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More Help For Veterans That Want To Purchase Franchises

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Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla. just announced the Help Veterans Own Franchises Act. The bill would create a tax credit for veterans or their spouses who purchase a franchise. The tax credit would amount to 25 percent of the total franchise fee up to $100,000. Casey said that one in seven franchise businesses [...]

What Does Success Mean To You?

(Red Lamborgini Diablo, courtesy of Nan Palmero, Flickr) If you could walk into a Lamborghini dealership, checkbook in hand, and buy one of the most sought-after automobiles in the world, most people would consider you to be very successful. I know I would. And, if you define success as the ability to buy whatever you want-whenever you [...]

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The Library of Congress

  That’s it. That’s the International Standard Book Number for my book.   My book. 261 pages of information on how to become the owner of a franchise business. And it’s sitting somewhere in this cute, little building;   The Library of Congress     Did you know that The Library of Congress is the [...]

My New Business Book Has Been Released!

New Franchise Book

  My book, Become a Franchise Owner! is out!   And to think that it all started in January of this year, when I received an email from an editor at John Wiley & Sons. (a book publisher out of New Joysey) In the email, the editor, (Lauren) thanked me for writing this review of David Siteman [...]

I Would Never Own a Cleaning Franchise

That’s right; never. No way, no how. N E V E R No one uses them anymore, anyway. Everyone has more time these days. I don’t know of any dual-income families who would be willing to pay someone to come out to clean their homes in order to save them time. The other thing about [...]

I Know What You Want

  Not only do I know what you want,  I understand why you want it. In times of high unemployment especially, lots of people want what you want. But, that “wanting” goes away for most of them when they get a new job. You see, most people feel in their heart that working for someone else [...]

Be in My Franchise Book

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(Are they talking about us?)   Do you have a 1st Class website or blog that’s focused on franchising, entrepreneurship, finance-lending, small business issues, marketing/pr, or copywriting? If so, here’s your chance to get some ink! I’m looking to put together a 1st-Class resource section for my soon-to-be-published book,  Become a Franchise Owner! The Start-Up [...]

I Signed a Book Deal!

  On Friday, I officially signed a deal with the fine folks over at Wiley Publishing. I’m going to be writing a book on franchising! I remember when I called my wife at work and said, “Jeannine, I just got a call from the folks at Wiley Publishing. They want me to write a franchise [...]

It's About Boogers And Spinach; My Interview With Carol Roth

Chicago has some powerful entrepreneurs. I’m not sure if it’s something in the water, or if it’s just part of living in that vibrant city, but something cool is obviously happening in the Windy. Heck, my friend, Barry Moltz lives in Chicago. He’s a highly successful entrepreneur. And he introduced me to Carol Roth, a [...]

US Military Veterans; Download This Free eBook on Franchises

The draft was implemented way before I was at “that age.” I’m very grateful for that. So, I never served my country in that way. I’m not a Veteran. In the franchise business world, Veterans that become franchise owners can be very successful. They have the discipline, the street smarts, and the will to succeed. [...]