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Nick Powills and Charles Internicola interview franchise consultant Merri Cronk to learn about her work with franchise brokerage FranNet.<ul><li>The Brokerage:<a href="https://rightathomefranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=meet-the-broker-merri-cronk-2713327" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="https://frannet.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=meet-the-broker-merri-cronk-2713327" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">FranNet</a></li><li>The Person:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericlittle200?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=meet-the-broker-merri-cronk-2713327" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/merricronk/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=meet-the-broker-merri-cronk-2713327" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Merri Cronk, franchise consultant</a></li><li>The Brand: <a href="https://frannet.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=meet-the-broker-merri-cronk-2713327" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">from the FranNet website</a> — FranNet Consultants help save you time and money in several ways: by educating you about franchising; by helping you research your business; by identifying the right structure and strategic mix of the businesses you are interested in; and by introducing you to the franchisors that fit your model. Instead of going from place to place, you can get all of this information in one place. This saves you time and money. We’ll encourage you to thoroughly research any franchise that you are investigating, and we’ll even help you find franchise attorneys and other advisors so you can gain more information before you buy. We believe that the more you know, the better the odds are that the choice you make will be a good one.</li></ul>

Meet the Broker: Merri Cronk

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