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Posted on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 07:22 PM by
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As a potential franchise owner, you’re undoubtedly going to have questions. I can easily provide you with great due diligence questions to ask, but if you don’t know who to go to them with, they won’t do you any good. Recently, I wrote a guest column for CNBC.com on researching franchises. I’ll take you there in a couple of minutes. First, watch this;
Here’s the column I wrote for CNBC.com on this important topic for you…the franchise buyer.
Did you get some value out of either the video, the articles, or both?
Let me know. That way, I’ll know if I’m on the right track with you.
Reminder: my book contains the 40 top questions that you need to ask current and former franchisees.
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