The Franchise King
You’ve been waiting for this moment. You’ve been dreaming about being your own boss for years. Congratulations! You’re The Boss Finally, you’re in charge of your own destiny. No more idiotic bosses to deal with. No more corporate games. Office politics; Gone! You’ve made the conscious choice to become a [...]
(Some Ears.) There’s more than one way to skin a cat. (Don’t worry, cat lovers; I’m not going to add a video about how to do that to this post.) What I am going to do is suggest that there’s more than one way to learn about something that you’re interested in. (In this case, [...]
I’m not sure if Chris Brogan remembers how I was able to get his attention, a few years (WOW) ago. Actually, it wasn’t me that got his attention; it was @FranchiseDog (who walked across almost a year ago the Rainbow Bridge). Back to Chris. Not only does Chris help keep social media alive and kicking, [...]
I’ve decided to join my fellow business book authors and do a video book trailer. I hope that you enjoy it. It will be posted on my Amazon Page in December. Here’s where to buy the book.
My strategic partner, Franchise Direct, recently put together a franchise video that goes beyond the, “Be in business for yourself, but not by yourself” industry jargon. The high-quality video that you’re about to see, should be looked upon as a welcome addition for anyone that’s considering franchise ownership. It should be immediately [...]
Several years ago, Anita Campbell, the CEO and Editor in Chief of Small Business Trends, put out a call for small business experts. Her website was starting to gain some traction, and was getting known as the place to go for small business news, trends, and updates. Anita knew of me; I had started [...]
(This is a guest post from Jeff Fabian, Attorney.) Most people considering purchasing a franchise have at least heard that they need to perform “due diligence” on the franchise opportunity. However, many people do not know what an appropriate due diligence investigation entails. This article discusses seven key components of the due diligence [...]
( A sports franchise.) There really is only one reason; Professional athletes have money. With two years of pretty much no cooperation from the banks with regard to lending money for franchise business start-ups, the largest franchise organization in the US has made a choice; they’re [...]
Is this how to stand out? To fully take advantage of the franchise business model, franchisees need to follow and use the marketing systems that have been laid out before them. These systems, (when they are at their best) can make a franchise brand stand out…..and clobber the non-franchise business competition. Which [...]
