Zero to Profitable Franchise Podcast
By Tariq Johnson & Franchise Empire
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Episodes: 137
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Tariq Johnson from Zero to Profitable Franchise (and YouTube) reveals his strategies (profitable franchise secrets) on buying franchises and getting them profitable FAST, so you can experience the freedom and flexibility with owning a profitable franchise business!
Get access to exclusive interviews with top performing Franchisees, accountants, and business experts so you can learn from their mistakes, and hear real life success stories so you can feel more confident in your franchise journey. Tariq signed onto his first franchise in 2015 after making a (scary) $300,000 investment. He got that location profitable in less than 60 days, and has since gone on to buy and sell numerous franchise locations. He intimately understands the fear, confusion, and overwhelm that comes with trying to make it as a full time entrepreneur.
You’ll learn about FDD’s, franchisee validation calls, how to buy a franchise, the most profitable franchise industries, franchise funding, SBA loans, and marketing strategies so you can thrive as a franchise owner and create your dream life with your family and loved ones. No matter what stage of buying a franchise you are in, this podcast will help you do one thing. Go from Zero to Profitable Franchise! Hit subscribe, and get ready to create your dream life.
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One of the Top "BORING" Businesses to Start in 2026
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Happy New Year - Starting 2026
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Should You Buy a Franchise in 2026? Pros & Cons
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Is a Culver’s Franchise a Good Investment in 2026? (Sales, Costs, & Fees)
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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The Numbers You Should Look at Before Buying a Franchise
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Is this Low-Cost Franchise WORTH the Investment?
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Franchise Experts Explain Franchise Profits Margins
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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How Much Can you Make With an Arby's? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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The #1 Mistake Buyers Make with “Passive” Franchises
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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How Much Can You Make with a 7-Eleven? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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4 Businesses That Make A Sh*t Load of Money in 2026
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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How Much Does McDonald’s Make?
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Franchise Experts Break Down The Reality of Franchising
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Should You Buy this $250K business in 2025?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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How Much Does It Cost To Open a Pizza Hut? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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How Much to Open a Fast Food Franchise? (KFC costs, sales, & Fees)
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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How To Easily Buy a Franchise (step-by-step)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Why You Should NOT Buy a Hotel Franchise (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Is this $200k Donut Shop Worth it? (Dunkin' Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Most Franchise Buyers Never Ask This (And Regret It Later)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Some of the Best Hidden Perks of being Part of Franchising
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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How Much Can You Make with a $500k Tool Truck? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Would You Pick Up Dog Poop For $200K?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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The UPS Store: Is it still a good investment in 2025?
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Why Some People Should NEVER Own a Franchise
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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How Much To Open a Hotel? (DoubleTree by Hilton Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Ryan Pineda Shares How To Get a Business To 7 Figures
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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#1 Misconception About Franchises That Will COST You Everything
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Is this $500k Tool Truck A Good Investment?
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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$1M Business Ideas For 2025 (TRUTH)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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When You Should Quit Your Job To Start A Business
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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How Much Money Does a Smoothie King Franchise Really Make? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Buy A Business That Already makes $100,000?!
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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How To Make Passive Income
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Is Investing In a IHOP Worth It?!
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Franchise Secrets You NEED to Know!
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Should YOU Buy a Franchise? (The Honest Truth)
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Pros & Cons of Owning a Franchise
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Is Investing in Tropical Smoothie Worth It?! (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Papa John's Franchise: Is $850K Worth It?
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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How To Find the 1% of Franchises That Actually Win
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Millions Are Jobless… No One’s Talking About Why
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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How to Hire Employees For Your Small Business (step-by-step)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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ServPro Has 2,300+ Locations… Is There Room Left to Profit?
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Still Scared to Leave Your Job? Listen to This First
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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$5.7M CEO Hires Like THIS...
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Pizza Hut Franchise: How Much Do Stores Really Make?
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Why Franchise Buyers Fail (And How to Avoid It)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Culver’s vs Chick-fil-A: Which Is the Better Investment in 2025?
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Why Service Businesses Are Winning in 2025!
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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I just lost $50,000
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Should You Start a Business, Buy a Business, or Buy a Franchise?
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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How Much Does a Dunkin’ Franchise Really Make in 2025? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Why Successful People Choose Franchising
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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How Much Does a Popeyes Franchise Really Make? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Is The UPS Store Franchise Still A Good Investment in 2025? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Is a Jersey Mike’s Franchise Worth It in 2025? (Sales, Costs, & Fees)
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Is WingStop Still A Good Investment in 2025? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Is a Taco Bell Franchise Worth It in 2025? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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He Built 1,800+ Franchise Locations… Here’s What He’d Do Differently
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Wendy’s Franchise Breakdown: Smart or Risky? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Spilling the Secrets to Becoming a Successful Franchisee
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Arby’s Franchise Breakdown: Is it a Good Investment? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Is a Hampton Inn Franchise Worth $20 million? (Costs, Sales, & Fees)
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Why Ace Hardware Has 5,000 Stores (Sales, Costs, & Fees)
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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This Secret Franchise Built 60+ Locations (And You’ve Never Heard of It)
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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The Harsh Truth About Running a Restaurant Franchise
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Kumon Doesn’t Share Profits. Here’s Why That Scares Me.
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Top Performing Franchisee Shares His Secrets
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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5 Low-Cost Franchises That Actually Make Real Money
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Should you start your own business or buy a franchise?
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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How Franchising Works (Subway Example)
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May 25, 2025 |
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Best Franchise Investments for 2025 (Million-Dollar Picks)
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May 18, 2025 |
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Why Smart Investors AVOID Chick-fil-A Franchises (Even Though They Make Millions)
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May 11, 2025 |
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Is Buying a Franchise in 2025 a HUGE Mistake? (Cons & Pros)
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May 04, 2025 |
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From Laid Off to Leading 3 Franchise Territories in 6 Months
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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From Philanthropy to Franchise: Why Patrick Bet Big on Painting
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Ex Banker Slams The Door on Corporate America and buys this Franchise
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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What life is like AFTER buying a Franchise
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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The Feeling After Quitting Your Job and Buying a Franchise
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Hard Truth About Buying a Food Franchise in 2025
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Why Killing Your Past Self Creates Massive Success?
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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How Ryan Pineda Went from Flipping Couches to $50 MILLION In Sales
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Low Cost Franchises, Resale Opportunities, And Why Passive Income Is A LIE
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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How The F*ck Does This Franchise Make $16 MILLION?
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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This B2B Business Averages $1.37 MILLION In Sales*
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Weird "Home Repair" Franchise Does $5.8 MILLION In Sales*
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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This Low Cost Franchise Averages 7-Figures In Sales*
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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EX Pentagon Employee Explains The Psychology of Billboard Marketing
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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How he Built, Owned AND Sold 13 Five Guys Locations!!
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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What You Should Look For Before Buying A Franchise
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Home Service Business Averages $1.4 MILLION In Sales*
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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7-Figure* Franchise Opportunity for 2025
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Why This Boring Business Makes A Sh*t Ton of Money
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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This Franchise Is ALREADY Making Money
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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This Franchise Does $2.8 MILLION In Sales*
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Franchise Owners of 20 years Tell All!
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Low Cost Franchise Earns $270k In PROFIT*
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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This Business does $11 MILLION In Sales…Here’s How
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Every Business Needs THIS Digital Organization System
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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How This Franchise Generates $2.5 MILLION In Recurring Revenue
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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The Business Blueprint that Made me over $4.6million
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Why People Fail in Franchising, and how to avoid it.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Top Performing Franchisee Shares His Secrets
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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How to Build REAL Generational Wealth (& Make Millions)
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Telling Your Spouse You Want to Start a Business? How to do it the RIGHT Way.
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Franchise Expert Reveals Insider Secrets on Buying and Scaling Franchises!
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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I Discovered the Secret to Work Life Balance…
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May 30, 2024 |
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How to Build a Business the Easy Way!
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May 28, 2024 |
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How this “Weird” Business Makes Him $400k a Year
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May 23, 2024 |
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The man who owned 38 Sonic franchises and why he sold them all (Paul Reiser)
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May 09, 2024 |
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Zero to Profitable Franchise is BACK!
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May 07, 2024 |
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This is the last one..bye for good
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May 14, 2023 |
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How to Get an E2 Visa (Everything you need to know)
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May 03, 2023 |
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How to Build a $60million Franchise Empire
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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From Corporate America to Wildly Successful Entrepreneur | Ep 25
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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How UFC Champion Rashad Evans PROFITS Off Vending Machines, and Mushroom | Ep # 24 W/Rashad Evans
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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How He Built An 11 MILLION Dollar Business Working 2 Days Per Week | Ep # 23 W/Skylar Lewis
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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HOT new Low Cost, and Recession Proof Franchise... (LOW COST FRANCHISE) | EP #22 ZTPF
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Franchise Attorney Exposes EVERYTHING You Need to Know! (FDD) | EP #21 ZTPF
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Make $100k+ with Recession Proof Franchise Business | EP #20
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Crowdfunding to Invest in franchises | Kenny Rose: Founder of FranShares | EP #19
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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How a dropout built his fitness franchise from NOTHING | EP #18
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Quit his Job, and Built a Multi Million $ Gotcha Covered Franchise | EP #17
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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How to sell your business for Millions | EP #16
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May 29, 2022 |
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Looking at Buying a Franchise? VERY IMPORTANT! | ZTPF EP #14
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May 15, 2022 |
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You've been LIED to.... The Truth about Making Money in a Franchise | ZTPF EP #13
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May 06, 2022 |
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Franchise Data and E2 Investor Visa With Patrick Findaro of Visa Franchise/ Vetted Biz | Ep #12 ZTPF
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May 01, 2022 |
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How to Get an SBA Loan (Everything You Need to know) | Ep #10 ZTPF
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Left Corporate America and Built a $4 MILLION+ Budget Blinds Franchise EMPIRE | Ep #8 ZTPF
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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How this 26 year old bought a College Hunks Franchise Business making $500k | Episode #7
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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From Funeral Director to Jet’s Pizza Franchise Owner | Episode #6 ZTPF
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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How to Pay Less taxes as a Franchise Owner | Episode #5
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Building a Franchise Empire w/ Erik Van Horn of Franchise Secrets | Episode #4
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Sold her Orangetheory Franchise EMPIRE and opening 20 KidStrong Franchises | Episode 3 Zero to Profitable Franchise
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Getting Unprofitable Resale to #5 in the NATION| Ep 2 Zero to Profitable Franchise Podcast
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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How Much Profit my 1st Franchise Made | Ep 1 Zero to Profitable Franchise Podcast
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Feb 14, 2022 |