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Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></company><title>Producer</title></editor></meta><document><pubdate>October 17, 2000</pubdate><pubdateYMD>20001017</pubdateYMD><moddate>July 07, 2003</moddate><startdate>October 17, 2000</startdate><expiredate>January 01, 2005</expiredate><postdate>October 17, 2000</postdate><title><![CDATA[Buying a Franchise]]></title><title-nohtml><![CDATA[Buying a Franchise]]></title-nohtml><brief><![CDATA[Buying your own franchise is one way to break into the entrepreneurial ranks and become your own boss. 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Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. 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Cooperative marketing. Bulk purchasing power. Training and management expertise. They are some early advantages of buying a franchise rather than building your own business. They're the types of advantages solo entrepreneurs might reap -- if they're lucky -- after years of hard work in the trenches.<P>Naturally, franchising has its drawbacks, too. Agreements between franchisors and their franchisees can seem pretty rigid, especially to eager, innovative self-starters who expect to grow their companies as they see fit. However, a growing number of savvy franchisees are learning how to manage creatively and profitably -- within the established rules of the mother company. <p>So what are you waiting for? Dive into this collection of articles, tips, and tools and get franchising.<P> ]]></text></bodycopy><subjects/></document></content>