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The problem was that it was difficult to find financing for for sale franchises in the area I was living in. It was an interstate town, so it had that going for it, but unfortunately it was already pretty saturated. A few miles down the road there was a much bigger town, and most of the franchises for sale had already been opened there. I didn't want to leave that part of the country because my parents were both sick, but I still didn't want to have to wait for years to start my business life going. I knew that somehow or another, I would find a franchise for sale somewhere near my own town, but I didn't know how.
Resolving my franchises business conundrum was actually easier than I had thought. McDonald's was doing so well in that area that it was driving other franchises out of business. Soon, there were several franchises for sale and I had my pick of them all. I knew that I would be taking a risk by buying one of these franchises for sale. I liked Wendy's a lot, but it seemed to be on the way out. I certainly didn't want to pick a losing horse!
Nevertheless, I bought it and started an aggressive advertising campaign almost immediately. By putting some creative billboards on the highway, I took that Wendy's from one of the ailing franchises for sale to an extremely successful business inside of a year. I was actually given a special bonus by the central office for the work I did turning it around. I am glad I didn't give up on my dream!
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