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SUMMARY:Is Franchising Right for Me?
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in owning a franchise?\n\nThere are many advantages of launching a franchise as a small business but there are also challenges. Listen to a franchise expert discuss these key factors\, as well as other information\, before investing in a franchise.\n\nWorkshop Highlights\n\n-Covid-19\n\n-Franchising\n\n-Candidate Motivations\n\n-Advantages/Disadvantages of Franchise Ownership\n\n-Franchise Disclosure Document\n\n-Analyzing Potential Income\n\n-Franchise Costs\n\n-4 Quadrants of Franchising\n\n-Franchise Investigation Process\n\n-Financing\n\nThis session is presented by guest speaker Stephen Maeker with FranChoice. Maeker has extensive director/senior director level experience in franchising with industry leaders Mobil Oil\, TGIFriday?s\, Jack in the Box and Papa Murphy?s Take N Bake Pizza. He is a nationally published & award winning franchise consultant with FranChoice\, the premier group of franchise consultants in the country and is also co-author of international best seller ?Franchising Freedom?. He and his wife Christy are also top performing franchisees in one of the 160+ franchisors that he represents.\n\nThis workshop is hosted by the UTRGV SBDC with promotional support by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce\, RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce\, South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce\, and Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img src="https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/s960x960/223465444_10159170486572707_5915960194768238604_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&amp\;ccb=1-3&amp\;_nc_sid=340051&amp\;_nc_ohc=XWpRBioBSBoAX-tVhSp&amp\;_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.xx&amp\;oh=1b65adab52356021647b8a8f5a6fe658&amp\;oe=612C1E11"><br>\n&nbsp\;\n<div animation-name:="" background-color:="" class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" color:="" font-size:="" none="" segoe="" style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px\; font-family: " transition-property:="" ui=""><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Are you interested in owning a franchise?</span></span></div>\n\n<div animation-name:="" background-color:="" class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" color:="" font-size:="" none="" segoe="" style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px\; font-family: " transition-property:="" ui=""><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">There are many advantages of launching a franchise as a small business but there are also challenges. Listen to a franchise expert discuss these key factors\, as well as other information\, before investing in a franchise.</span></span></div>\n\n<div animation-name:="" background-color:="" class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" color:="" font-size:="" none="" segoe="" style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px\; font-family: " transition-property:="" ui=""><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Workshop Highlights<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Covid-19<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Franchising<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Candidate Motivations<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Advantages/Disadvantages of Franchise Ownership<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Franchise Disclosure Document<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Analyzing Potential Income<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Franchise Costs<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-4 Quadrants of Franchising<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Franchise Investigation Process<br style="animation-name: none !important\; transition-property: none !important\;">\n-Financing</span></span></div>\n\n<div animation-name:="" background-color:="" class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" color:="" font-size:="" none="" segoe="" style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px\; font-family: " transition-property:="" ui=""><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This session is presented by guest speaker Stephen Maeker with FranChoice. Maeker has extensive director/senior director level experience in franchising with industry leaders Mobil Oil\, TGIFriday?s\, Jack in the Box and Papa Murphy?s Take N Bake Pizza. He is a nationally published &amp\; award winning franchise consultant with FranChoice\, the premier group of franchise consultants in the country and is also co-author of international best seller ?Franchising Freedom?. He and his wife Christy are also top performing franchisees in one of the 160+ franchisors that he represents.</span></span></div>\n\n<div animation-name:="" background-color:="" class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" color:="" font-size:="" none="" segoe="" style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px\; font-family: " transition-property:="" ui=""><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This workshop is hosted by the UTRGV SBDC with promotional support by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce\, RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce\, South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce\, and Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce &amp\; Visitors Center.</span></span></div>\n
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