Startup Addict » franchising startups http://www.startupaddict.com A haven for entrepreneurial Superheroes Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:27:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Top Franchises in 2009 http://www.startupaddict.com/business-musings/top-franchises-in-2009/302 http://www.startupaddict.com/business-musings/top-franchises-in-2009/302#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:08:45 +0000 Tod Whipple http://www.startupaddict.com/blog/?p=302

The top franchises of 2009 (300 total) by AllBusiness has been chosen. The list is a wide range of likely and unlikely candidates from Subway in the #1 slot to Allover media bringing up the rear at number 300.

Here are the 300 franchise companies that our editors and experts chose as the “best of the best” for 2009.

See all 300 listed here

]]> http://www.startupaddict.com/business-musings/top-franchises-in-2009/302/feed 0 Franchising startups are on a tear http://www.startupaddict.com/startups/franchising-startups-are-on-a-tear/221 http://www.startupaddict.com/startups/franchising-startups-are-on-a-tear/221#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:03:52 +0000 Tod Whipple http://www.startupaddict.com/blog/?p=221

If you’re trying to decide on a Franchising startup, you may want to consider focusing a business model aimed at baby boomers. Fitness centers, spas, senior care services and coffee shops are among the leading franchises. If you are an entrepreneur that is industry agnostic and just want to make money then consider the fact that a baby boomer retires every 16 seconds, talk about a built-in customer base. Even homebuilders have catered their inventories to Boomers to help insulate against the busted real estate market.

Kiplinger reports:

A quick look at the demographic trends shows why senior service franchises are so popular. By 2010, one in five Americans will be considered “senior,” and the number of Americans over the age of 65 will grow to 53 million by 2020. Moreover, average life expectancy has increased 15 years since the Social Security system was established in the 1930s.

Franchising comprises 10% of the private sector in the United States and will continue to blow full steam ahead in the boomer demographic. Be sure your business plan reflects the appropriate geography for the boomer demographic. Destinations like Fort Collins, CO and numerous cities in North Carolina have enjoyed steady growth.

Be sure to take a look at the top 10 investments to capture the baby boomer demographic as well.


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