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# opening your own business

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### Getting Started as a Franchisee: After You Buy/Before You Open

Posted by [**Franchise Grade Team**](https://mvp.franchisegrade.com/blog/author/admin) March 20, 2015

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Once you’ve purchased a franchise and signed all the paperwork what’s next? Certainly your franchisor will be able to give you a list of things you need to do before you open the doors to the business. Most of these are tasks are spelled out in lengthy detail in the Franchise Agreement (FA). While you’ll need to read the entire document at some point, here’s a brief overview of the most important tasks you’ll need to attend to.

[Read more ](https://mvp.franchisegrade.com/blog/getting-started-as-a-franchisee-after-you-buybefore-you-open)

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