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Which of the following is a con of buying a franchise?

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A con of buying a franchise is limited business control and creativity.

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A franchise is an authority by a company or government to an individual or groups of people to enable them to conduct specified business activities. It is a kind of license to utilize and have access to specific knowledge about a company or organization. The entity that can purchase the franchise at a certain cost depending on the value of the franchise, in return he/she gets a license to use the franchise within the threshold of the licensing agreement.

Purchasing a franchise has it's advantages and disadvantages.One major advantage is; since buying a franchise involves buying the right to use a company's name, this is beneficial since there is a ready-made business operation. On the other hand, franchise has also a disadvantage. The major disadvantage of buying a franchise is that there is no business control since one has limited creativity with the product. The franchise always has a certain in built brand, limiting the ability of the person buying the franchise to be creative with adding or taking from the franchise.

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