Dear WW: My husband wants to buy a franchise. He wants to work for himself and he thinks a franchise will be easy, like paint by numbers business. Isn’t he understating the challenge? NOT KID STUFF
Dear KID STUFF,
A few years ago I stayed at a hotel in Cincinnati. At first everything seemed normal-the usual run [...]
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Dear WW: I’m thinking about buying a printing business. The business has been doing well. It does good work and has a base of loyal customers. But I worry about the kinds of stuff that could derail it in the future. A BAD IDEA?
Dear IDEA,
I once cast my vote in a column for the goofiest [...]
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Dear WW: A friend wants to dump most of his life savings into a “business opportunity” that I fear is a scam. I’ve encouraged him to look up the franchise with the Better Business Bureau. What else should I encourage him to do? THEY’RE TAKING HIM TO THE CLEANERS
Dear Taking,
If there’s one thing every entrepreneur [...]
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