Strange things are happening with bookstores these days. (Besides that fact that lots of them seem to be closing up shop.) Take Books-a-Million for instance; they seem to be sneaking into several old...
2011 Franchise Trends
Joel LibavaHow to Capitalize on a Weak Housing Market
The fact that homeowners that are interested in selling their homes can’t, isn’t exactly breaking news. The US housing slump has been on our radar for a couple of years now, and the outlook...
Are Frozen Yogurt Franchises Cooling Off?
Summertime is the best time to talk about frozen desserts. Whether it’s frozen yogurt, soft serve ice cream, or good old-fashioned popsicles, when it’s hot outside, consumers crave frozen treats. The...
They Just Want to Live at Home
That’s not asking too much, is it? I’m not slamming the entire nursing home industry here, but if you had a choice, where would you rather be when you reached that age? At your home, or at a nursing home...
2 Fitness Tips From The Throne
Even our mutant snowman gained some weight last winter I definitely gained a few pounds during Cleveland’s winter from hell. They’re not good pounds, either. I have some work to do. But enough about me...
How To Change The (Franchise) World
First off, I would like to personally than Guy Kawasaki, who came up with the amazing name of his well read blog, “How To Change The World.” That name was the inspiration for the title of this...
Small Business Owners WILL Be Hiring Workers; Here’s How to Help Them
(Workers needed?) As the US economy starts to grow a bit, small business owners located right in your community will need to find efficient ways to screen, and eventually hire, new workers. Would you like to get paid to...
The Baby Boomer Generation and Franchising
Baby boomers are retiring in droves. That’s probably not breaking news to you. The fact that some of them can’t retire, is. That would really stink. Working your tail off for 40+ years, only to find out that...
Franchising is Formidable
In September of last year, The US Census Bureau released its first-ever report on the franchise industry. The numbers are pretty darn impressive. Did you know that there are over 3,000 different franchise concepts in...
Fitness Together Lists The Healthy Food Trends For 2011
These are some healthy food choices! Colorado-based Fitness Together, which specializes in one-on-one fitness training in a studio atmosphere, is hoping that more people focus on making healthy food choices this year...
Top 10 Tips for Franchises To Get Started With Social Media Marketing
(This is a guest post from my friend, Suzanne Vara.) It’s a new year and with that comes new sales projections and goals that are based upon the heightened expectancy that economic recovery is imminent. The...
I Need a New Franchise Crystal Ball
That’s because the one I used to predict the non-revenue producing opportunities in dog poop removal franchises is obviously defective. Now, I would rather have someone I know in the business of keeping poop...
Trends in Franchising For 2011; Massage, Mobile, Media, And More!
Franchise Social Media, that is. That’s right; this will be the year that almost every franchisor that’s serious about doing business will enter and engage in the social media marketing space. You can take...
The Top 2011 Trends in Franchising
What trends in the franchise business world will dominate the small business landscape in 2011? What concepts will be hot, and what concepts will be…..not? Being the “Franchise Expert in Residence” for...
