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In my work as a franchise consultant, I see one dynamic play out over and over again: the burned-out corporate […]
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I recently posted about the right leadership mindset for a successful executive franchise owner. In short, it’s all about getting […]
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If you’ve never been self-employed, you may be nervous about making the leap to franchise ownership. After all, it means […]
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No one goes into business hoping they’ll fail. If you’ve decided to become an executive franchise owner, I’m sure you […]
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Through my own transition from the corporate world to franchising, and through working with other franchise candidates, I’ve learned an […]
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The word “unprecedented” shows up a lot in news stories today. Whether because of wars, politics, artificial intelligence, or the […]
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I’ve mentioned many times that, before becoming a franchisee, I spent more than 20 years as a corporate executive. By […]
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You could call it my incredible shrinking career. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, I didn’t like the idea […]
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As a marketing executive in the automotive industry, I lived by a simple rule: people buy benefits, not features. They […]
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The U.S. economy has experienced at least 19 major recessions, from the Panic of 1797 all the way to the […]
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