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

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 ...

The current wrangling over U.S. Small Business Administration loans may seem abstract. But consider the plight of Amanda Purser, an SBA loan closer for Yadkin Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. "I’ve ...

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The Seoul Metropolitan Government's Civil Affairs Police Bureau has referred the head of a franchise headquarters to the prosecution for attempting to ...

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 ...

November is National Entrepreneurship Month, a time to celebrate innovation and the courage it takes to start something new.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A franchise location, while tied to a national or regional brand, is still a small business. It is up to the franchisee to find the necessary capital to open and operate. When it comes to financing ...