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What to Consider When Buying a Pet Franchise

What makes for a good franchise investment in the pet industry? There are a lot of ways to invest your money, from stocks to products to owning your own pet-related business. If you’re not sure where to start, looking at pet franchises may be a smart place, as the opportunities run the gamut from grooming to veterinary services.

What To Consider When Buying A Coffee Shop Franchise in 2021

The idea of having your own coffee shop on the corner of Main and Main in your hometown is exhilarating. Whether you start your own business entirely or buy into a coffee franchise, you can already smell the fresh ground espresso beans permeating through your beautifully designed space, you can see the familiar faces of your regulars, and you can hear the hustle and bustle of people gathering in your shop to catch up with old friends and relax to the perfectly curated music playlist.

What Type Of Franchises Can I Start Right Now?

if you are currently exploring franchise opportunities you may be interested in franchises that can be started quickly.

What To Consider Before Buying A Health Or Beauty Franchise

Beauty, health, and fitness concepts are dominating the franchise sector and it shouldn’t come as a surprise to those who are using social media platforms like Instagram. For those of us old enough to remember a time when current photos of us were not on display to the world 24/7, winter was a time when we could take a break from the gym, add on a few pounds, and then work on shedding them in the spring. This is no longer the norm, but the exception, as men and women alike receive constant reminders of their attractiveness, or lack thereof, and use it as motivation to keep up with their beauty and fitness regimens.

Franchise Basics: What Is The Difference Between A Chain And A Franchise?

What Not To Do When Buying A Franchise

If it’s your first time evaluating a franchise, you may not know exactly what to expect. The FTC offers A Consumer’s Guide to Buying a Franchise, which is worth reading, but here’s a plain English guide written by franchise experts with more than two decades of combined experience.

What Is An Emerging Franchise?

This event caters to emerging franchisors. In case you don’t know what an emerging franchise brand is, think of it as a startup in the Franchise space. Currently there are over 4000 franchise brands that exist and over 75% of them have less than 100 franchise locations; which I would classify as “Emerging.

Franchise Basics: What Is A Protected Franchise Territory?

When it comes to buying a franchise, one of the most important factors in your decision could be whether or not it comes with a protected territory.

A Fork In The Road: What If Uber Franchised In California?

Transportation franchises have been around for a long time. There are business opportunities for emergency medical vehicles, limousine services, party busses, luxury taxi fleets, valet services, even cars with built in hot tubs, grand pianos and disco ball dance floors.

Franchise Basics: What is a Franchise Disclosure Document?

Disclaimer: The information here is based on the collective 20+ years of experience of the franchise development team here at Oakscale and to provide a general overview to a document that is of huge importance in the sales process of our brands as well as all other franchises. That being said, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND that if you are currently exploring franchise opportunities you hire a franchise attorney as well as an accountant to review Franchise Disclosure Documents with you before ever signing a franchise agreement.

Franchise Basics: What Happens At The End Of My Franchise Agreement?

Disclaimer: The information here is based on the collective 20+ years of experience of the franchise development team here at Oakscale and to provide a general overview to a document that is of huge importance in the sales process of our brands as well as all other franchises. That being said, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND that if you are currently exploring franchise opportunities you hire a franchise attorney as well as an accountant to review Franchise Disclosure Documents with you before ever signing a franchise agreement.

Franchise Basics: What Is A Franchise?

A franchise is a form of business arrangement where a business (the franchisor) provides the rights to another business or individual to operate under their name and utilize their IP and business procedures in exchange for upfront and ongoing fees. Franchise arrangements are all around us from gas stations to hair salons there are over 730,000 franchised businesses in the US alone.

The Xpresso Delight Coffee Franchise Opportunity

The Oakscale team put together a summary of the Xpresso Delight coffee as a service franchise offering.

Walk-In Veterinary Franchise PetWellClinic Expands to New Orleans

The fast growing petcare franchise PetWellClinic has entered into an 8 clinic development agreement with husband-and-wife franchisees Ed and Betsy Erb in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Volunteer Dog Trainer Expanding PetWellClinic in Florida

Among dozens of potential franchises, Edward Pike chose PetWellClinic, and will soon be the owner of five locations in the Fort Myers area of Florida.

Tennessee Based Pet Franchise Gears Up For Massive Expansion

PetWellClinic announced today the closing of an investment round funded by Westside Franchise Brands, an investment vehicle for promising new franchise systems. The investment comes just as pet franchises are seeing a massive uptick in growth due to the booming pet industry.

The History of The Word Franchising (And How It Impacts Your Career Path)

Franchising enables your professional flexibility and liberation in numerous ways, and challenges you to expand your skills and net worth as well. Five hundred years ago, the average business person may not have pursued franchising as their career path, but today the opportunity is yours for the taking.

Tech-Driven Franchise Development Company Oakscale Raises $1.2M Seed Funding To Rapidly Scale Emerging Franchise Brands

Oakscale, the tech-driven franchise development company connecting emerging franchise brands with passionate entrepreneurs, is excited to announce a $1.2 million seed funding round led by angel investors Brett Barna, Timothy Tully, Pen King Jr (Innovating Capital), and Robert Huntington with participation from Horsman Holdings and Liveris Family Office (of former Dow Chemical Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris), as well as other technology and franchise industry investors.