The Franchise King
If you want to be a successful franchisee, it’s important to stay up on things. Take marketing for instance; there are always new innovations being introduced and while all of them may not be good…or even useful for you to spend time learning about, some of them are. Your franchisor will certainly try to keep [...]
Nicole Fende must of had a blast writing her finance book. She manages to make what lots of people consider to be a super-boring topic-fun. And, that is quite a feat. She did have some help, though. Meet Fluffy… (Fluffy The Finance Feline) According to Nicole, who wrote, “How To Be A Finance Rock [...]
When I think of small towns, many different visuals pop into my crown head. Such as; Railroad crossings Town squares with diagonal parking spaces Small cafes Country roads (with lots of roadkill) Hardware stores Local department stores I also think of my own time spent living in small towns. The first one was Independence, [...]
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 [...]
Tweet If you’re a current franchise owner, why are you working so hard? What’s your reason? Is it a short-term reason, or a long-term one? Do you have any idea what I’m really asking? I’ll try asking you this question another way; Do you have a plan?
(The family. Nag's Head, North Carolina. August, 2010) Jim told me not to bring his new business book with me on my vacation. Me: "But Jim, you've been such a loyal friend and supporter. How can I not bring it with me to read?" Jim: "Dude, just enjoy yourself. You can read it when you [...]
