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As usual, by mentioning a franchise or business opportunity, you are cautioned to do your own DUE DILIGENCE before purchasing or investing. OK? I saw this franchise mentioned as having 60 home based franchisees and wanted to mention it to you. Update: This post was based on a press release. From the reader comments below [...]

This is a press release: Entrepreneur Magazine Ranks Computer Troubleshooters Top Computer Services Franchise Please do your own due diligence. This isn’t a recommendation or endorsement (paid or otherwise). It’s simply to alert people seeking a home based franchise of a possible opportunity. You’ll have to make that decision on your own. Entrepreneur recently released [...]

Here’s Entrepreneur Magazine’s list of Top Home Based Franchises for 2008 Here’s their disclaimer:“This ranking is not intended to endorse, promote or recommend any particular franchise company. Instead, it’s meant to be a tool you can use while doing your personal franchise research, which should include interviews with existing franchisees, counsel from your attorney and [...]

In the “old days” franchises were for storefronts. Today they’re increasingly home based like this one. This is for information purposes only because I saw the press release. Entrepreneur Lists Glass Doctor® in “Franchise 500″ This year Entrepreneur magazine also ranked Glass Doctor No. 86 in its list of Top 100 Home-Based Franchises. Glass Doctor [...]

Franchises SHOULD make it easier to succeed. They should even allow you to run a franchise from home. There’s just one problem, the number of franchises and “franchise concepts” is mushrooming by the day it seems. There are hundreds of potential franchises. The problem is sorting through the many options that exist. Home business service [...]

He was facing a layoff – called a “redundancy” in the UK – and had to figure out how to provide for himself after 22 years of being an “employee”. Here’s what he started looking for: 1. A Franchise 2. Brand name in the market 3. Good business owner support 4. No expensive retail location [...]

Now that was a terrible pun wasn’t it? According to Canada.com Lori Kerpan decided to start up a home based party plan selling pajamas. She calls her business Jammeez Pajama, Etc. Inc., but it’s no longer home based. She’s had to start getting retail space to sell her wares. What’s she sell that made her [...]

This is a franchise promotion for a UK franchise company. The guy started working from home (but not always at home). He did so well he’s now selling that home based franchise to get into something else. He was so successful, he’s having to hire staff. He can’t stand that idea and wanted to find [...]

Speaking of electronic gadgets you may not want to fix, here’s a new service that offers to fix them: Scooter Computer! They’re based in the London, UK and their claim to fame is that they scoot up to your home or small business on a distinctively pink moped.  They charge £69 per hour, BUT if [...]

V4Vans is a UK home based transportation franchise. It exists because of a common problem: V4Vans is unique in providing a one-stop-shop solution to the small businessman’s dilemma. It offers a personalised service and a choice of vehicles from almost any manufacturer – all at competitive prices or on attractive finance packages. But for smaller [...]