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Franchise Trends for 2011

Guest post by: Anne Barr

Article Overview: This article gives an overview of some of the franchise trends for 2011.

Franchise Trends for 2011

The franchise industry has been hit hard by the credit crunch and serious lack of traditional funding for small businesses and in particular franchise startups.

The downsized corporate executives are finding fewer job opportunities and practically none in their area of expertise and/or their former level of pay. Many are now turning to business / franchise ownership to close the gap between where they are now and retirement. Often retirees are turning to franchise ownership because their net worth has been dramatically affected by the economy.

Of the thousands of franchises in today's market, several are poised for great growth in 2011 and beyond. Business coaching franchises, such as Action International, are greatly needed to assist business owners with better management, growth solutions and customer service innovations. Stress relievers (now more than ever) such as Massage Envy and others are experiencing record growth. Children educations franchises are producing steady growth and "niche" franchises that offer a different or unusual service such as Senior Magazine and Cybertary provide a great opportunity at a reasonable total investment for the right candidate.

Franchise opportunities are numerous and the turnkey investments are all over the board. Just remember the cost of the franchise has no correlation to the money it can earn.

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Merry Christmas everyone! - I'm just waiting for my son to wake up to start our Christmas traditions and I wanted to drop a quick note here to thank everyone for your support of the forums. We've have an exciting year and hopefully we can reach and help even more entrepreneurs in 2011! I hope you enjoy your families and have a fantastic holiday break... and then get ready to kick some butt with your business in 2011! Merry Christmas everyone!


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