About: Joel Libava

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Joel Libava is the franchise expert here at Small Business Trends. He is a Cleveland, Ohio based franchise expert and consultant.

He helps Northeast Ohio residents find and explore opportunities in franchise ownership. Joel also helps franchise companies and suppliers to the industry with inexpensive, but effective marketing ideas.

Joel's business was started by his late father in 1991 and at that time was called International Franchise Development. Joel joined him in 2001, after 10+ years in automobile franchising and prior to that a variety of management positions in the restaurant business. He changed the name of the company in 2004 to Franchise Selection Specialists Inc.

He is President and Life Changer of Franchise Selection Specialists and he blogs at The Franchise King Blog.

Read his new electronic book, The Essential Steps To Researching a Franchise Opportunity.

Follow Joel on Twitter: @franpro.

To reach Joel:

Email him: franpro - at - sbcglobal.net

Phone him: 216-831-2610 or 800-460-8299

Website

http://thefranchiseking.typepad.com

Recent Posts by Joel Libava:

• Franchise Industry Feeling The US Economic Slowdown — Part Of a Cycle, 15 Apr 2008
• Small Business Tools From The SBA, 13 Mar 2008
• Is Franchising a Viable Option For Veterans?, 19 Feb 2008
• The R Word and Economic Woes — The World Will Go On, 23 Jan 2008
• Often Overlooked Benefits Of Franchise Ownership, 16 Jan 2008
• The Top Franchise Trends For 2008, 11 Dec 2007
• Here’s To Your Health (Care), 12 Nov 2007
• Help For the Time Starved: Service Franchises, 09 Oct 2007