These are not franchises. There are not a lot of rules. There are most certainly no monthly royalties based on your sales volume, nor are there monthly marketing fees. These are generally license or dealership opportunities in which you are being allowed to use their patented products and services in exchange for an upfront fee.
Business Opportunities Defined:
A business opportunity, in the simplest terms, is a packaged business investment that allows the buyer to begin a business. Unlike a franchise, the business opportunity seller typically exercises no control over the buyer's business operations. In fact, in most business opportunity programs, there's no continuing relationship between the seller and the buyer after the sale is made. {This does vary, though. Every opportunity is different} A dealership is similar. Dealers can sell to retailers or consumers.
If you have always wanted to have a business of your own, like the idea of buying a pre-packaged system, but still want a lot of control in how it operates, the business opportunities featured on the right side of this page are worth a look.
