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If you have decided to take the plunge into running your own business your will be faced with several options. You can take on a franchise or set up your own business from scratch. This ultimately depends on what you want to put in and what you expect out.

Pick up a business magazine and your will find lots of franchises for sale.Franchises are everywhere.When you purchase a franchise you are basically getting a business in a box. When you buy into a franchise, many aspects of the business including marketing are taken care of off. There are many different franchises available. Some will give you the business name, equipment and everything you need for start up, others only give you the basics and you still have to buy or lease a location, purchase equipment and the inventory you will need.

The negatives of buying a franchise however are that you are not free to change much of your business model, and you must pay for the privilege up front. Visit the Key Mergers website for more information or if you would like to f you would like to buy a business or for details of available franchises.

Building your very own company from the bottom up however means that you can grow the business organically over time, you can limit your initial outlay and you can be as creative with the direction of your business as you like. However, your model may not be tried and tested and you will likely have to develop your own support network from the ground up along with your business.

the reality is, the decision whether to buy a franchise or go it alone are dependent on what your want to get out of the enterprise. There is a trade-off between creativity, fleximility, risk and reward.