Krispy Kreme has exited the Houston donut race. The financially sick company has closed its Houston stores in the wake of massive financial problems. Krispy Kreme has unloaded its 5 Houston stores to franchisee Lone Star Donuts. Word on the street is that Lone Star Donuts will keep ownership of the 5 prime locations and reopen them as Jumbles Donut Factory and Coffee Bar. LOL! What? Jumbles Donuts? Yeah….right. These stores will not be around much longer than a week we expect. Everyone in Houston knows Shipleys Donuts is king! Read more...
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Commercial Lease Tips
For any brick and mortar or service business you start, there’s no getting around having to sign a commercial lease unless you own or buy the property. And unless you know what you’re doing, there’s many pitalls that can come with commercial leases. If you sign the lease without throughly going over the terms, you can find yourself in big financial troubles later down the road. Read more...
Hot Profits With Buffalo Wings
I don’t know what it is about drinking cold beer beer and munching on a plate of buffalo wings, but these days it’s all the rage. Buffalo wing restaurants are more popular than ever. Now you can get your foot in the door, and get your very own buffalo wing restaurant with a turn key Wild Wings n’ Things franchise. Read more...
Another Reason Not To Buy a Franchise
Eli Estrada, a hardworking man from California and his co-worker were crossing a street last week and happen to find a bad containing $140,000 in cash in a bag sitting in the middle of the street. Undecided on what to do with it, Eli Estrada finally decides to do the right thing and turn the cash over to authorities. Soon after, the media gets wind of Eli Estrada’s good deed and they are all over his fabulous story. Read more...
Open A Burger King Franchise And Get Rich
Started in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton. Today, there’s over 10,000 Burger King franchise locations worldwide. There’s not many Americans that have never eaten at a Burger King restaurant. Read more...
I Want To Open A Mall Kiosk. How Do I Start?
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Buy A Franchise Or Start Your Own?
When buying a franchise, what you’re doing is buying a developed business model that someone else has put together. People like them because it makes becoming a business owner easy and seamless. But that ease comes at a cost. That cost comes in the form of higher start up costs starting around $250,000, royalty payments around 8%, marketing/advertising fees and limited creativity. Read more...