Have you ever wondered why some franchise owners seem to stay ahead of the curve while others struggle to keep up? The answer might be simpler than you think: they never stop learning. That’s why, in today’s...
Franchise Education
Joel Libava
The 84 Steps To Franchising As We Know it Today
It took 5 years to do, but he got it down to 84 steps. He had the help of the creator of “scientific management” by his side doing dozens and dozens of time and motion studies. Until finally… In 1913, it all came...
Before You Buy A Franchise
Think about it. Before you buy a franchise…that’s when you need to get advice. But, not just any advice. You need advice that’s second to none. You need to get outstanding advice. Top-of-the-line...
You Can Return A Dog But You Can’t Return A Franchise
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...
Make A Commitment
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...
Jim Blasingame Celebrates 15 Years On The Radio!
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...
The Franchise Social Media Summit Starts Today
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...
I Don’t Care If You Buy A Franchise!
(Me. Not caring.) I really don’t. As crazy as it sounds (especially coming from a franchise advisor), I don’t care if you buy a franchise. 10 (Franchising) Things I Do Care About 1. Education Knowledge is...
Frozen Yogurt Franchise Fantasies
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...
I’m Trying To Prevent Franchisee Pain
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...
Food Franchises Stink
Believe or not, there are actually food 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...
The Painfully Obvious Reason Why The IFA is Aggressively Courting Professional Athletes
( A sports franchise.) There really is only one reason. Professional athletes have money. With two years of pretty much no cooperation from the banks with regard to lending money for franchise business start-ups, the...
Franchise Buyers; Enter FVM
If you’d like to have a real chance of success as the owner of a franchise business, you’re going to have to “see” yourself as the owner. Let me explain… When you start...
How to Change The (Franchise) World; All Franchise Executives Need to Do This!
The World If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, you know that most of my writing is centered around providing franchise tips and franchise business information for would-be franchise owners. That’s where...
