At FranchiseHelp, we see thousands of visitors each month from budding entrepreneurs who think that selling coffee to their fellow caffeine addicts could make for an exciting and lucrative venture. 

Juggling work and a degree is no easy task. But that didn’t stop Timothy Rice, a serial entrepreneur and owner of multiple franchises. He studied at the University of Michigan for over 10 years to earn a degree in consumer behavior, economics, and public relations. Upon graduating in 2005, Rice entered the corporate world, but quickly found that it was not a match with his skills or his lifestyle.

With a basic grasp of accounting, a willingness to read through FDDs, and the ability to perform some simple arithmetic, you can build a basic set of financial projections (your mini business plan in numerical form) to estimate the potential profit of your franchise investment.

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. The internet is all about mobile these days. You need to run your website through this test, so you can figure out if you have a problem.

What does the average American day actually look like? Thanks to this amazing data visualization, now we can really get a good look. See what happens when Americans hop out of bed!

Every franchise needs good tech. It's imperative to helping you solve the challenges of the day! Yet, we were pretty surprised to see who didn't show up for the IFA Convention this year.