All New Research Report of 50 Franchises Under $50K.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60037) has announced the addition of Research Report of 50 Franchises Under $50K to their offering. To give the multitudes of low-investment franchise seekers a leg up on the necessary research and analysis, we have published a study, 50 Franchises under 50K. Taking it a step further, our research staff additionally announced in the study the Three Best Franchises in the Low Cost 50 price range. Interest in buying into a franchised business is at an all-time high and like almost everything in life, prices are a consideration. The new publication compares and contrasts vital data for franchise selection such as franchise fees, royalty payments, advertising fees, investment analysis, franchise term and renewal, unit closures, training programs, and earnings claims (where available). All 50 of the franchises were previously honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. as one of the selections of Entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. magazine's 2007 Franchise 500. Using all this data and other criteria that we routinely use in our franchise appraisals, the best three franchises of the 50 concepts were chosen. The three top choices are: - COFFEE NEWS is a weekly publication with revenues from advertising placed by small businesses and read while drinking coffee at restaurants and coffee shops. Investment costs Those program costs required beyond the development phase to introduce into operational use a new capability; to procure initial, additional, or replacement equipment for operational forces; or to provide for major modifications of an existing capability. come in at $6,925. - CRUISEONE specializes in providing both group and individual sailings with the best value and service. Cruises are currently so popular and when you see all the choices, you know you need professional assistance. CruiseOne franchise investments average out at $17,492. - STROLLERFIT sells a service in an under served niche market--children 6 weeks to 3 years old. The franchise provides exercise program classes and related retail products and is currently on a fast growth track. The average investment is $9,070. The two largest categories of companies in the low-investment report are childcare/education companies (18%) and cleaning/janitorial companies (16%). Travel companies are also well represented with 12% falling into this category. Who should buy this report? This report is valuable for the following: - Potential Franchise Buyers with limited investment capital - Franchise Buyers looking to maximize their return on investment (ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ) - Current Franchisees on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout a new, great opportunity - Franchisors, see what the competition is all about and how your system compares. - Potential Franchisors, receive valuable information and insight on how a low investment franchise is structured How did we select the low investment franchise companies for our detailed analysis? We utilized the January 2007, 28th Annual Franchise 500 of Entrepreneur magazine Entrepreneur Magazine is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities. This magazine is published monthly, with a total of 12 issues annually. (No special extra issues are published. to begin compiling com·pile tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles 1. To gather into a single book. 2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources: our own low investment listings. All 50 of our franchise entries have been honored as a Franchise 500 company for the current year. After looking at Entrepreneur's compilation Compiling a program. See compiler. , we only examined those franchise companies where after further research we determined that the minimum initial investment was under $50,000. Then, utilizing the company's Franchise Offering (UFOC UFOC Uniform Franchise Offering Circular ), we extracted the information most important in the evaluation of a franchise system. Lastly, we entered all the document information into charts for easy comparison. Selection of the Top 3 Low Investment Franchises First of all, we eliminated all those franchises that had an annual franchise closure rate (for the last year available) of more than 10% after we excluded all transfers. Next, we looked at the following factors to make our final selection of the top 3: 1. Marketability Marketability A negotiable security is said to have good marketability if there is an active secondary market in which it can easily be resold. marketability The ease with which an investment may be bought and sold in the secondary market. of the business product or service (especially in regards to population, demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. and perceived market needs) 2. Competition in the business category 3. Ability of the franchise to service the franchisee satisfactorily 4. Chance of Franchisee achieving a reasonable return on investment (ROI) Three Best Low Investment Franchises from the original 50 are revealed at the end of the study. The selected Franchises operate in the following industries: - Advertising - Automotive Services - Business Services - Child Care/ Education - Cleaning/ Janitorial Services - Computer Services Data processing (timesharing, batch processing), software development and consulting services. See service bureau, SaaS and ASP. - Decorating - Dental - Fitness and Sports - Gift Shops - Home Service - Pet Care - Real Estate - Tax - Travel and Cruises 1. 50 Low Cost Franchises Listed Alphabetically al·pha·bet·i·cal also al·pha·bet·ic adj. 1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language. 2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet. (Minimum Initial Investment under $50K) 2. Introduction and Methodology for 50 Low Cost Franchises Under $50K 3. Low Cost Franchises: Description of Business and Logos 4. Low Cost Franchises Organized by Categories a. Pie Chart A graphical representation of information in which each unit of data is represented as a pie-shaped piece of a circle. See business graphics. : Franchises Organized by Category 5. Franchise Fee, Royalty & Advertising Fees 6. Investment Analysis Chart a. Graph: Average Unit Investment 7. Franchise Term & Renewal 8. Item 20 UFOC Information: Unit Closures by number and percentages 9. Training Program 10. Contacts for Management & Franchise Development 11. Summary and Selection of the author's Three Best Low-Cost Franchises For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60037 |
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