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There’s no doubt about it: this is a special time of year. Most of the world’s population celebrates at least […]
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On this blog, I often focus on how franchising will benefit you and your family. I know those benefits are […]
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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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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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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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When I first created The Empowered Franchisee, my candidates fit a certain profile. They were all corporate executives in their […]
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