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Yesterday, Franchise Direct published its latest franchise report. We’ve compiled a comprehensive examination of the child education franchise industry. If you’re still curious about why this industry matters and why it is growing so rapidly, we urge you to watch this brand-new video from the Franchise King®.

In this video, Joel Libava speaks to us not only as a King, but as a parent. He remembers the day his daughter came home with a scientific calculator and he realised that his math skills just wouldn’t be up to scratch to help her with her algebra queries. And as child education becomes more advanced, child education franchises have sprung up to fill a certain tutorial gap that busy parents can’t fill. Math and science are two essential subjects that tutoring franchises have mastered.

Every parent wants their children to achieve. That’s why child education franchises have been successful. As Joel explains, would you rather own franchise where a prospective client may want your service, or would you prefer to own a business where the client needs your service? That’s why these child education franchises work.

(The Franchise King®, Joel Libava, is the King of straightforward franchise information, and a strategic marketing partner of ours. Check him out at http://www.thefranchiseking.com/)

Joel Libava, the Franchise King®, has returned with a brand-new video for Franchise Direct on the enduring attraction of home services franchises during these turbulent economic times.

Joel asks viewers to see put themselves in the shoes of a homeowner who can’t afford to sell their houses. Home improvement is a fact of life for homeowners. For entrepreneurs, this is an intensely competitive industry, but a well-branded, established franchise has the edge on lesser-known smaller businesses who rely solely on the Yellow Pages or word of mouth for new customers.

It also might interest you that Franchise Direct has also recently written an exclusive report on the subject if you’d like more information.

(The Franchise King®, Joel Libava, is the King of straightforward franchise information, and a strategic marketing partner of ours. Check him out at http://www.thefranchiseking.com/)

Laura Bennet, a Fellow Clevelander, and online networking friend of mine, wrote a post last year on “Pet Industry Statistics and Trends,” which included this pretty amazing figure:

“According to the APPA, $3.2 billion dollars was spent on pet services in 2008, projected to grow over 6% to $3.4 billion in 2009.” That’s right; the pet industry is huge, and it continues to grow. Read Laura’s post over at Small Business Trends to find out why.

Is there a way for you to get in on some of the action in the pet industry?

If I was “franchise material,” I would probably look into some type of pet-related franchise opportunity. But, I’m not. What I mean to say is that I’m just not a great candidate for a franchise business. I actually tried it once, and I found myself disagreeing with the franchisor most of the time. I’m just not a rule-follower. Make sure that you are, if you’re going to become a franchisee. Here are a few other things to consider.

I happen to really love pets…dogs especially. I’m able to easily picture myself owning some type of dog day care, or dog boarding and grooming business. I don’t think that I would mind getting a little dirty, as long as I could make a decent profit and have a little fun. (Plus, I’d be around dogs.)

Of course, I’d have to do lots of other business-related things. Like:

• Write monthly income statements
• Do quarterly taxes
• Deal with local and state governments/regulations/inspections
• Do sales and marketing
• Hire and train employees

Becoming a small business owner is an “all in” affair; you can’t expect to do just the stuff that you like. If you end up becoming the owner of a pet-related franchise business, make sure that you’re willing to spend some of your time away from the thing that you probably love; the pets.

There are several different sub-categories in the pet franchise sector of franchising. To learn what they are, and to get a better feel for what opportunities are available in this exciting and growing area of franchising, check out the Franchise Direct Pet Franchise Industry Report.

Maybe you’ll be able to visualize yourself as the owner of a
pet-related franchise.

(The Franchise King®, Joel Libava, is the King of straightforward franchise information, and a strategic marketing partner of ours. Check him out at www.thefranchiseking.com. Joel’s 1st book is due out this fall.)

Joel Libava, the Franchise King®, discusses the pizza franchise industry and Franchise Direct’s 2011 Pizza Franchise Report in his latest exclusive video.

A hungry Franchise King adds quite an enlightening bit of context to the new Franchise Direct report in this brand-new video. Pizza franchises are an enormously popular plank of the food franchise industry. On top of explaining the variety of franchises available for entrepreneurs, Joel asks a pretty revealing question: name a close friend or relation you know who doesn’t like pizza? Pizza might be the most popular food in America and this is why pizza franchises continue to be such a strong investment in 2011.

(The Franchise King®, Joel Libava, is the King of straightforward franchise information, and a strategic marketing partner of ours. Check him out at http://www.thefranchiseking.com/)

Exciting times here on the Franchise Direct blog. We have another exclusive video from The Franchise King®, Joel Libava, to premiere today.

The theme of this video is the cost of franchises. Joel says that probably the most common question he’s asked is ‘how much does a franchise cost?’. Of course there’s no set answer to that query. As you pursue the franchise that allows you to do what you do you’ll best, you’ll discover the cost of the franchise can range significantly. Luckily, the left column of every Franchise Direct profile page allows you to search for franchises by investment level. This allows you to find a franchise that you can afford. Because of the broad spectrum in franchise investment level, it’s useful to search for a business that is suited both to your business skills and your financial portfolio.

(The Franchise King®, Joel Libava, is the King of straightforward franchise information, and a strategic marketing partner of ours. Check him out at http://www.thefranchiseking.com/)