The cost of buying into a franchise includes various components such as the upfront franchise fee, start-up costs for equipment and premises fit-out, inventory, and ongoing fees. Prospective ...

Determining how to finance and fund your entrepreneurial dreams takes patience, due diligence and real work to discover your ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration reinstated the Small Business Administration (SBA) Franchise Directory on June 1, 2025, reversing the 2023 decision to sunset the program. The Directory has long ...

I’ve written extensively about how private equity firms evaluate the franchise attractiveness, at both the system and unit level (since PE invests in both). If you’re keeping your long-term options ...

One of the biggest issues small business owners face is access to sufficient capital. Business owners who don’t research their options might end up depending on funds from sources that are impractical ...

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Hotel owners have many considerations when choosing between a franchise agreement or a management agreement with a hotel brand, most crucially factors such as how much control and flexibility an owner ...

Key considerations for lenders negotiating hotel comfort letters to protect franchise continuity, cure rights, and exit strategies in the event of borrower default. Commercial real estate lending on ...