December 2007 Archived Franchise Articles

Starting a business often means making large capital investments, especially in the very beginning.  In fact, many financial advisors recommend that you plan on losing some money as you get started.  However, before you dismiss yourself as not having enough money to get going, keep in mind that not all ventures are so financially draining.  What so many aspiring businessmen and women do not know is that franchising dramatically reduces the financial risks associated with building a new company.  Furthermore, some of the most lucrative opportunities are low cost business franchises.  They require very little start-up capital, few or no employees and most all of them are home businesses.  This may sound too good to be true, but fortunately, there are real opportunities for people like you who are genuinely interested in starting a business.  Best of all, there are several different businesses from which to choose.  Here are ten of the most popular low cost franchises in the market today.
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After returning from Living in Australia in 2005 Kerry McCaughey purchased Lasertech Stoke, over the past two year he has built up an extremely successful Business Supplying Printer Cartridges and Office Products throughout his Territory, he has even trebled his turnover! It had got to the stage where he had to make some big decisions, in order to expand the business Kerry needed to employ staff and purchase additional vans.
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There a plenty of great reasons to go into business for yourself.  Maybe you’re intrigued by the challenge of entrepreneurship.  You’re ready to step out of the day-to-day routine of working for someone else, which will lead to success on completely different levels and the opportunity to realize your fullest potential.  Nonetheless, the key to running a lucrative company is finding the business opportunity that’s right for you.  In today’s competitive marketplace, many ventures fail, which makes the prospect of starting a business rather intimidating.  Fortunately, business franchises provide great opportunities for everyone, even beginners with little or no experience.  Most importantly, the failure rates for franchises are significantly lower.  This is true because franchising offers benefits such as brand name recognition, marketing plans, training, on-going support and lower start-up costs.
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Following the success of the Irish Franchise Show Lasertech have decided to hold their first Irish Open day, in Dublin on 13th December.
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The internet has forever changed the way we do business and information is now just a mouse click away. This year over £48 billion will be spent shopping online, £13.9 billion of which will be in the 10 week run up to Christmas. With over 67% of the population currently online, this averages about £509 per person!
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