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is 'full membership' worth having to look at 'franchising' forum I note with interest that there is now a 'franchise' section on UKBF of which interests me. Is it worth becoming a full member to have access to this ? I'd like to hear from any franchisees that have full membership as to whether its a full interesting board or simply archived irrelevant / marketing for franchisors ? ( In particular those franchisees in the pet care industry )

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The franchise forum is quite empty of new posts due to it being a paid forum (it used to be an open forum) but there are tons of threads with content to go through. There is currently 33 pages of threads, so definitely a good resource but as said above, not used for new posts much anymore.

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Looks to me as thought there are only a dozen or so threads from this year. I really wouldnt bother. __________________ Stretchy. Marketing strategies without the nonsense.

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I'm really getting into this forum. UK Business Forums Free Member ? Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 100 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts

Thanks for the information Stertchy , much appreciated- its a shame its only available to full members

I'm just testing the water here. UK Business Forums Free Member ? Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Las Vegas/UK Posts: 18 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts

It's a shame people can't see the threads, but then have to pay to post in the forum itself. It might generate more interest.

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I'm just testing the water here. UK Business Forums Free Member ? Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: worcestershire Posts: 17 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts

But isn't that supposed to be one of the functions of a forum? Not much to be gained in shooting the messenger!

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Quote: But isn't that supposed to be one of the functions of a forum? Not much to be gained in shooting the messenger! Yep, but Sift (the company who own this forum) and bound by the law, and had to deal with many legal disputes over the posts generated in that forum, which ultimately lead to the forum being removed for a while, but its back again now, although much quieter now its in the Paid Members area.

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I'm not a full member any more, but if all the stuff that used to be there still is then it would be a useful resource, though it would be quite a trawl to separate the wheat from the chaff. But IIRC there are some gems of good advice. Franchising can be a very good business model for both franchisor and franchisee if approached in the right way, but these are shark infested waters and clearly there are franchises where the effect, either by accident or design, is to exploit the franchisee. Hence the many 'disgruntled' name and shame posts, which in turn led to legal threats etc. My view is that people make the mistake of thinking that franchising is an easy way into business, and then choose a franchise to operate. It's the classic false alternative selling technique. Much better to choose a business and then consider whether the franchise will give you a competitive edge that cannot be gained any other way. If it does then it will be worth the price. BTW, I am a franchisee.

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Most franchised operations have wo forums. one official and one for moaners etc __________________ Business Angel and mentor. A.M.V.C. dot co dot uk

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