Consumers Using Installment Loans to Fund Franchises

Consumers and franchises
The number of consumers using installment loans to fund their own franchise is steadily increasing.  In a market where people are no longer sure of their jobs, many people are venturing into business ownership to build their own futures.  For example, Jon McIntoch of Philadelphia found himself laid [...]

Papa Johns and many other U.S. franchises are seeing growth as people take their job security into their own hands. Image from Wikimedia.

Franchise Owners Face Parent Company Bankruptcy

Franchisees left companyless
People say recession sparks innovation, creativity, responsibility, and all other sorts of optimistic-sounding things. It also causes failure, collapse, bankruptcy and all other sorts of apocalyptic-sounding things.
It also causes complications, such as leaving franchise owners to figure out how to deal when their parent company goes bankrupt. Sometimes [...]

Old Country Buffet filed for Chapter 11 in January 2008, but emerged with reduced debt in April 2009.

Fast Food Empire Takes Page From Payday Loans Playbook

Yum Brands to display Calorie Content

If you’ve ever felt guilty about ordering up the latest triple layer, double beef, nacho cheese and four-cheese blend concoction from your local Taco Bell, you’re not alone. But if you should dine at one of a certain fast food empire’s franchise locations, at least [...]

Taking a Que from Payday Loans