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The American economy is going through some upheaval. Some see this disruption as a good thing, some see it as […]
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how to manage risk as a franchisee. I think those are […]
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There’s no shortage of information on how to achieve franchise success. Some of it is strategic, some is tactical. Some […]
When I talk to people about entrepreneurship, I sometimes get fear-based responses. After all, it can be hard to think […]
Quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt: “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”
In November 2020, I wrote a post about why I was deeply thankful, despite the many difficulties we had all […]
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It’s the simple truth: a franchise is a big purchase. The cost is often similar to (or even more than) […]
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Over the last few years, our economy has behaved something like a ping-pong ball. We’ve had extended downturns and upswings, […]
Ever been passed over for a key project that went to a younger employee? Or been told you were “too […]
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When I talk with people about franchising, I often find that they have misconceptions about what it takes to buy […]
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I love mentoring people and helping them grow their businesses, so I do my best to keep in touch with […]
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