Internet Franchise Project

The student will search the Internet for information on franchises, and complete the questions provided.

SEARCH ENGINES

Here are a list of search engines for your research:

Excite	ICQiT	Northern Light
WebCrawler	HotBot	Whatuseek
Google	Dogpile	Yahoo
Lycos	Alta Vista	Canada.com
Electron Search	Magellan	iWon.com
AOL Search	Looksmart	Raging Search
Go.com	Ask Jeeves

 

 

 

 

 

1. Select a search tool.
2. Type in "franchise."
3. List the three Web sites associated with franchises and copy the Web address.

a.

b.

c.

4. Explore the three Web sites and list similar traits.

a.

b.

c.

5. Go to www.franchise1.com, locate the directory, and select tour franchises. List your choices.

a.

b.

c.

d.

Explore each of the franchises you selected and answer the following questions:

Franchise #1

a. What type of business is this? Clue: Use the 4 typed we learned about in chapter 5.

b. How many US franchised units does this business have?

c. When was the business established?

d. How much is the franchise fee?

e. Is there a capital investment?

f. Is financing available?

g. Is training and support available?

h. Other information

Franchise #2

a. What type of business is this? Clue: Use the 4 typed we learned about in chapter 5.

b. How many US franchised units does this business have?

c. When was the business established?

d. How much is the franchise fee?

e. Is there a capital investment?

f. Is financing available?

g. Is training and support available?

h. Other information

Franchise #3

a. What type of business is this? Clue: Use the 4 typed we learned about in chapter 5.

b. How many US franchised units does this business have?

c. When was the business established?

d. How much is the franchise fee?

e. Is there a capital investment?

f. Is financing available?

g. Is training and support available?

h. Other information

Franchise #4

a. What type of business is this? Clue: Use the 4 typed we learned about in chapter 5.

b. How many US franchised units does this business have?

c. When was the business established?

d. How much is the franchise fee?

e. Is there a capital investment?

f. Is financing available?

g. Is training and support available?

h. Other information

 

Submitted but not authored by:
Maritta Gotz
Churchland High School
Portsmouth VA