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Very unique franchise in the music space, much more than just music lessons. We speak with Michael Anderson, founder of Rockstars of Tomorrow. To learn more about owning a franchise: https://www.franchise.city/rockstars-of-tomorrow Tell us about Rockstars of Tomorrow 0:40 History of Rockstars of Tomorrow & how you got started 2:35 Benefits of this franchise opportunity and why this franchise over the competition 4:27 What size space is needed and approximate investment amount for franchise 7:00 Who makes a good Franchise owner for Rockstars of Tomorrow? 9:00 What does a franchise owner do / day to day role 11:47 How many franchises are open and where are your locations 13:35 Tell us about some of the music programs you offer 16:17 What top five cities would you like to open a studio franchise? 19:04 Market trends and how recession resilient is Rockstars of Tomorrow franchise 20:54 How franchise owners can bring in revenue even before opening a location 22:45 Final wrap up and short clip of recent live music event 23:50 To learn more about owning a franchise: https://www.franchise.city/rockstars-of-tomorrow #franchisecity #rockstarsoftomorrow

Is it possible to earn up to $180 hr. selling dandelions as a small business? Yes, and we'll show you how to make Dandelion Coffee at home. This is a virtually unknown niche market so stay tuned and you can be one of the first in what may one day be a billion dollar industry. Gourmet Dandelion root sells for an average of $30 a pound. Here is a listing for 2 kilos for $209. Here is 75 grams for $10, they are completely sold out. So people are drinking dandelion tea, but it really hasnt hit rockstar status yet. I will tell you once you drink it, you will want to drink it all the time. Its ridiculously good and extremely healthy, and the best coffee substitute I have ever had. Not only that the scientific studies are quite amazing, which is why I think dandelions may be the next huge superfood. This study is listed in Pubmed - they tested it on cancer cells and found "Aqueous DRE induced programmed cell death (PCD) selectively in 95% of colon cancer cells, irrespective of their p53 status, by 48 hours of treatment" also "oral administration of DRE retarded the growth of human colon xenograft models by more than 90%" Further studies illustrate that dandelion root extract is actually able to selectively target sick cells while preserving the good cells. Other studies are just as amazing, including dandelion root extract increased the generation of new skin cells, which could slow the aging process, and dandelion extract could help with acne. Another study shows improvement of Type 2 diabetes. These are all real studies from real scientists and we've included the links below. There are many studies on the health benefits of dandelion root and if you remember Acai and Goji berries? Companies sold billions based on a few shaky health claims. This business could be started small, selling in flea markets, locally to restaurants who would offer your local gourmet dandelion coffee, restaurants love having local options especially a niche product, or sell online direct to consumers, and possibly scale into a million dollar National company wholesaling globally. If you start small you could pick them locally, or buy in bulk, more in a minute. If you do pick just make sure you pick only from places that have not been sprayed with toxic chemicals, and if its not your own land ask permission. If you dont want to pick You can also buy bulk dandelion powder and root from places like Alibaba. Buys large amounts and sell in smaller bags as a branded product. Dandelions are everywhere. nobody wants them. Drive in the country there are fields of dandelions. Tons of dandelion root. I read a post from a professional grower stating that one experienced person can pick 5-7 pounds of dandelions per hour. At $30 a pound averaging 6 pounds per hour that would be $180 per hour. I found wholesale dandelion root available on Alibaba as low as $5-$8 a kilo, which is 2.2 pounds. If you recall the company we showed was selling it for over $200 a kilo. Thats a decent markup. We have been making dandelion coffee for ages, trust me you will love it, here is how easy it is to pick and produce your own. We're in a field behind my house that has never been sprayed and filled with wild dandelions I found the easiest way to pick them, and there may be better ways, is to take a fork, lift the entire soil and once loosened gently pull the root up not breaking it. This soil is very packed so you cant just pull them out. Gather the flower and roots and throw them in a bucket. Once your bucket is full, take the roots inside, cut off the flower tops, which are great for salad by the way, and soak and wash the roots in water. I find a salad spinner works well. Once they are done it looks like this. Now take the roots and put them through your food processor turning it into shreds. Once they are all shredded throw them on wax paper on a baking tray, they are quite wet so you need to dry them first before you roast on a lower heat around 220, check them very 20 minutes of so until fairly dry. Once dry bake them at between 320 and 400 until crisp and darker color, which will take between 20-40 minutes. Some stoves seem to run hotter than others. Once they are done they look crispy and like this, you can store them in a container it keeps a long time. We like to add it to the espresso machine, like you would regular coffee and add foamed almond milk and stevia and it tastes amazing. Or you can just use it like regular coffee Quick review. 1. pick dandelions, 2. cut off leaves and wash roots 3. shred roots 4. dry low heat then bake high heat until crisp. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27564258/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5553762/ diabetes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22293479/ aging https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2019/2951428/ #smallbusinessidea #franchisecity

Will we see a stock market crash in 2022? To be a good investor one studies economics. To be a stellar investor one studies history, and human psychology. Why we may be poised for a crash and 4 investing alternatives to the stock market. ******DISCLAIMER: am not your broker, this is not financial advice, use at your own risk and always do your own diligence***** Major declines in the stock market over the past few days but if you read the news, most pundits are suggesting that the this is a slight blip, AND things have to go up again soon, and in fact there are some great deals to be had in the stock market. Motley Fool here suggesting Disney at $95 down from about $180 is a bargain. Maybe it is. Or maybe we are in a similar situation to just before the great depression. Take a look at this New York Times article written on October 30, 1929 and tell me you don't see similarities. "Brokers believe bottom is reached" "Stock letters sent last night marked by expression of confidence". We have several of the top stock brokerages in the article stating things like "Even in this abnormal market yesterdays amazing volume seems to indicate liquidation is in its final stages" and "Now at last stocks may be safely recommended both as investments and for the speculative turn". Every single broker expressing what seemed like great technical reasons for people to jump back into the markets. Lets look at what actually happened. That article was written way up here on the chart and stocks slid downward for more than 2 years until July 1932 with the Dow at 41.22 representing an almost 90% loss over 3 years. If you invested at or near the peak as the "experts" suggested, you would not have broke even for 20 years. Bulls suggest that measures were put in place since then to prevent this from reoccurring. Yet, we saw Black Monday 1987 the Dow Dropped 22% in a single day, and more recently March 16 2020 it fell almost 13% in a day. The crash in the 30's took years to drop that extent. So we do see that the markets still have the capacity to drop significant amounts quickly. If sentiment turns bullish we could still see a stock market crash. So where are we at today. Record inflation, many people digging deeper into debt because they cant afford gas and food, and keep in mind your losses in the market are even greater than what you see if you calculate the inflationary effects. We have interest rates rising could very likely cause a recession, a rapidly cooling real estate market, inverted yield curves which almost always signal a recession, despite "experts" telling us not to worry, consumer confidence is down, supply chains are in trouble, we have a war and an administration that seemingly does not care or understand the threat of nuclear confrontation, nuclear war once unthinkable is now on the table. By the way smart investing for WW3 video link above and at the end. We have Iran at the stage of nukes, we have North Korea back to testing nukes, we have massive polarization in the country with 44% of all Americans and 53% of Republicans saying America is headed for civil war. We have 30 trillion in debt, and a global debt problem (slide) with multiple countries collapsing economically like Sri-Lanka, Nigeria, Lebanon, Venezuela, many others on the precipice. In USA West major droughts threaten to have a severe impact on agriculture and even power. US household debt increased by 1 trillion dollars in 2021 the most since 2007. Cryptocurrencies have been hit hard with stable coin Luna, and Celsius completely collapsing wiping out billions of dollars, Bitcoin dropped to just over $20k yesterday from a high of almost $70k, why people flock to buy at $70k and don't buy at $20k I don't understand, and we have yet to see the full ramifications of shutting down the global economy for almost 2 years. The last tech bust lasted 915 days in 2000, it would have taken you 8 years just to break even again. The great recession lasted about 500 days, if you got in at the peak it would have taken you 7 years, just to get back to your starting point. There is no answer to whether stocks are bad or good, but only was your timing bad or good. Bulls tell you that over time stock market averages gains are double digits, but this is only over long periods of time. If history tells us anything we know there is no eternal free lunch. Whether we see a stock market crash in 2022 or later corrections always come and it makes sense not to bet everything on an unknown. Top 7 investments for WW3 link above. Thanks for watching SORRY YOUTUBE LIMITS TEXT TO 5000 CHARACTERS, PLEASE SEE VIDEO FOR STOCK INVESTING ALTERNATIVES Top 7 investments for WW3: https://youtu.be/S5WVftHJWkA #STOCKMARKETCRASH2022 #FRANCHISECITY

Are there work from home franchise businesses? Yes! Some of these low cost businesses can earn more than a fast food restaurant costing millions of dollars. We look at home based franchise ideas today on Franchise City When you think franchises most people think of the big food names, McDonalds, Taco Bell, KFC, but that same successful franchise model that provides support, training and a proven business system is also available in home based businesses. So you just plug your own motivation into a successful franchise model, and build your own business. All of those restaurants would cost you over a million dollars to buy, these work from home franchise business ideas are low cost and provide a flexible lifestyle. There are two types of home based franchise choices, a one person army, where it is you doing the work, like consulting, and there are franchises with employees. There is no right or wrong answer, some people prefer to not deal with employees, others prefer to work towards a more passive business. Let's start with a little known but very successful sector, renovation/restoration and home improvement. The owner is hiring and managing crews who go out and conduct the work, and developing relationships locally. The owner may also choose to do estimates, or they can hire a salesperson. Some brands do allow for home based ownership, you may want to get a small office and warehouse once the business grows. This industry can be very profitable. One franchise has an average net profit of over $200k a year, that is net profit, with an investment of around $80k. This brand has sold out in many territories, if you are interested call franchise city we'll check if your city is still open. They are SBA approved so with 30% down buyers can finance the rest. Another brand with a slightly higher investment shows EBITDA of over 1.5 million a year . This business focuses on disaster recovery repairs so if you are in a region with severe weather it might be a great fit. Next up is Real Estate. There are several great work from home options in the real estate space, some do investing/flipping and/or rentals. This can be a great business if you want to build a big portfolio. Yes, you can do this on your own but a franchise gives access to tools like estimating, shows you how to bid, gets you access to great leads, and excellent financing. Many owners in this space have earned millions. Other brands in this space do staging of homes, so you provide furniture, stage the home, which helps it sell for a higher amount. A recent addition in the RE technology space does provides services to Realtors like 3D interactive tours, virtual reality tours, drone footage, and listing promotions that help Realtors close more deals. Very interesting new franchise, investment for that in the $60k range and this is a flexible business you can operate on your own. Property management can also be a great option, you help investors manage their properties, these can be commercial, vacation or residential properties, its a great way to enter the real estate market without the risk, investment for that starting at around $50k. And last up in real estate is running your own brokerage. So you hire on Realtors, they sell houses, you make an override, property market is hot right now lots of people making money, investment for a brokerage franchise is around $40k. Another good work from home franchise niche is business consulting. This is a low overhead business where you help companies become more efficient, effective and or save money. This is a very relational business, you are speaking with CEO's and business owners so you will need to be comfortable doing that. This is a good business for executives, or ex-CEO's who want to replace their executive income and run their own business. Top producers in this industry do over a million a year, and investment for that is around $60k. Other consulting type gigs at a lower cost of around $20k include financial services, where you arrange loans for businesses and receive a percentage of the loan. Vending. In vending we include businesses like ATM or Bitcoin machine routes, as well as traditional vending where you place and service machines in your area that might be stocked with snacks and or soft drinks. Yes, you can also do this on your own but a franchise assists with placement, bulk product pricing, and support on how to build the business quickly. We've seen investors start with just a few machines, and build up to a network of over 100+ machines, which can create a very profitable business. Investment starts at around $40k and up depending on the number of machines you buy. Want to see what work from home franchises are available in your area? Call Franchise City brokers: https://www.franchise.city/our-services #franchisecity #workfromhome

Brand new low cost Franchise in the Document Scanning and Preservation industry. If you have been looking for a flexible, work from home franchise opportunity check out our interview with Paul Janicek from Doculock LLC 1:00 Tell us about the scanning industry and Doculock 3:30 How did you get into this industry? 7:00 Who are your customers and discuss business model 10:30 What does a day in the life of an owner look like? 15:40 Who is a good candidate for Doculock? 17:50 Is selling involved? 18:40 How is business going during the pandemic? 23:35 Wrap up More details: https://franchise.city/doculock-franchise #franchisecity #lowcostfranchise #newfranchise

Just a few of the hundreds of franchise businesses Franchise City has available. Some franchises selling for less than a new franchise! Don't see your city? Give us a call. We start with a fresh listing from today - very good deal, motivated seller needs to sell in 60 days, business is in the residential service based industry, business to consumers. Company had over $160k net profit last year, solid YOY growth, great Google reviews employees and location in place, turnkey and ready to go, step into a profitable business asking $280k - located in Rancho Cucamonga CA We also have resales for this company is Bellevue WA asking $120k Newnan GA asking $75k Ottawa Canada $250K and Atlanta asking $220k. WE also have new units, not resales available in select cities Investment for a new unit between $150-$220k, this companies top 10% do close to 3 million a year so it can be very profitable. Contact us for details. We have a home based consulting type franchise, it can be relocated anywhere in Canada or the USA, comes with existing accounts and about $45k in revenue, asking $45k, Buyer must have executive sales experience and proof of funds. Top offices in this system do over $600k a year so potentially profitable for the right person. Retail graphics business in St Louis $225 revenue, all new equipment and new studio. Needs a new buyer to take over the business and bring it to profitability - asking $95k plus franchise fee about $150 plus operating capital. Sunny Florida, 3 gyms that are corporately owned and operational looking for franchisees, Tampa, asking $30k, Boca Raton, Doral, and Weston locations available asking $60k. You will need to be financially qualified and have working capital. We also have a name brand automotive shop in Lakeland FL asking $150k. San Dimas CA a rare resale in senior care, asking $100k, less than the cost of a new unit. Modesto CA we have a B2B services franchise over 7m in gross revenue EBITDA of $315k asking $795k, new buyer will need previous executive and sales experience, business has been operating since 2006. Illinois, Deerfield we have a fitness club asking $75k another in Glenview for $150k, also locations in Chicago asking $60k. Very profitable cleaning company in Cary IL, asking $750k. New Jersey we have a very good deal for cleaning franchise Atlantic county $20k, Monmouth county asking $25k, very supportive franchisor so you will be in good hands. You must be financially qualified and have working capital as your business ramps up. Also in NJ a check cashing center in Philipsburg asking $100k, and if you havent seen our video on owning check cashing ATM's https://youtu.be/PtugH3gi_1o Appliance repair in Northern NJ, $530k revenue asking $259k. Also very inexpensive children's learning centers, need new owners to get in and turn the businesses around, Brick and Verona NJ asking only $25k Livonia Michigan we have a kids hair salon, selling for less than a new franchise at $125k. Yoga studio in Bloomfield asking $150k. Virginia beach VA, handyman franchise $619k in sales asking $300k. We have many more resales as well as new unit non resale franchises, if you are looking for a franchise call the experts at franchise city broker and consulting group https://www.franchise.city/OUR-SERVICES #franchisecity #businessforsale

How much can you make with a Cannabis franchise? How much does it cost to invest? In honor of April 20th (420) let's explore some of the opportunities in the Cannabis franchise space. Looking at the Cannabis Industry? Franchise City has arranged for free consultations for qualified buyers. Your consultant has extensive experience in the Cannabis franchise investment market, is a neutral party, and will help you understand all of your options. Details below. There are three main baskets in the Cannabis Franchise arena. 1. Retail stores/ CBD & related 2. Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary 3. Cannabis Production or Micro Growing Let's start with retail, again, not all states allow for retail Cannabis sales, however certain brands give you the ability to start as a CBD shop, then transition once Cannabis and THC becomes legal in the state. This way you can build up a client base and customer demand while waiting for legalization. Investment range for a small retail shop will be all-in between $120k-$250k depending on footprint size and a number of other factors. These type of stores focus on edibles, tinctures, concentrates and some brands brands in the space have a managed models for absentee owners who prefer not to work in the business. So you buy the shop, the company gets everything set up and runs the store for you. We are seeing small footprint boutique brands in this space doing up to $50k a month in sales. Why would I buy a franchise instead of starting my own independent shop? We'll speak to that in a moment but lets look at the next category Medicinal Dispensaries serve a different space and tend to command premium prices over standard retail. But, there is typically more licensing and regulation involved for dispensaries. Some of the medicinal franchises have wellness spas attached for additional revenue stream, great idea. Investment for a medicinal Cannabis Dispensary is a bit higher than standard retail at between $250k for a smaller store to $1.5m for a larger dispensary. How much do dispensaries earn? We have seen large footprint stores averaging over 1.7 million per month, smaller footprint stores averaging $900k per month, so if you are in the right state at the right time the industry can potentially provide tremendous cash flow. Finally we have Cannabis production. There are actually franchises available that offer Micro-grow opportunities and there are significant benefits to micro growing over traditional large scale grows that we wont cover here, but with a micro cultivator license in Canada you are able to grow yearly up to just over 600kg, or about 1300 lbs. One of the franchises in this space has a unique cultivation model that allows for multiple harvests per year, and payouts are bi weekly. Your buyers are all in place before you even start the grow. So investors share a large, up to 100k sq' warehouse facility which is broken down into smaller self contained units which are owned by franchisees. Economies of scale and sharing the larger facility lowers overall costs for all micro growers in the space, and reduces production costs, allowing for higher margins. This opportunity is a completely passive model as your investment is managed by corporate, all the growing, market sourcing, employees everything is taken care of and you receive ongoing revenue. Investment is quite a bit higher at 1.2m and as no financing is available you should have that available liquid. So why a Cannabis franchise, why not go solo? Well the reason as in most industries is even more relevant in cannabis. What licensing is required? Where do I source my products, or sell my products? What size store do I need, and what design works best? What banks will work with me? Does anyone finance Cannabis businesses? How do I market my store? A franchise has already worked out the hundreds of details that you as an independent would have to figure out on your own, as a franchisee you benefit from that experience. Also, buying power - a franchise system gets better volume pricing and often access to better quality strains, some of them actually producing within the corporation and supplying franchisees from a centralized production facility. Its not that you cant do it on your own, it is just one of the more challenging industry due to being a very new market. It makes sense to look at what is available in franchising and compare the benefits over going solo before you invest. Franchise City has set up free consultations with our Cannabis franchise partner experts. Buyers should have have a minimum of $100k liquid capital for retail CBD, and a minimum of $300k for Cannabis concepts. Traditional business financing is generally not possible, however 401k rollovers or home equity loans might be an option. Details here: https://www.franchise.city/cannabis-franchise-review #franchisecity #cannabis #franchising

Is Gold Investing actually a good strategy during times of inflation? Could we see $30,000 per oz or will the government just seize everyone's gold? (again) The price of gold in Venezuela today, a country decimated by hyperinflation, is over 400 trillion Bolivars per oz. If you flew to Venezuela today with a single 1 oz gold coin you can become a Venezuelan trillionaire by morning. The point being that measuring gold against paper currency is a moot point, especially during hyperinflation. If bread is $1000 does it really matter if gold is $30,000. Looking at it that way of course gold could reach $5,000, $10,000, $50,000 per oz but it would likely do so as a result of inflation. If we ever experienced hyperinflation, which is a highly unlikely but a possible scenario, gold could reach 1 million dollars. But dollars would not be worth much. There is a popular saying 1 oz of gold regardless of the surrounding value of currency, can always buy you a nice suit based on the value of money at the time. But what about during inflation? Most people hear talking heads promote how gold investing is a great hedge against "inflation" and just accept it as gospel. This is a sophomoric view of inflation and of gold. Let me ask you this, Will sandbags protect you against a flood? That questions is impossible to answer without context, and you need more data. Will gold protect you against inflation? You need more data. In reality gold has not been a great hedge for low, stable inflation. 1973 to 1979 annual inflation averaged around 8.8%, at times into double digits. Gold was a decent hedge and returned around 35%. But 1980 to 1984, annual inflation around 6.5%, gold investors lost 10% on average, and 1988 to 1991 inflation at 4.6% gold saw a negative 4.6% return. So gold is not always a good inflation hedge. Where gold really shines is in times of very high and accelerating inflation, which we may be seeing in the future. This is something many people don't understand. Another popular misperceptions is that currency debasement, or money printing, quantitative easing does not in and of itself destroy currencies and lead to hyperinflation. We are 30 trillion in debt, much more if you count obligations, and the dollar is still strong. What destroys currency is when peoples confidence in it falters. At that point it is all over and people will likely flock to gold. The argument for the dollar is that the USA is the most powerful nation, and the US dollar is the worlds reserve currency. But already we see Putin and other countries trying to chip away at that, even considering accepting Bitcoin or gold for oil. Russia has already pegged the Ruble back to gold, which hasn't been done by any country since the 70's. This could be bullish for both Bitcoin and gold. We have the perception that currency in our hand is valuable but the actual value of paper currency is paper. Not that long ago currency represented a certain amount of gold holdings. There has been some discussion of pinning the dollar back to something like gold, and today, if we were to bring money back to the gold standard an oz of gold would immediately be worth $30k an oz. That gives you some idea of the loss of value of the dollar since it started back at $35 oz. So it is prudent to hold some gold in the event of financial cataclysm - we live in crazy times. And bitcoin, we see people fleeing Ukraine with usb discs, and commerce in Venezuelan hyperinflation involved a huge amount of crypto. Its not an either Gold or Bitcoin. And think if governments start transacting oil in crypto, where is that price going to go? One problem with gold that many do not consider is that governments have frequently confiscated it. 1933 in the USA gold was illegal to own, right up to 1975! 1959 to 1976 the Australian government made it legal to seize gold from its citizens and exchange it for paper money. 1966 Britain banned citizens from owning more than 4 gold coins, that law lasted until 1979. In 1935 Benito Mussolini had a bad recession on his hands and asked citizens to donate their gold jewelry in exchange for a cool steel bracelet that said translated from Italian "Gold for the fatherland" Women were so filled with patriotic fervor many gave away their wedding rings and Mussolini took in 35 tonnes of gold. If you wonder how so many people could be deceived by a fascist dictator, at the time, it seems like the right thing to do, just like today. Can it happen again? Make no mistake if the government perceives a significant threat to their currency they will absolutely seize your gold. And will use propaganda to make it appear you are unpatriotic if you do not volunteer the gold yourself. So is gold investing good in times of inflation? It depends.... firstly on how bad inflation gets, and secondly how desperate the government becomes. Has silver investing been a good hedge in recessions?https://youtu.be/7q2pI3LV3vw

Yep, an entire luxury island for crypto enthusiasts and you can can get citizenship Free! Unfortunately "my kind" is ineligible - can you guess why? When I saw Satoshi Island, it looked amazing. Everything about it was perfect, eco-friendly, sustainably built, like minded community, crypto based economy, and you can get citizenship potentially free. This is a real island, as per their website 32 million square feet in size located in Vanuatu which is located between Australia and Fiji. Satoshi island plans to be a sustainably built, solar powered, complete crypto economy and a place where crypto enthusiasts, and businesses can thrive. If you qualify you can acquire citizenship and ultimately plots to the island by way of NFT's, so instead of complicated real estate paperwork, you own an NFT that can translate to a plot of land. There are 2100 blocks with 10 plots per block, equaling 21000 plots in total. You can buy one plot or several. The stated goal on their website "Satoshi Island is poised to become the crypto capital of the world, intended to bring together thousands of crypto professionals and enthusiasts worldwide" Life on the island will be an experience like no other, giving the crypto community a way to live and work amongst like-minded people in a place designed around the industry we love" Apparently Vanuatu was chosen due to being crypto and tax friendly. Again from their website "Vanuatu has no tax on profits, dividends or income for corporations or individuals. There is no capital gains tax, no withholding tax and no death tax" With increasing tax grabs on crypto this sounds like a great idea. Bear in mind however if you are from the USA the IRS follows you everywhere. The USA is the only major country that taxes its citizens regardless of where they live in the world. Now renouncing citizenship is a possibility, but if your net worth is in excess of over 2 million based on assets including your home, you are likely subject to an exit tax. Subject for another day. The Satoshi Island website states you can apply to get a free citizenship NFT, however they do not grant the holder citizenship of Vanuatu. But, if you hold the Satoshi NFT citizenship you can be fast tracked through the Vanuatu Investment and migration bureau. I checked out the Vanuatu website and looks like citizenship costs run around $130k for a single applicant to $180k for a family with 2 kids. That is actually not bad in the global stage in relation to other countries residency by investment programs but a Vanuatu passport not the most desired. The islands very cool modular structures are designed by award winning James Law of Cybertecture, apparently you can pick up one of these modules for only $60k, and you can chain them together to make larger spaces. The first batch of modules for short term stays is due in Q3 2022 and it is estimated the manufacturer can pump out 200 of them a month. Q4 2022 the borders of Satoshi Island will open to holders of Citizenship NFT's for short term stays, and Q1 2023 homeowners will be able to begin residing on the island or renting out their homes. According to sources over 50k free citizenship NFT applications have been already received, which basically whitelists someone for future upcoming land sales. Anyone can own land NFT's, but if you want to set up a private home, like I would, must qualify. How do you qualify? You must have a minimum of 21 followers on Twitter just to apply for Satoshi Island Citizenship. I was so close, off by only 21. So although I am not Satoshi Island material, you might be able to snap up a free citizenship. As I have been shunned by Satoshi Island, I am considering buying my own Micronation details here: https://youtu.be/PXVdv7BbdM8 Satoshi Island: https://www.satoshi-island.com/ #satoshiisland #bitcoin #NFT

Yes, I am exploring buying an actual Sovereign Country on eBay and hopefully crowning myself king. Want to be a Minister? Colonel, Lord or Lady? Now is your chance! So last video I expressed disappointment after being shunned from Satoshi Island due to my lackluster Twitter following. Link above if you have not seen that. Anyway after drying my cheeks I started Googling buy a Micronation, if you cant join em, beat em, and of all places came across a listing to buy a real Micronation on eBay. And frankly when you buy something as important as a Micronation you want to go through a trusted, credible intermediary. Wirtland is a genuine, established Micronation, according to their ebay listing this is the first time in history, a populated sovereign country will be auctioned online. Wirtland apparently has 8000 citizens, including Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. Wirtlands concept statement: Wirtland is based on the concept of a country that transcends national borders without breaching or lessening the sovereignty of any involved. Wirtland differs from online "virtual worlds": there is no computer-simulated environment, citizens do not use avatars, and may influence real politics, set up organizations, earn money. Wirtland issues real plastic ID cards, marriage certificates, registers businesses and other organizations. Wirtland has its own coinage, the Wirtland Crane, issued in gold and silver coins, their own flag, and coat of arms. I checked out their press page and they have been featured in quite a few publications including Fox news back in 2009. In 2010 it stated that Wirtland was looking to acquire physical territory and made a proposal to Nauru, nothing more about it so I assume it didnt happen. So apart from the fun in crowning yourself an actual real life king and being able to give all your neighbors knighthoods, I could see real monetization potential from something like this. Some of you may be familiar with Highland Titles, who sell you a 10' x 10' plot of land in Scotland that allegedly allows you to legally refer to yourself as Lord or Lady. They have sold 300,000 of these according to their website. It appears the current Wirtland government was granting citizenship for free but charging for the documents, so making a few bucks on that. I assume there was some markup on coinage, but based on the fact they are selling it, and the 90's vibe website, I would assume this has not been a profitable venture overall. I also checked their Facebook feed, and it looks like this listing has been on eBay since at least 2019! Which makes me wonder if I am way off base even considering it. I have no idea what the original listing price was but right now the asking price is $50k, with the opportunity to present offers. Now I have lost money on crazier schemes but I think this one could have real legs. Ideas I had off the top of my head, selling NFT citizenships, maybe even including actual land rights in Wirtland, like Satoshi Island, I dont know enough about NFT's to pull this off so if any of you are Opensea'd up and want to work out a partnership hit me up. Other potential revenue streams selling governmental appointments, like knighthoods, or vice president etc. You could also have a global business directory serving citizens of Wirtland and charge a fee to included businesses. And the gold, silver coinage could also be a revenue stream. Want to get involved in Wirtland? https://www.franchise.city/about/contact Let us know your ideas! Satoshi island https://youtu.be/-kKS4Z0J7uI

The E2 Visa allows residents of 80 "treaty" countries to reside in the USA through business investment. A franchise can provide considerable advantages over starting your own business for the E2, but not all franchises are equal! So what are the benefits of a franchise for E2 visa investors? 1. Support and training from the company. You are in a new country, starting a business from scratch can be a challenge. A franchise gives you a road map to success. 2. Brand recognition. Your E2 adjudicator may be be familiar with the franchise brand, which has more credibility than an unknown start-up business 3. Business plan. It is easier to create projections for your E2 petition when there are previous financial statistics available from other franchise owners in the system. When you look for a business keep in mind the overall objective of the E2 Visa is to create economic benefit for the USA in some way. That is what your adjudicator will be looking for. Economic benefit can be demonstrated in several ways, but arguably the most compelling is employing US residents. So businesses with no employees that focus only on the owners profit are not great choices for the E2 visa. Not that it is impossible, but real estate type businesses or consulting companies with no employees are not ideal, and will increase the likelihood of denial. Many E2 applicants think of a food franchise first, and food might be an option we'll look at that in a moment, but let's start with service based businesses. 1. Service based businesses can be a good option as they can be profitable, but have a lower investment than a restaurant. These businesses include industries like cleaning, painting, plumbing and electrical, glass repair, mosquito control, and there are many options that will work with E2 visa. The owner does not perform the services, they are hiring for that and running the business as an executive. Some cleaning franchises generate an average of 1.4 million a year and to put that in context an average Subway grosses under $400k. Service based businesses are also easily and inexpensively scaled. Service based businesses are *not great options for owners who do not have fluent English, or prefer not to interact with customers as most are very relational businesses where the owner is involved in the community, and driving their business forward. Not all are like this but most have a requirement for owner participation. Investment for a service based franchise ranges between $60k - $160k, and we have seen hundreds of E2 visa applicants approved with these types of businesses. 2. Property Management. At a $70k all-in investment this is one of the least expensive franchise options for the E2 visa. This is an in -demand industry that has many E2 visa operator owners. Owners manage both commercial and residential properties. While you may not have many employees at first, you will be hiring many local contractors to perform work, which does demonstrate local economic benefit. 3. Retail businesses. If you have a smaller budget, brick and mortar businesses like restaurants, hair salons or gyms are usually *not a good option for the E2 visa. Most franchised restaurants cost a minimum of $200k, many of them are over a million. Hair salons depending on the location will range from $140-$200k+ for a single unit. A fitness center with a smaller footprint can be obtained for under $200k, larger footprints are much higher. Buyers often ask if a resale is a good option as they see bargain businesses for sale for as low as $50,000. The problem with these businesses is they are usually financially distressed and they are losing money. Why else would owners sell at a loss? A business that is losing money is not a good choice for the E2 visa as you will have to convince the official how you, a non-US resident, will be able to turn the business around, despite an experienced US resident losing money. Unless you have a compelling business plan and experience in turnarounds, a bargain resale is probably not a good choice. If you have the budget a profitable resale can be a good choice as it has existing cash flow, but most profitable restaurants and hair salons sell for many multiples of their revenue. As a general rule we suggest buyers have a minimum of $200k available to consider looking at resales or brick and mortar businesses. The key to maximizing your chances of success and profit is in aligning your abilities, local market demand, your operational preferences and other criteria to the best E2 friendly franchise. Franchise City broker group has been helping E2 visa applicants find the best franchises for over a decade, our service is free for qualified buyers LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR E2 VISA FRANCHISE PROGRAM: https://www.franchise.city/e2-visa THE PROBLEM WITH BARGAIN RESLAES: https://youtu.be/GurPzuuS3sQ #FRANCHISECITY #E2VISA

Passive Investors can now run their own Check Cashing Business with an automated kiosk at a much lower investment than a retail check cashing outlet. How much can you make and how much does it cost? today on Franchise City. We uploaded a video a while back that covered the many challenges of owning a traditional retail check cashing business. Link at the end of the video but in a nutshell the main issues are increasing financial regulations making it almost impossible to get licensed, problems with banks "derisking" and charging usurious rates if they take you as a client at all, Fraud, which can be a very costly problem, and a very high initial investment if you open a retail store. Many check cashing business owners over the past decade have chosen to sell their business and exit the industry entirely. Despite these issues, there is still a strong demand for check cashing. According to a recent Federal reserve report 22% of all Americans are either unbanked or underbanked, and use alternative financial services. Check cashing has increased 3.3% since 2017 and check cashing transactions reached 58 billion dollars. So there is a demand, but historically the industry has been problematic to enter. A solution that eliminates the problems typically related to the check cashing industry is a check cashing kiosk. These machines allow owners to benefit from the check cashing demand, but eliminate many of the issues inherent in the industry. One of our associates here at Franchise City has owned a group of these machines for several years and has been happy so figured we would roll it out to the channel. So problem #1 with the check cashing industry. Licensing and regulation. As an independent you need to apply for all the licensing involved, in certain states this can take up to a year, and cost 10's of thousands and involve potentially million dollar surety bonds. There are Anti Money Laundering protocols, SAR's, or suspicious activity reporting, then you need to pay for employees, opening a store, its complicated and costly. With the check cashing machines, all compliance is taken care of by head office. You providing cash to buy the machine, the company takes care of everything else. Problem #2 is fraud. As an independent check cashing business you have to cover all the fraudulent checks and with such slim margins a few bad checks can eat away your profits. With these kiosks, the company takes the hit on any fraudulent checks. The company has been in the business since the 90's and their automated system has become very good at detecting fraudulent checks, so you, the owner, do not need to worry about these costs. Problem #3 is location. If you open a retail store in a bad location you are usually tied into a long lease so it is costly to move. With the kiosks, the company places the machine for you, and they have many national accounts in place, and if a location proves to not be lucrative, or stops being lucrative they just move it. The company guarantees the investor a minimum monthly revenue of about $1,000 per kiosk regardless of actual performance, for the span of the contract. The Kiosks are also eligible for the Sec. 179 tax deduction, which can result in a significant tax break on the purchase of the machines. You can view the activity of your machines anywhere in the world, and you do not need to live near the machines, they can be placed anywhere in the USA as the company manages them for you. The minimum investment is 3 machines at $105k. REQUEST MORE INFO ON OWNING CHECK CASHING MACHINES: https://www.franchise.city/franchise-inquiry HOW TO OWN A BITCOIN ATM AS LOW AS $769 https://youtu.be/cWf5jrTmJfc IS AN ATM BUSINESS PROFITABLE? https://youtu.be/_fFNTkr0eJI #FRANCHISECITY #CHECKCASHING

Can owning a Bitcoin ATM business provide passive income with a relatively low ($700) start-up cost? How much do BTC ATM machines cost and how much can I make? Today on Franchise City. Bitcoin ATM's, BTM's or Kiosks as they are sometimes called work in a similar way to traditional ATM's. First, you place your machines in a location, preferably one with good foot traffic. Top locations for placement are Restaurants, coffee shops, shopping malls or supermarkets. The benefit for the venue owner you are placing the machine is more people coming into their store and you, the Bitcoin machine owner split a small amount with them from every transaction. Note that busy malls may want a 12 month commitment which is bad if the location is not good. A convenience or liquor store will likely go month to month. There are several Bitcoin ATM providers including Genesis Coin, General Bytes, and BitAccess. We won't dig too deeply into the differences of features and benefits of each provider, but pricing starts at just over $700 for the BitTeller by Blockchain Innovation, up to $14,500 for the Genesis1 from Genesiscoin. One decision you need to make is whether you want a one way machine that only provides buying ability, or a two way machine that does both buying and selling. Machines that buy and sell cost more money and are a bit more work. If you want a truly passive business, and have someone else take care of everything you will need a *managed model, where a company places your machines, handles everything and you are just an investor. More on that in a second. If you have time to spend on the business you can save money by handling everything yourself, but it is not as easy as just buying a machine and placing it in a location. As an Independent Bitcoin ATM owner before you do anything you first need to check your state for what type of licensing you will need. There are financial regulations and licensing required both at federal and state levels, as well as KYC and AML rules, which are "Know your customer" and "anti money laundering" rules. If you are trying to launder money you may be better off with a less regulated industry - feel free to contact our money laundering specialists here at Franchise City. (Joking!) In certain situations you may be considered an MSB, or money services business and MSB licensing can cost 10's of thousands of dollars. A money transmitting business license may be required in certain states if you are hooked directly to an exchange. A surety bond may be required up to several million, so in certain situations your costs and overhead may make owning a single machine or even a few machines unfeasible. Licensing in some states can take up to a year if you get approved at all so again, check your state and federal requirements before you buy anything because some states are just not business friendly. So how much can you make with a Bitcoin ATM? It can vary widely based on a number of factors, location of course being the most important, but the estimated gross transactions per month is around $20k, busy, premium locations that know how to advertise can do into 6 figures a month in transactions. How much you can reasonably take from each transaction will be based on local market conditions and your surrounding competition, it can very from 1% up to 12%, so your profit can vary from a couple of hundred dollars to several thousand per month per machine. If you don't want to worry about all the paperwork and registrations an initially more expensive but easier route is a managed machine. The company uses their umbrella corporation for the machines so you don't have to worry about most of the licensing and regulatory paperwork. They also place the machines and manage them, so you can just check the activity of any of your machines on your phone. The cost for a single managed machine will run around $35k with discounts for volume purchases. Obviously we know BTC is volatile and your performance will be tied to market sentiment. If Bitcoin takes off you could have been a market pioneer and have premium locations making money for life. If you prefer more predictable revenue with a similar type of business you can consider regular vending machines or something like check cashing machines that pay a guaranteed amount each month. BITCOIN ATM'S FROM $769 https://youtu.be/PtugH3gi_1o OWNING A TRADITIONAL CASH ATM https://youtu.be/_fFNTkr0eJI SPEAK WITH A BROKER ABOUT INVESTING IN MANAGED BTC ATM's, CHECK CASHING, OR VENDING https://www.franchise.city/franchise-inquiry #FRANCHISECITY #BITCOINATM

Why use your superpower to make someone else rich? Check out these little-known low-cost franchise options for people with sales skills making millions per year! Most salespeople dream of owning their own business "one day" but they don't know where to start. Just because you are good at sales does not mean you are good at managing, hiring, accounting, inventory, marketing, branding, there is much more to running a business than just sales. So, a franchise is a great option for salespeople as the company trains and supports you in those weak areas, basically giving you a road map on what has worked before with other locations, and you basically just plug in your sales skills. Instead of being paid a small 10% commission as an employee, you'll keep most of your profits, and pay a small, usually single digit royalty to the franchise company for the ongoing support and use of their brand. there are two main types of sales person friendly franchises. A "one person army" franchise where you work from home with a very flexible, lifestyle friendly schedule, or more complex business models with an office, employees and staff, more infrastructure. Both have million dollar a year salespeople owners in their ranks, so we'll start with a very profitable franchise niche in the "one person army" category. 1. Consulting franchises. There are multiple options in this space, remember the company trains you on the core consulting you will be doing, so prior industry experience is not mandatory, it is your B2B sales and relationship building skills that they are looking for. This type of franchise is all about relationship building and local networking, and building a book of business. If you have existing accounts you'll be ahead of the game. Your investment for these types of franchises ranges between $40,0000 and $60,000 and one company in the space shows annual earnings of top 10% over 1.2m with an average across the board of $230k. We saw one franchise owner recently sell their business for 1.7 million. Keep in mind your overhead and expenses are almost zero as you are in a home office so much of your revenue is profit. 2. If you prefer a business with a bit more infrastructure you will probably be surprised to hear that cleaning franchises are also sales based and can generate over 1 million a year. The owners role has very little to do with cleaning, as you are of course hiring the cleaners, and everything to do with sales. With residential cleaning, you or your rep are going into prospects homes and providing estimates, which is obviously very relational. Some home cleaning franchises generate an average of 1.4 million a year, many locations even more. Investment ranges from $60k to $180k. Another very unique segment, commercial cleaning master franchises are even more sales driven, as you securing commercial cleaning contracts, then selling those contracts to people looking for a side business. You can sell those contracts from $1,000-$10,000 or more. Top franchisees in cleaning master franchises do between 6-7 million a year. Total investment is a bit higher at 160-300k SORRY YOUTUBE LIMITS TEXT - SEE VIDEO FOR #3-5 6. Real estate. There are many franchises in the real estate niche, every one of them requires the owner to be out there selling, building rapport and developing relationships. You can own your own discount real estate brokerage as low as $45,000, and manage a team of realtors. You can have a zero commission private seller Franchise from $60k. There are real estate investing and flipping franchises from $120k, and property management franchises from $70k. There are also recent digital technology franchises that provide value added services to Realtors like drone footage and 3d tours with a low investment of around $60k. All of the franchises we mentioned not only have million dollar a year owners, they also have franchisees who failed and lost their money. Why? The key to maximizing profit with any franchise is to match your skills, operational abilities and local market demand with the best franchise for your situation. Don't go direct to the franchise call the broker experts at Franchise City we'll help you find the best option for your goals. INQUIRE ABOUT THESE FRANCHISES: https://www.franchise.city/our-services #FRANCHISECITY #SALES

Russia has just invaded Ukraine and things could escalate quickly. Investing and general planning strategies for WW3, and how markets reacted in past wars. As far as stocks, in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam and the first Gulf War, we saw large and small cap stocks actually perform well and the markets actually saw less volatility during these times. Bonds however, were not a great choice, as war is typically inflationary. There are multiple ways this can play out, ranging from a regional short term conflict, to full blown WW3. But even a minor escalation will likely serve to disrupt already strained supply chains, and increase the price of gas, furthering inflation. So the first top investment, and this is not prepper talk, #1 Have extra supplies and food on hand if supply chains are further disrupted. A huge bag of rice will keep for years, dried beans and legumes the same, vitamin C tablets, and canned goods are cheap and readily available. Even if nothing happens you have likely saved money as prices are going to rise anyway, and if food chains are impacted you'll have it. The more you can store the better, most people only keep a few days of food in their home. Better safe than sorry. Other essentials like toilet paper, prescription refills, and liquor, all good ideas. #2 Gold or silver. Gold has shot up almost $100 over the past few days, some predict it will break $2000 shortly and some suggest $7,000 gold is a possibility given the current inflationary trend. I know a lot of people like silver, as do I, but in the event you have to relocate quickly, its easier to travel with gold than silver. If you don't want to hold physical gold you can explore mining companies or gold ETF's. A one kilogram bar is currently at $64,000 and easier to store, but in the event you need to barter or bribe your way across the border a huge bar wont do much good. #3 Bitcoin. Bitcoin has actually gone down since the Ukraine situation sitting at a low just over $35k right now. It will be interesting to see how it reacts as this is new territory for crypto. But why might Bitcoin actually be a good investment? As we have seen, the safety of banks has come into question recently with the USA seizing billions from Afghanistan and reallocating it to third parties, Billions in Russian funds, even people not directly associated with the Russian govt have had billions frozen by the US govt, and recently here in Canada the government seized the bank accounts of protesters. You may be on the side the government likes today but what about in the future. Bitcoin, even just a small amount, could provide the labiality in the future for you to buy things if you are frozen out of the economy, or if there is a run on banks. Its also easier to carry a zip drive than wads of cash or metals. #4 Russian stocks. If you are of the opinion that things will de-escalate quickly, there are bargains to be had in the Russian markets. The Russian stock market tanked since the Ukraine situation and the MOEX exchange has actually suspended trading. ETF's like the VanEck Russian fund have taken a nosedive which may signal bargains to be had. That said, if things escalate, these are likely to drop even further. VanEck holds mining and oil and gas companies, we all know where the price of oil and gas are going. #5 Defense Stocks. Obviously if war escalates on the global stage with US involvement defense stocks will be a strong play. General Dynamics or Northrup Grumman are just a couple of players in the space and you can also find a number of Aerospace & Defense ETF's. #6 if you think thigs are really going to get bad, an underground bunker could be a good investment. Atlas Bunkers are the best known in the space. Prices have been fluctuating wildly due to cost of steel and inflation, but entry level kits will run about $50k plus installation. #7, And finally while not an investment, holding cash on hand is always smart if war escalates. Most people are used to just swiping a card to buy things, if banking is disrupted you may be in a cash only situation. In the event of a nuclear EMP, and some suggest a single detonation would shut down most of the electrical grid in the USA. Peter Pry an EMP expert suggests 90% of the US population would eventually be wiped out in an EMP situation. Others disagree with this claim saying it is mostly overstated, but either way, holding some cash on hand is never a bad idea, and very handy for your gangster posts on insta. #franchisecity

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Can you guesss how many Quiznos franchises remain open in 2022 of almost 5,000 locations? Is Quiznos the greatest failure in franchising of all time? So back in the day Quiznos was a genuine competitor against Subway and franchises were opening all across the country But these sales were based mostly on hype. We have warned buyers against hype on the channel before, and if buyers had called us we would have shown them that despite the growth, Quiznos locations already had problems. In fact back in 2007 at the height of their growth, franchise owners launched a lawsuit alleging Quiznos was marking up prices unfairly on food sold to franchisees, while also mandating their menu prices too low, so nobody but Quiznos corporate was making any money. Common legal reasons cited for many lawsuits included terms like fraud, misrepresentation, a duty to disclose, negligent misrepresentation causing financial harm, breach of contract, breaches of the implied covenant of good faith.....you get the idea. There were multiple lawsuits against Quiznos the largest resulted in a $206m judgement. Another lawsuit was won for 95 million that included franchisees who were never even able to open a location due to disputes. This is a short video so we won't cover all the lawsuits but needless to say there were quite a few. Quiznos current disclosure indicates 10 full pages of litigation. It was no secret, in the industry at least, that Quiznos was a mess. And some of the shiny veneer began to crack as more and more publicity showed Quiznos in a negative light. In 2006, a Quiznos senior VP was having an online conversation with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Lo and behold it was a police sting operation and the VP whose name we will not mention was arrested and charged with five felony charges. Apparently this VP of marketing was the selfsame person behind what commercial? You guessed it. Spongemonkeys. And if the Spongemonkeys werent bad anough Quiznos the made a commercial of a "sexy" toaster oven who said "Put it in me Scott, it's a foot of flavor" In 2009 to try and drum up business Quiznos started offering free sandwiches. Needless to say Franchisees not making money don't have free sub giveaways at the top of the list and Consumerist reported many customers were being denied subs. A few days after the now tarnished promotion Quiznos suggested they would help cover costs of the free subs. By 2014 Quiznos was in deep trouble and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2016 after the long period of awful franchisee relations a NEW CEO Susan Lintonsmith started making moves to make things right by cutting franchisee payments and creating new loyalty programs. In 2018 private investment firm "High Bluff" bought Quiznos for an undisclosed amount. According to their website company has over 30 years of experience managing, investing, leading and transforming consumer businesses across the restaurant, entertainment, food, beverage and retail markets. So we will see how things go for Quiznos. Which brings us to today and how many Quiznos locations remain after a peak of 5000 locations. As of 2020, as the data is always 1 year behind, Quiznos shows 229 stores remain and they have continued to close locations over the past three years. Need help finding the best franchises? https://www.franchise.city/our-services Wonder how much franchises Make? https://youtu.be/bHoezHqvMjI #franchisecity #quiznos

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