A little advice can go a long way. NuWire has picked five types of franchises that might best meet the personal and financial qualifications for young people.

Franchise Opportunities for Young People 

As the school year draws to a close, it is anticipated that more than 2 million bachelor’s and associates degrees will be conferred to graduating college students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Before venturing into the “real world” as (gasp!) adults, new alumni traditionally find themselves...   read more

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  Increasing Rents: Time for Renters to Pay Up
  Renters across the nation are digging deeper into their pockets, as average rents increased 5.3 percent this year, up from 3.1 percent in 2007, according to a National Association of Realtors (NAR) press release issued in March. The upward pressure on rents may reflect the high rate of foreclosures... read more
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  Antiques as an Investment: In with the Old?
  Most people probably don’t associate antiques as investments, but let's look at one example, a carved Bellamy eagle which was valued at $35,000 to $45,000 when appraised on "Antiques Road Show" in June 2005.  Within a year the value had skyrocketed to as much as $160,000. That certainly... read more
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  International Real Estate Investment: What Investors Should Know
  It’s easy to take for granted the scope of “international real estate,” which lumps all the real estate markets of the world—193 countries, to be exact—into a single category of three words. While we recognize that a detailed guide to investing in international real estate... read more
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  Fed Auctions $75 Billion in Loans to Banks
  The Federal Reserve auctioned off $75 billion in short-term loans to commercial banks Monday through its Term Auction Facility, with the results of the auction announced Tuesday. "The awarded loans will settle on May 8, 2008, and will mature on June 5, 2008," according to a press release... read more