Many business people who are quite successful wish to franchise their businesses and sell additional outlets under their business name; brand name. It is an obvious method of expansion and makes a lot of sense, but it is not easy to build a franchise company, especially with all the rules and regulations, lawyers and bureaucratic debris out there. It might be easier to defeat Hezbollah than to franchise a company.

You want to know a few tips and secrets from someone who has done it? Okay, well then let us consider upfront capital. You will need between one and two million dollars to do it correctly. Next you need to keep your goals regional, as there will be time later to conquer the world, but you need to keep your sphere of influence as regional as possible, the further you get away from your home base the further away from reality you get.

You will need some expert help and beware of lawyers. Have your franchise documents done by a compiler of sorts and then take it to a lawyer. Do not register in every state, as they often share the Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars with your competition. Only franchise in the states you choose. Be careful with what is on your website, separate the consumer side from the Franchise Opportunity Pages.

You need to do a little reading too; go read Franchising 101, The Franchise Bible, Franchise and Licensing, Trips and Traps When Buying a Franchise and the E Myth. What other secrets can I tell you? Well, lose lips sink ships, nothing good in life is easy and once you start do not ever give up. Consider all this in 2006.