(A view from The Crown) 2012 was quite an interesting year. It was dominated by a lot of loud political discourse on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and the like. And, in-person political discussions were frequently of...
2012 Franchise Trends
Are Credit Cards Keeping Franchisees Afloat?
(Flickr credit card photo, Philip Taylor PT) Have you heard the news? Small business lending is still squalid in most areas of the US. In other words, nothing has really changed all that much. The big banks...
Can You Be a Part-Time Franchisee?
Do you know that it’s entirely possible to be an owner of a franchise and keep your day job? Most of the people that call on me for advice and franchise consulting requests, aren’t aware of the plethora of...