The Franchise King
I was so excited. After all, it had been almost two full years since we had to put Winston, (our Airedale Terrier) down. Winston was a cool dog. He loved our daughter, and he watched over her like only a best buddy could. He was a character…always testing us…always seeing what he could get away [...]
If 2013 is going to be the year that you go into business for yourself, and you want to do it right, make a commitment right now…today, to follow the suggestions that I’m going to lay out for you. If you want to buy a franchise in 2013 and come out a winner, do the following; 1. [...]
Please join me in congratulating Jim Blasingame, for 15 years of The Small Business Advocate®, a business radio program he created and launched on November 17, 1997. Since then, Jim has been the only syndicated host talking to America’s entrepreneurs on live radio every weekday, as well as to a global audience since his pioneering [...]
#Fail I knew that would get your attention. That’s right; you will fail if you do what he did. “He,” being the guy who called me last week asking for some of my best franchise guidance and advice. Ring Ring “Hello, I just found your website, The Franchise King.com, and wanted to know [...]
FranSummit, the brainchild of Paul Segreto and Jeremy LaDuque, is going on all this week. This virtual event has been designed to prepare franchise brands for the Social-Mobile-Local (SoMoLo) revolution and learn how to find the most relevant customers and provide them value in this new disruptive era. Award-winning marketing strategist Danny Brown, is [...]
I really don’t. Here’s what I do care about; 1. Education Knowledge is power. It’s super-important that you know exactly what a franchise is. Do you? Really? Even if you “know” what the greatest business model ever developed is, read this short article on the real definition of a franchise. 2. Fit Are you the right type of [...]
When I ask people if they know what a franchise is, their answers are usually “branded” ones. “Yeah, Joel…I know what a franchise is. McDonald’s is a franchise. Subway is a franchise. ” Those answers are correct. But, I’m looking for deeper answers. To get those, maybe I need to change my question. Could something like [...]
Admit it; whenever you bring the gang up to the nearest frozen yogurt franchise, you find yourself wondering what it would be like to own one or two of them. Right? C’mon…can’t you picture yourself spending an hour or two at your hot franchise location setting things up for the day, and then [...]
If you haven’t spent any time on one of the newest social media websites, you’re missing out on something with great potential. I’ve been getting more active on it lately, and I’m finding that it gets my creative juices flowing, especially since I’m a visually-oriented person. While I don’t have the discipline of this New England-based gentleman, [...]
Believe or not, there are actually franchise businesses that kind of stink, and should be avoided at all costs. You want names, right? Like in the post I wrote about a certain coaching franchise? Well, you won’t be getting specific names from me this time around. Instead, I’ll be teaching you a few things [...]
