Investments and Business Opportunities Franchise & Business Opportunities

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Buying a Franchise: A Consumer Guide [PDF]
Explains to consumers how to shop for a franchise opportunity, including what questions to ask before they invest. Describes potential benefits — such as brand recognition, training, and support — but also the costs, obligations, and risks that a franchisee may face. 8.5"x11", 18 pages, color.
Could Biz Opp Offers Be Out for Your Coffers? [PDF] [en español]
Explains the importance of getting pre-investment information in writing, and researching other aspects of the business' performance by interviewing other people who have bought into the program. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
Franchise and Business Opportunities [PDF] [en español]
Explains the Federal Trade Commission's Franchise and Business Opportunity Rule. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
Medical Billing Opportunities: Worth a Second Opinion [PDF] [en español]
Medical billing opportunity promoters often misrepresent earnings potential and don't provide key, pre-investment information required by law. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities? [PDF]
Cautions consumers about web-based business opportunities that promise more than they can possibly deliver, and what you can do to protect yourself. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.

Guidance Documents: Franchise and Business Opportunities
Includes reports, rules and acts, compliance information, and workshops.