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Franchise ownership offers comfort in tough economy: franchising has $1 trillion impact on economy, report says.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 31-MAR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A period of economic uncertainty is not the time to sink one's life savings into a restaurant or shop, but it may be the perfect time to consider owning a service franchise, according to local franchise consultant Cheri Carroll.

One factor in franchise choices is home equity--how many new franchisees financed their businesses in the past, she says.

"Since equity loans aren't as available or as generous as they once were, service businesses with their much lower entry costs offer a path that many are taking to beat the economic blues," said Carroll.

An 11-year volunteer with the San Diego chapter of Score, a nonprofit organization providing free consulting and inexpensive workshops for small...

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