>supplier); who is going to sell those products for you; how<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>they're going to be sold; the attendant costs; when you expect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>to recoup your initial investment; your plans for growth or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>expansion; and the total amount yow're going to need to make it<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>all work according to your plan.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Your business plan must be<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>detailed -- complete with projected income and expense figures<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-- through at least the first three years of business.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Now, assuming you have your business plan all worked out, put<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>together and ready for presentation with your request for<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>capital, let's talk about your capitalisation proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>First, keep in mind that whenever you ask somebody for money,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>whether it's for a small personal loan or a large amount of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>money to fiance a business, you're involved in a selling<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>situation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You have to prepare a "sales presentation" just as<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>if you were getting ready to sell an car or fridge.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Within this<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>sales presentation you must have all the facts and figures; you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>must anticipate the questions and the possible objections of the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>prospective lendeò with answers or explanations; and you must<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"package" it as<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>impressively as you would yourself for an audience with the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>president of British Telecom, or IBM.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The more money you ask for, the more "in the know" will be the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>people you want to borrow from, and so the more detailed and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>organised your proposal must be.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This shouldn't cause you too<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>much worry however, because you can hire a CPA to help you put<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>it together properly, once you've got the facts and have a<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>business plan he can work from. Look at it this way: the more<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>money you request for your business, the more your lenders or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>prospective investors are going to want to know about you, your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>planning, and your business.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They want to be impressed with the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>fact that you've done your homework; they want to be impressed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>with the fact that you've researched everything and documented<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>your facts and figures; they want to be assured by your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>presentation that investing in your business will make money for<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>them.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It's just that simple at the bottom line.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Unless you can<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>instil confidence in them with your business plan and loan or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>investment proposal, they're just not going to give much<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>positive thought to your request for capitalisation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>So you'll need a balance sheet describing your net worth -- the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>worth of what you own compared to the amount of money you owe. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>You'll also have to prove your stability and money management<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>talents relative to how successful you've been in paying off<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>past obligations.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If you have had credit problems in the past,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>get them "cleaned up", or at least explained on your files at<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the national credit bureaus.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Under the law, credit bureaus are<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>required to give you all the information they have about you in<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>their files, and it's your right to correct any errors or enter<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>explanations regarding negative reports on your credit.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Do this<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>without fail because prospective lenders or investors will<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>definitely check your credit history.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>So, now you have your balance sheet prepared; your credit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>history organised in a light that's favourable to you; your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>business plan (with costs and income projected over the coming<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>three years), and you're ready to start looking for lenders or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>investors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Almost all franchisors offer help in setting up with one of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>their franchises.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Most will go out of their way to assist you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>in getting the financing you need.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Some will lend you the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>entire amount, with payments coming out of the income they<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>expect you to make from their franchise operation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Many will<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>carry this loan themselves, while others will carry part of it<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>and find you a lender to finance the remainder.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Franchisors have two objectives in mind when they offer<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>franchises to the public: They are trying to expand their<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>operation, thus increasing their profit, and they are trying to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>raise capital for themselves.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Generally speaking, if you have a<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>good credit history, and if they feel you have the necessary<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>business personality to achieve success with one of their<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>operations, they'll do everything within their power to get you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>in a franchise outlet.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Keep this in mind the next time you see<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>an advertisement for a promising franchise opportunity requiring<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>a substantial amount of cash outlay.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You don't necessary have<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>to have all the money.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They want you, and they'll help you!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Many people seem to be unaware that most of today's largest<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>corporations started on a shoestring -- on borrowed money.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Many<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>people seem to think that unless they've got it all "in hand" in<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>savings, then they'll just have to keep plugging away until they<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>can save up enough to take the big plunge.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Nothing could be<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>further from the truth.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Just a quick bit of research will show<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>that 999 out of every 1,000 businesses were begun on borrowed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>money. Look to your family and friends for financial help. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Approach them in a business-like manner; tell them about your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>idea or plans, and ask them for a loan.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Agree to sign a formal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>statement to pay them back in three, five or ten years, with<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>When you have your proposal assembled, you might even want to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>think of a limited partnership or even a general partnership<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>arrangement as a way to finance your project.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In any kind of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>partnership, each partner shares in the profits of the company,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>but in a limited partnership, each person's loss liability is<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>limited to the amount of money he initially invested.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The truth<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>is, in this kind of a situation, you'll be doing all the work<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>and sharing your gain with your partners, but then it's a fairly<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>sure way to obtain needed financing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>In every instance where you run into reluctance on the part of a<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>lender to lend you the money you need, explore the feasibilities<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>of "two-name" or "co-signed" loans.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You can have the franchisor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>sign with you, or even one of your suppliers, a business<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>associate, or even a friend.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Often you can borrow or rent<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>collateral such as business equipment or property, and in this<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>way give greater confidence to the lender in your abilities to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>repay the loan.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Whenever you can show a contract from someone<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>who has agreed to purchase a certain number of your products or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>services over a specified period of time, you have another<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>important piece of paper that most lenders will accept as<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>collateral.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Still another possibility might be to get a bank or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>a firm that has loaned you money in the past to guarantee your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>loan.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They simply guarantee that they'll lend you money if the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>need should arise.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Going straight to your local bank, applying for a business loan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>and walking out with the money is just about the most unlikely<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>of all your possibilities.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Banks want to lend money, and they<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>must lend money in order to stay in business, but most banks are<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>notoriously conservative and extremely reluctant to lend you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>money unless you have a "regular income" that "guarantees"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>repayment.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If and when you approach a bank for a business loan,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>you'll need all your papers in order -- your financial<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>statement, your business plan, credit history, and all the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>endorsements you can get relative to your succeeding with your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>planned enterprise.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In addition, it would be a good idea to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>take along your accountant just to assure the banker that your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>plan is verifiable.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In the end, you'll find that it all boils<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>down to whether or not the bank officer studying your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>application is sold on you as a good credit risk.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Thus you must<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>impress your banker -- not only with your proposal, but with<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>your appearance and personality as well.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In dealing with<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>bankers, never show an attitude of doubt or apology.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Always be<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>positive and sure of yourself.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>However, don't come on so strong<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>to them that you're either demanding or overbearing.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Just look<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>good, know your stuff, and project an attitude of determination<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>to succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>When you're looking for money to move on a business deal, it<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>does not really matter where the money comes from, or how it all<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>comes about.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It's important that you get the money, and at<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>terms that are suitable to you.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Thus, don't overlook the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>possibilities of an advertisement for a lender or investor in<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>your local papers.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Place your ad as well in national<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>publications reaching people looking for investments.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Other<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>avenues to seriously consider are foundations that offer grants,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>local dental and medical investment groups, legal investment<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>groups, business associations, trust companies, and other groups<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>or organisations looking for tax shelters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Basically, it isn't a good idea to go to a finance company or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>other commercial lender of this type for a business loan.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>most obvious reason is the high interest rates you have to pay. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>These companies borrow money from larger money lenders and then<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>turn around and lend it to you at q high interest rate that they<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>pay.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Herein lies the means by which they make money from<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>granting loans to you.! The more it costs them to provide the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>money for you, the more it's going to cost you to borrow their<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>money.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The only element in your favour when borrowing from one<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>of these agencies is that most will generally lend you money<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>against collateral other lenders won't always accept.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Insurance<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>companies and pension funds are not too out of sight with their<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>interest rates, but they generally will not even consider<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>talking to you unless you're requesting £500,000 or more. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>They'll require that your business proposal be backed by the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>best possible plan. Finally, the bottom line is this: You must<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>have a well-researched and detailed business plan; you must have<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>all your documents and projections put together in an impressive<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>presentation; and then, you will have to be the one who does the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>final selling of your proposal to the investor or lender.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>means your appearance, personality and attitude, because ---<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>make no mistake about it --before anyone_lends you any sizeable<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>amount of money, they're going to want to take a close look at<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>you personally before they hand over the money.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Actually, the different ways of financing a franchise<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>opportunity are as many and varied as your own creativity.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>sources of obtaining money are virtually limitless, and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>available to anyone with an idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>One word of caution before you jump into any franchise purchase<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>agreement: the price you pay to participate in a franchise<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>operation is not always the total cost involved in getting the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>business off the ground.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>With some franchise operations, you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>may find other costs such as down payments on the purchase of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>property, building construction costs, remodelling or site<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>improvements, equipment, fixtures, signs, advertising, and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>training.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Virtually all franchise deals require that in<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>addition to the purchase price or the licence fee of the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>franchise, you're required to give a certain percentage of your<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>gross business income to the franchisor, plus extra payments for<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>promotion and administrative costs.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Above all else, before you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>get involved in a franchise, or any business venture for that<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>matter, make sure you've conducted a complete and thorough<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>investigation of the opportunity presented.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If it's a good<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>deal, then go with it; but if you have any doubts or feel as<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>though you're getting in over your head, back off and look<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>around for something not quite so ambitious, or perhaps<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>expensive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>There are a lot of good franchisd opportunities, and some not so<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>good.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It's important that you be sure of what you're investing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>in, and that you can make money with it.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>From there, preparing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the proper business plan and the necessary financing, while not<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>always easy, can be done.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Now's the time to do it!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We wish you<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>outstanding success with your franchise business. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>does not really matter 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