You’ve decided to buy a franchise. Now comes the hard part: picking a winner. That can take some serious study. Many franchise disasters could have been avoided had franchisees spent more time learning what a franchise entailed before plunking down what may have been their life savings.
Start by asking at least two competing franchisers for their offering circulars. These documents, called Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars (UFOCs), sometimes run se... Continue
