{"id":540,"date":"2008-10-31T10:55:05","date_gmt":"2008-10-31T10:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expandsmtest.com\/franchiseking\/franchise-fears-still-fearful-about-the-economy\/"},"modified":"2013-07-28T02:37:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T02:37:40","slug":"franchise-fears-still-fearful-about-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-fears-still-fearful-about-the-economy","title":{"rendered":"Franchise Fears; Still Fearful About The Economy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 17px; font-family: Times New Roman;\">In this month&#39;s Poll Question, I asked :<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">&quot;If you were thinking about becoming a franchise owner before the financial crisis, have you changed your mind?&quot; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong>84.6% said Yes<br \/>15.4% said No<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is what I have to say about that&#8230;..<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"tmip-1-371869\"><object height=\"355\" width=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Gnt_gnXNEtA&amp;hl=en\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><embed height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Gnt_gnXNEtA&amp;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/inplay.tubemogul.com\/ipembed?v=1&amp;site=1&amp;uid=371869&amp;vid=Gnt_gnXNEtA&amp;key=Gnt_gnXNEtA\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you have to say???<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this month&#8217;s Poll Question, I asked : &#8220;If you were thinking about becoming a franchise owner before the financial crisis, have you changed your mind?&#8221; 84.6% said Yes15.4% said No Here is what I have to say about that&hellip;.. 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