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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 Franchise Social Media marketing techniques.

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: @FranchiseKing.

To reach Joel:

Email him: franpro - at - sbcglobal.net

Phone him: 216-831-2610 or 877-262-2816

Website

http://www.thefranchiseking.com

Recent Posts by Joel Libava:

• Pet-Related Franchises; More Bark Than Bite?, 24 Jun 2009
• It’s Franchise Social Media Time!, 01 Jun 2009
• 5 Fantastic Things About Franchising, 23 Apr 2009
• Franchises Are Becoming More Transparent, 23 Mar 2009
• Downsized? Franchise vs. Corporate Employment, 22 Feb 2009
• 24-Hour Fitness Franchises Still Growing; Is There Still Room For More?, 04 Feb 2009
• The Top Franchise Trends For 2009, 09 Jan 2009