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(Image from Flicker-www.flickr.com/photos/42353480@N02/8301882207) For the first time in 30 years, McDonald's revenue numbers waned compared to the year before. This ends the longest positive sales run of a domestic restaurant chain ever. 2014 was a tough year for the fast food franchise empire. It was only a matter of time that a shake-up at the top would happen. The CEO, Don Thompson, ... Read More
Franchise industry insiders...the people who are actually in franchising, look at franchise rankings in a much different way than say, prospective franchise owners. Take me, for instance: I hardly ever take franchise rankings seriously. Most franchise professionals don't either-but you won't be able to easily get them to admit as much, publicly. Let's dig in to franchise rankings a bit...and ... Read More
Reading about franchise ownership isn't thrilling. It's interesting...even entertaining at times. But, it's not thrilling. We're talking about business articles here, not Stephen King novels. Out of the close to 2000 articles on franchising I've written over the years, I can't think of one that I'd call "thrilling." Admittedly, I'm an average writer. But, I'm better than I ... Read More
You're excited. Pumped. Ready to rock! That's because you've found it. You found The One...the best franchise around. And, you can't wait to see it in action. An up and running franchise of the business concept you want in on. I mean you really can't wait. So you don't. Big mistake. Keep reading. You Don't Have To Look Like An Amateur Do you really want to look like ... Read More
(Sponsored Post) Technology won't help you succeed at a bad franchise location; nothing will. It's no secret that franchisees (and franchisors) live or die when they choose their location. That's retail… and nothing will change that. Nevertheless, there’s something I want to share with you. A Food Franchise Location Story Last year a smart new food franchise with ... Read More
Keith A. Paul, the founder and CEO of HandyPro International, LLC, was kind enough to answer a few questions for me about his unique and ready-for-prime time, franchise opportunity. But, before we dig in-and find out about HandyPro-from the CEO’s perspective, please read my introduction. HandyPro Is Very Different I was pretty excited when I first learned about ... Read More
(Courtesy of Guidant Financial) At some point or another, every employee fantasizes about quitting their day job and becoming their own boss. It’s the quintessential American dream — building a career from the ground up and taking control of one’s own destiny. And with approximately 543,000 new businesses launching each month, it’s an aspiration more and more people are ... Read More
