If you find yourself considering a new direction in your career that may include owning your own home-based business, chances are you’ve thought of some of the obvious benefits already, such as greater independence, flexibility, and control over decision making. However, you also need to consider the challenging, often daunting aspects of business ownership, such [...]
For the past year in the shadow of COVID-19, Homes for Our Troops (HFOT) has faithfully continued its mission to build and donate specially adapted, mortgage-free homes to post-9/11 severely injured Veterans. As a corporate sponsor since 2014, Budget Blinds® and its franchise owners have been right there, installing our exclusive Signature Series® faux wood [...]
Buying a franchise business can be many things: exciting, confusing, exhilarating, challenging. But what it should not be is a quick decision. It’s easy to get caught up in the momentum and want to fast-track the process to get to the goal of being a business owner but unbridled enthusiasm can lead to disaster. Here [...]
One of the toughest areas when starting your own business is developing the most effective marketing strategy. As an independent franchise business owner, you should be able to rely heavily on the marketing expertise of the franchisor you’ve aligned with to: Provide an identity Offer solutions to the consumer Project the right message Market on [...]
We live in a review-driven world. “97% of consumers now use online media when researching products or services in their local area. 91% of 18-to-34-year-olds trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations, and 93% of customers say that online reviews influenced their purchase decisions.” (Qualtrics.com) From restaurants to pet products, consumers flock to review [...]
For the last 46 years, Entrepreneur Magazine has presented their Franchise 500 list of exceptional franchise opportunities to jump-start the new year for aspiring entrepreneurs and job-change New Year’s resolution makers. It’s a very prestigious list and Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) is proud to announce that all five of its home improvement franchise brands—Budget Blinds®, [...]
An AdvantaClean® franchise business opportunity is one of the best in franchising. As a low-cost, home-based business opportunity, it’s affordable and, with 25+ years in business, it’s a proven commodity. This isn’t a franchise that you have to ask, “Will it go the distance?” because it already has! If you’re looking to make a real [...]
If the events of 2020 have, willingly or unwillingly, put you on a new career path, this bright new year may be the perfect time to move from employee status to franchise business ownership for a more secure financial future. The pervasive attitude in the franchising industry is that 2021 may be THE year for [...]
2020 is winding down and most people are happy to see it go. It’s been a year of firsts that no one could have imagined: Worldwide pandemic Home lockdown and quarantine Mandatory face masks and social distancing in public places Business, school, and church closures for health and safety Unprecedented work-at-home shift for thousands of [...]
Deerfield Beach, Fla., Dec. 17, 2020 -- Home Franchise Concepts, a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, has entered into an agreement to acquire Kitchen Tune-Up, an impressive and growing franchise company specializing in affordable kitchen updates through its network of 135 individual franchisees in 202 territories across the U.S. JM Family and Home Franchise Concepts are focused on empowering [...]
