Fair warning

Budding entrepreneurs should be warned. While the food business is generally speaking an excellent place to park one’s excess funds in, there is no such thing as a sure investment.

To lessen the risk of losing one’s shirt, franchises have become an appealing option. While they are by no means absolutely guaranteed to show instant profits, franchises will usually run in the black within a short period if both franchisor and franchisee do not veer away from tested formulas for success, foremost of which is to give the consumer a good deal.