The Franchise King
(Mariel Miller contributed to this blog post) Could you be getting a little too picky? Are you turning away too many franchise buyers? Are you shooting yourself in the foot by trying to be too particular about who you bring into your franchise system? Franchise Buyer Assessments There is a revived interest these days in [...]
(Courtesy of sa_ku_ra, on Flickr) I’d much rather win a jackpot than get into one. Do you remember how you felt when you said something or did something that you later regretted? Well, I do. Right now. Part of my recent keynote speech at the Franchise Brokers Association Conference included my take on “The [...]
(Courtesy of ☺Lee J Haywood, on Flickr) I’m not sure how far along you are in your search for a franchise business opportunity, but there’s a term that I want you to become familiar with. The term I’m about to turn you on to is used aggressively by most franchise broker and franchise consultant groups. Here it it [...]
In case you don’t know, I’m a recovering franchise broker. And, while I wasn’t the most successful one among my peers and competitors, I was able to sleep soundly every night. Would you like to know why? I stuck to my core values. I focused on doing the right things. For example, if I didn’t [...]
By now, there’s one thing that you should know about me; I don’t spin things. At all. And, I don’t have to. Here’s why; I’m a WYSIWYG guy. (What You See Is What You Get) If I write something about a particular topic, it’s not by accident. I mean it. Same thing goes for things [...]
If you’re in the hunt for a franchise, you’re going to run into all sorts of, franchise “experts,” franchise consultants, and franchise brokers; even if you don’t want to. And, it’s only because you’ve put yourself out there-you’re shopping online for franchise business opportunities. You may even find yourself getting aggravated by [...]
If you’re on the hunt for the best franchise opportunities available, working with a franchise consultant or broker is one way to find one. Recently, I wrote about finding top franchises online. That’s certainly a popular way to land on an opportunity that may work out for you. Another way that people I’ve [...]
Franchise advisors dare to be different About 6 months ago, I was working with a really nice guy who had lost his job at NASA. He contacted me because he wanted franchise advice. (He had read an article that I had written on another website, and he told me that he liked my style.) [...]
I was a franchise broker/franchise consultant for several years. I helped lots of people get into lots of franchises. I know the good, the bad, and the ugly about this sector of the franchise industry. This sector is usually grouped under, “Franchise Consulting,” which only lends to the confusion. And, there is confusion. Allow me [...]
All About Franchising Fees, Franchise Brokers, And Names That Kind of Stick
What? You’re probably wondering why I’ve gathered you here today…. Actually, you’re probably wondering what this short post is going to be about; I would be too, if I was an avid and super-loyal reader of this franchise business blog. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner Well [...]