Welcome to Franchising in Canada! If you’re like most people, you’ve heard about franchising, have bought products and services from a franchise concept, and are somewhat intrigued as to how franchising might work for you. The franchising industry is fraught with confusion and misinformation and it is difficult to figure out  which franchisors are the reputable ones and which ones are the crooked ones.  OPEN for Business in Canada is a franchise consultancy...

Buying a franchise can be one of the most rewarding and profitable investments you will make during your lifetime. When you buy a franchise, you are really buying the rights to establish and operate an entity that another business owner, the franchisor, has already created. Every franchise concept started out just like every other business, with one location and a dream. Then they decided to box up their business strategy, their established brand and their...

Building a franchise, also known as franchise development, can be a great way to take a product or service to a large number of people in a large area. But keep in mind that ffranchise development  is essentially a growth strategy designed to achieve brand dominance & market saturation in a specific geographic region…rapidly! It all starts with you (the franchisor) building a duplicatable and repeatable business system that others (your franchisees) can use...