Are there any major technology/equipment upgrades planned for the current system?
(Upgrades could be equipment upgrades that the individual franchisee has to pay for, or major technology upgrades that the franchise company pays for.) Questions like those are not commonplace. That’s the point. The more you can learn before you invest, the better you’ll feel when you write a $35,000 check for the up-front franchise fee to the franchisor. The entire business world is becoming more transparent. Allow me to rephrase that; The entire business world is learning that transparency is really the way to do business. Not many industries will be able to escape this fact in the near future. Shel Holtz and John C. Havens wrote a book called “Tactical Transparency” last year, and it’s an important one. Here’s what Paolo Tosolini, the New Media Business Manager at Microsoft Corp. said after reading the book; “Transparency is a necessary journey that takes effort and time, but has high rewards. Organizations of any size should recognize the value of being transparent and make employe
