Are you a fan of Game of Thrones? If so, you know about the phrase, “Winter is Coming.” But if you’re like me and you didn’t watch the series, you need to know the meaning of the phrase. From Game of Thrones...
Category - Economy
Job Numbers: The Alarming Trend Few Are Talking About
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported the job numbers, and they’re very good. Namely, employment increased by 304,000 in January. However, both the unemployment rate, at 4.0 percent, and the...
Franchise News: Government #Shutdown Means No Franchise Expansion
Washington, DC– International Franchise Association (IFA) members must be up in arms over two things right now: The government shutdown IFA executives who don’t get it Read why… Government #Shutdown Means...
Why Are McDonald’s McFranchisees Mad?
For a dollar, I’ll tell you why McDonald’s franchise owners are mad. I’m McKidding. One reason that McDonald’s franchisees are mad is the recent news out of corporate. For the first time in a decade...
The Startup America Partnership: Anita Campbell vs. Tim Berry
Startup America is a White House initiative that was launched in 2011 that’s meant to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. To further this initiative, an...
How 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...
Rudderless
(An old, nasty rudder) That’s what we are, you know; we’re rudderless. We’re all wandering around in some type of post-traumatic daze from what the last President did to our economy. And we’ve...