Is a franchise for you?  Come to this workshop and you will learn how to evaluate starting a franchise vs. an independent business vs. buying an existing business; the best types of franchises to open in today's economy; the myths about franchising; the costs to start a franchise; how to research a franchise to make sure it's the right choice; how to decide which franchises are best for you; what mistakes to avoid when choosing and researching a franchise; negotiation issues; California laws & common issues; legal documents, e.g. disclosure document and franchise agreement.

 Vic Scimo of FranNet presents this workshop.  Fran Net is a national organization and their services are provided to potential franchise owners at no charge to the potential owner.  Vic has personally helped close to 1000 people purchase a franchise over the past 15 years.  Many of these were veterans.   He is a past Chairman of the FranNet Board of Directors as well as the FranNet Advisory committee.  In addition Vic himself has been a Southern California entrepreneur owning several franchises and small business over the past 25 years.  Prior to his entrepreneurial activities Vic spent 12 years with the Marriott corporation as an executive in the hospitality industry.