Let’s explore how owning a franchise service compares to 4 alternative earnings streams: a business task, property financial investments, non-franchise company ownership and passive investments. Article curated by RJ Shara from Source. RJ Shara is a Bay Area Radio Host (Radio Jockey) who talks about the startup ecosystem – entrepreneurs, investments, policies and more on her show The Silicon Dreams. The show streams on Radio Zindagi 1170AM on Mondays from 3.30 PM to 4 PM.