(This is a guest post from Michelle Van Slyke, VP of Marketing and Small Business Solutions, The UPS Store) It’s likely not news to you that small business owners wear many hats. You’re not only the franchise owner, but...
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Can Franchisees Have Their Own Website?
Franchisors may allow for some added creativity when it comes to online marketing. It depends on the franchisor. It’s an important question to ask franchise company executives when you’re doing your research...
How Food Franchises Can Make More Money
If you’re the CEO of a food franchise, and you’d like to increase unit revenue, read on… I know that you want your franchisees to be fat and happy. (With profits) I also know that your cost of doing...
Attention Franchisees; Don’t Worry About Payroll
(Disclosure; this is a sponsored post.) One of the first questions that I’m asked by prospective franchise owners that I’m working with has to do with two things; employees and payroll. “Joel, I’ve managed...
The Franchise King’s Weekend Round-Up, November 20th, 2010
The Franchise Kingdom has been a busy place the last few days. The grocery stores are packed, and it seems that all the townspeople are running around like turkey’s with their heads ….well you know. I was...
Jenny Craig’s iPhone App Helps You Lose iWeight
/ CC BY 2.0 Jenny Craig fans who download the free iphone app — optimized for both the iPhone and iTouch – gain access to a nutritional breakdown of popular items at their favorite restaurants, dozens of Jenny...
7 Things That Franchise Buyer’s Want (Part 4)
(In Part 3, I wrote about franchisor support, and how important it is for prospective franchise buyers to get specific examples of how they'll actually be supported, after they write a check for $25k-$30k to you. )...
Do You Need Another Good Reason To Buy A Franchise Business?
A while back, I listed " The 5 Top Reasons For Buying A Franchise." Allow me to refresh your memory; To avoid dysfunctional bosses The desire to create equity A desire for more freedom A desire to create a...
Franchise Business Innovations
Innovation; (From Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Online) in·no·va·tionPronunciation: \ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən\Function: nounDate: 15th century 1 : the introduction of something new 2 : a new idea, method, or device : novelty...
My Franchise Business Advice For The Week Of January 25th, 2010
This weeks advice is for franchise business owners, franchise executives, and franchise suppliers… If you're not willing to stay up on all the new technology that's being developed for you, then you should...
Is McDonald’s Going After Home-Based Business Owners?
If you are a home-based business owner, (Like me) are you longing to get out of the house for awhile, and stretch your legs? Maybe even indulge in a McCafe? Do you remember when McDonald’s starting...
Read Blogs On The Go With The Amazon Kindle
Franchise PR Queen When folks like Rhonda Sanderson (The Franchise PR Queen) tells me that she judiciously reads my blog posts on her Kindle when she's traveling, or just when she's out and about, I'm...
