Re:It costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise
by allovernow on Sunday January 19, 2020 @04:30PM
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Not commenting on franchising, but I'd point out that, for example, loan sharks are "mutually beneficial" and exist across societies, but they can still be quite predatory.
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Re:It costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise
by dr_dshiv on Sunday January 19, 2020 @04:42PM
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Loan sharks appeal to the desperate. If you are in a pickle, you NEED a loan, you don't NEED to start a franchise.
Re:It costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise
by codegeek on Sunday January 19, 2020 @04:39PM
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It is a bit unfair to compare loan sharks to business models liek franchises. Loan sharks can lend you money for anything even if you want to go spend it on something useless that doesn't create any value. Starting a Franchise business creates value even if it may not be highly profitable for someone. I wouldn't call Franchise model predatory even though I am personally not a fan of it because I like complete freedom in starting/running a business. Personally, I wouldn't do franchise (I am too much of a free bird to be caged) but calling it predatory is too much.