Once you’ve mastered the information in the manual, you may want to supplement your knowledge with some other sources. Following are links to many articles of interest to small business and those in search of commercial real estate.
A Conversation with Michael Gerber (Business Week)
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Are you ready to open a second restaurant QSR Magazine 12/29/2008
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Choose the best real estate for your franchise (All Business)
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Credit Tghtens for Small Business NYT 10_13_09
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Despite Downturn Financing Still Exists for Small Companies (New York Times)
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Economy Forcing some Companies to Change Business Model BizJournal 11/14/08
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Empty Mall Stores Trigger Rent Cuts WSJ July 9th 2009
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Execs Expect Commercial Property Values and Rents to Keep Falling DSNews.com 4_01_2010
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Expensive Mistakes to Avoid as a New Franchisee (Entrepreneur)
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Faltering Economy Spurs Interest in Franchising (St Louis Post Dispatch 5_04_08)
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Fascinated by Franchising 5 Things you need to know 5/19/09 Bankrate.com
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Financial Plans Vital to Business Success (The Arizona Republic)
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Finding the Franchise thats Right for You (The Richfield Reaper)
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For lenders, ‘it could be 10 years before we get out of this Business Courier of Cincinnati - 3_ 08_ 2010
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For Once a Buyer's Market for Small Retailers-Reuters 9/10/08
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Franching Outpaces other Sectors of Economy in Growth & Jobs (PR Newswire, Via Yahoo)
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Franchise Consultants Their Roles and Responsibilities NuWire 11_14_08
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Franchise Financing Options 8/2509 Franchise.com
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Franchise is Method of Business (Ohio.com)
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Franchisees need to know what they're getting into 4_28_09 Herald Tribune
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Getting to 'Wow': Consumers Describe What Makes a Great Shopping Experience Knowledge @ Wharton July 8 2009
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Ghost Malls Coming to You Seeking Alpha 1/20/2009
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Google Place Pages Local Search is Looking Up 10_15_09 Straight-Up
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How I did it: Jerry Murrell 5 Guys Burgers and Fries Inc.com 4_01_2010
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How retailers can beat the inflation heat
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How to Find the Best Location (Entrepreneur)
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How to Qualify for Franchise Loans Even with Bad Credit- American Business Journals
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How to React to an Economic Slowdown FranTrends 11/18/08
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How to reduce your exposure to the Personal Guarantee of the Lease (CA Commercial Realty Partners)
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How to Replicate Success (MITSloan Management Review 05_08_08)
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Hunker Down for 2009 QSR Magazine 12/23/2008
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IFA President Talks about what restaurant chains need to do during these hard economic times 1/29/09
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Is it Time to Buy a Franchise? (www.hispanicbusiness.com)
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It's All About Business Results (Sellingtobigcompanies.com)
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Keeping Customers in an Economic Downturn Mercury News 4/11/2009
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Lease Audits Reduce Operating Costs PRWeb 3_08_2010
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Mom and Pop vs. Franchisees: Pros and Cons 02/01/2010 Fox Small Business News
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New Enviironmental Regs Impact SBA Loans Due Diligence CPN 8/11/08
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Personal Guarantee of the Lease (CA Commercial Realty Partners LLC)
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Plotting a Better Course for Your Company Newsweek 1/16/2009
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Protection for Commercial Tenants when Landlord is in Financial Difficulty by Lars Andersen
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Quiznos 123 Fit Smashburger Buyers Beware Maumau 3/7/2009
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Recommended Reading for the Entrepreneur (HeraldNet.com)
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Report...10,000 stores could close 8/27/09 BizJournal
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Retail Real Estate Faces Huge Challenges 5/15/09 CPMI
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Save on your Franchise Start Up costs Entrepreneur.com 3/6/2009
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Shopping Center Owners Must Be Alert to Signs of Troubled Tenants (San Diego Daily Transcript)
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Shopping Malls Reel As Vacancy Rates Soar 01/06/2010
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Six "Must Haves" for Buying a Franchise (MoreBusiness)
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Small Banks say they win in small business lending USA Today 3_29_2010
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Small Businesses Squeezed out of Loans (Miami Herald 7-11-08)
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The 25 Riskiest Franchises for Lenders 1/25/2009 NuWire
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The Difference between Leading and Managing Tips for Entrepreneurs Balt Sun 11_2_08
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The Pros and Cons of Buying a Franchise Business (by Warren Hummer Esq. Ft. Worth Business Press)
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Understanding Commercial Real Estate Market Statistics, Part 1 (CA Commercial Realty Partners)
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Understanding Commercial Real Estate Market Statistics, Part 2 (CA Commercial Realty Partners)
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What Type of Tenant Are You? (Performance Realty Solutions))
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What You Should Know about Your Business Credit (The Richfield Reaper)
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Where Franchising is Going in 2009 Part 1 Blue Maumau 12_2_08
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Where Franchising is Going in 2009 Part 2 Blue Maumau 12_2_08
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WSJ: Pizza Chains Were Already Struggling; Then the Economic Downturn Hit WSJ 2/23/2009
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Zappos CEO Customer Focus Key to Record Sales During Retail Slump Knowledge@ W.R. Carey 1/20/2009
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