On this blog, I often focus on how franchising will benefit you and your family. I know those benefits are […]
If you’ve never been self-employed, you may be nervous about making the leap to franchise ownership. After all, it means […]
I’ve mentioned many times that, before becoming a franchisee, I spent more than 20 years as a corporate executive. By […]
You could call it my incredible shrinking career. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, I didn’t like the idea […]
As a marketing executive in the automotive industry, I lived by a simple rule: people buy benefits, not features. They […]
The U.S. economy has experienced at least 19 major recessions, from the Panic of 1797 all the way to the […]
When I first meet a new franchise candidate, some of them are surprised to learn that they won’t be able […]
After several years of lows, higher interest rates have arrived. In March, the Federal Reserve approved its first interest-rate increase […]
What makes a good franchise candidate? Leadership experience, solid financials, a willingness to take calculated risks–those are all key traits […]
Though many leadership skills–whether from the corporate, military, or nonprofit worlds–are transferrable to franchising, the two worlds are very different […]