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Franchising Opportunities And Risks

Every year, like clockwork, books and magazines will publish their franchise rankings. We've all seen the listings. And like Spring follows Winter, the franchisors who make these rankings will tout their position and reprint the articles that called them the best franchise in their category. Case closed. Stop your research and fill out the application. Of course, if there truly were a single best franchise, everyone would buy it to the exclusion of all others. But no test, no matter how well constructed, can provide you an answer to the single most important question: "What is the best franchise for me?" That's because even the best rating system leaves you out of the equation. Several things must go into your personal buying decision. How do you feel about what you will be doing? Does it seem like fun? Do you think you would be good at it? Can you see yourself doing this for the next ten to twenty years? Beyond the lifestyle aspects of a franchise, however, most of us look at franchise ownership as a means to achieving our financial goals. Ultimately, when we make any investment, the two most important factors are risk and return. But unlike other investment opportunities, the franchise investment is among the most difficult to assess in terms of both risk and return. Everyone wants a low risk franchise that offers high returns.

But there is no such animal. The key lies in finding the franchise that offers the highest return for the amount of risk that you are willing to take. Complicating matters is the fact that most buying decisions are emotional. Did you purchase your last home after researching neighborhood price appreciation, construction materials, and energy efficiency? Or did you start with some general criteria (schools, neighborhood, and costs) and look for that house you fell in love with? How about your last car? Were fuel efficiency, insurance rates, and safety your only concerns? The problem is that we will often let these emotions influence our rational thought. After all, that new Corvette does get fairly good mileage for a sports car... The purchase of a franchise is probably the biggest financial decision you will ever make, and perhaps the most emotional. Not only are you going to invest your life's savings, but you may well live in that business for the next twenty years. And unlike the purchase of a car or a house, the purchase of a franchise is a decision that can be extremely difficult to un-make. Yet, a franchise has risks that are, in many instances, higher than other investment vehicles. To make this investment worth your while, it must compensate you for that incremental risk by offering an incremental return. Perhaps more than any other investment, the franchise you buy deserves a level of cold-eyed scrutiny far beyond the emotional first blush.

Which is a better buy? New Mercedes Benz SLK 280 for $43,000 or new Corvette convertible for $44,000?

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Ok Girls whats the truth!?
Someone told me its a turn off that I have money and flaunt it! I don't think I flaunt it. I well for the sake of this question say I have a new corvette convertible, a new chevy truck(completley stock base 4x4 nothing special plain jain white) a 70k boat, several hot rods, and a classic 1926 ford truck, and I have a monster truck and 4 motorcyclesand a motorhome. I also own three homes and have a successful business. Now I am 27 years old and was never given a handout or leg up from anyone, I've worked hard to get everything I have. I don't try to be flashy, in fact the only people that know of my toy collection are my closest friends. My daily driver is my pickup, it actually looks like a farm truck! But they say because I buy gas for my boat and have one, or because I took all my friends camping it looks like I'm arrogant! I thought it looked like I was nice for taking care of my friends that can't afford to do what I do. What should I do? Should I live like a homeless person?

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Quick thinking???????
A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. "Amazing!" he thought as he flew down I-75, pushing the pedal to the metal even more. Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw the highway patrol behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. "I can get away from him no problem!" thought the elderly speedster as he pushed it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120 mph. Suddenly, he thought, "What on earth am I doing? I'm too old for this nonsense!" So he pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the Trooper to catch up with him. Pulling in behind him, the Trooper walked up to the driver's side of the Corvette, looked at his watch and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go." The man, looking very seriously at the Trooper, said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a Florida State Trooper. I thought you were bringing her back." "Have a good day, Sir," said the Trooper.

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The brand new corvette?
A senior citizen in Florida bought a brand new Corvette convertible. He took off down the road, flooring it to 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left on his head. "This is great," he thought as he roared up I-75. He pushed the pedal to the metal even more. Then he looked in his rear view mirror and saw a highway patrol trooper behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. "I can get away from him with no problem" thought the man and he tromped it some more and flew down the road at over 100 mph. Then 110, 120 mph. Then he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this kind of thing." He pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the trooper to catch up with him. The trooper pulled in behind the Corvette and walked up to the man. "Sir," he said, looking at his watch. "My shift ends in 10 minutes and today is Friday. If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go." The man looked at the trooper and said, "Years ago my wife ran off with a Florida State Trooper, and I thought you were bringing her back" "Have a good day, Sir," said the Trooper

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ever here this one =) ?
Long arm of the law A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. "Amazing!" he thought as he flew down I-75, pushing the pedal to the metal even more. Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw the highway patrol behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. "I can get away from him. No problem!" thought the elderly nutcase as he floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120 mph. Suddenly, he thought, "What on earth am I doing? I'm too old for this nonsense", pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the Trooper to catch up with him. Pulling in behind him, the Trooper walked up to the driver's side of the Corvette, looked at his watch and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go." The man, looking very seriously at the Trooper, said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a Florida State Trooper. I thought you were bringing her back." "Have a good day, sir," said the Trooper.

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