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				<title><![CDATA[They should be willing to reduce]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[They should be willing to reduce their fees in exchange for you investing in a new unproven business.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get the new franchiser to give i]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Get the new franchiser to give it to you for free, or no fees for the first five years, and no or 2/3 off for the signup, agree to keep that deal a secret. He needs a first sale that can talk up your new business.

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				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[and to add to guru's comments, g]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[and to add to guru's comments, go find someone who owns it and build a relationship with them, invite them out for lunch or dinner (on you) and extract some information out while at it. nothing beats first hand experience]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Okay, that's what I thought as w]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Okay, that's what I thought as well.  Just making sure I wasn't missing something you guys might catch.  Oddly enough, the franchisor told me they had someone else wanting the territory if I did not.  Oh well.  On to planning this out.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Agree with everyone. What value ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Agree with everyone. What value are they providing you buy buying their franchise? Brand recognition is one of the BIGGEST benefits with most franchises. If they cannot offer it, you are just buying a business plan. Do they have an actual business runn]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MMMM...  No franchisees, no bra]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[MMMM...  No franchisees, no brand recognition, no legal help.  Tell you what, send me $3000 a year and I will give you the same support and even invite you to Christmas dinner (of course u'll be paying for it).  Thats 50% off...
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				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Since they have no brand recogni]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Since they have no brand recognition they will be of little or no benefit to you. Go on your own.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[This franchiser reminds me of a ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[This franchiser reminds me of a segment I saw on Shark Tank a few weeks ago.  Not sure if anyone else watched, but it was the episode where the guy owned a company that cleaned grafitti.
Number one rule, don't be their first franchisee. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The advantage to a franchise lie]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The advantage to a franchise lies in what the parent company can do for you.  The parent company helps with training, Local advertising, product, and set up.  It sounds like you would be handling all of these issues and]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 6:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I would recommend, given the inf]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I would recommend, given the information you provide, that you do it on your own. I agree that missing out on the next McDonalds would be bad -- but being the franchisor of the next McDonalds would be better than just owning one branch!
 ]]></description>
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