Being a franchise industry blogger based in Cleveland has it's ups and downs. Here is a down: "Cuyahoga County, metropolitan Cleveland's largest county, is now ranked #1!" Number #1 for what, you might...
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Joel LibavaTaking John Jantsch’s Duct Tape Marketing Advice
John Jantsch I was reading John’s Duct Tape Marketing Newsletter a couple of weeks ago, and I really liked his idea of having a one page web "hub." In a web hub , interested parties are sent to a central...
"The Coolest Franchise Website" Contest Has Been Extended!
We have extended the Cool contest until May 19th. That means you can nominate your favorite franchise website until May 19th at 10:00PM. The nominees will be announced on June 2nd, and that is also when voting will...
Solar Franchise Update From The Franchise King Blog!
With Earth Day being celebrated around the planet yesterday, I thought this would be the time to update you on a very popular topic…Solar Energy-Franchising…..
Nominations For "The Coolest Franchise Website" Contest Are Rolling In…
As we start tracking The Coolest Franchise Website nominations, I have been thinking about just how much the internet has changed everything. I do mean everything. From how our children are starting to learn about the...
What Exactly IS a "Cool" Franchise Website?
What is the definition of a "Cool" website? My definition may be completely different than your definition. For me, a "cool" website will have some nice color combinations, stunning graphics, easy to...
Nominate Your Favorite Franchise Website!
Nominations for "The Coolest Franchise Website Contest" can be submitted now! State Franchise Centers.com, in conjunction with The Franchise Engine, and Sanderson PR, are searching for the franchise websites...
Nominations For "The Coolest Franchise Website" Contest open This Monday!
The Coolest Franchise Website Contest, sponsored by State Franchise Centers.com, The Franchise Engine, and Sanderson PR starts this Monday, April 21st! Please remember to pass this Cool contest information on to...
Franchise Website Contest Announcement!
Which North American based franchise company has the coolest website?
A Shout-Out To FranchiseInterviews.com
FranchiseInterviews.com. A member of BlogTalk radio! I want to thank the guys over at FranchiseInterviews.com for adding my E-Book, to their cool website. "The Essential Steps To Researching a Franchise...
The Franchise King Blog Intros The Australian Franchise King
Ever since Tom Sudow, the former director of The Beachwood, Ohio Chamber Of Commerce, coined me "The Franchise King", I have noticed some other Franchise Kings. When I use Google’s wonderful Google...
Michael Gerber In Cleveland For Cose/Key Entrepreneur Center
Preeminent Small Business guru, Michael Gerber, was in Cleveland this week, promoting his new book, and attempting to get local entrepreneurs off their butts. He succeeded with this one! He spoke at Corporate...
Dun & Bradstreet Recognizes This Savvy Blogger!
The recent purchase of AllBusiness.com, a wildly popular business focused website, for $55 million by Dun & Bradstreet, was done to enhance D&B’s internet presence. It has, thanx in some part to it’s...
Hotel Franchises Becoming Green. Good.
The Hotel industry is emerging as one of the first large industry segments to start embracing everything Green. Sustainability is becoming a common buzzword to a lot of, and to a lot of Hoteliers. read more about this...
Report: Small Firms Cautious Concerning Recession
Matthew Bandyk over at US News + World Report wrote a few articles related to a possible recession, and how small business owners are starting to adjust. A few Clevelander’s were quoted including Anita Campbell...
A Franchise Marketing Phenom, Sean Kelly
The Kelly Quite the character, Sean Kelly of IdeaFarm, in eastern Pennsylvania, is a guy who knows marketing. Sean is a fellow franchise blogger, and one I have no problem calling for advice on all things related to...
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Franchise Direct Adds Franchise Book Reviews To It’s Blog. My New eBook Reviewed 1st!
Franchise Direct, a leading franchise portal based in Dublin, Ireland has just added a nice new feature to their highly rated website/blog. Franchise Direct’s publishing team will be doing frequent reviews of...
We’re LiveBlogging The Ohio Presidential Primary With WKYC-TV.
The Main Attraction: WKYC-TV in Cleveland has asked Cleveland’s Meet The Bloggers to participate in the highly contested Ohio Presidential Primary, from the Channel 3 Studios, Tuesday evening. George Nemeth, and...
Blogged.com
Shara Karasic over at Work.com made mention of Anita Campbell’s Small Business Trends blog as being voted Number #1 in the Business category, over at a nice blog ranking site called Blogged.com. I was asked to be...
Why The Franchise King Blog LiveBlogged The Cleveland Presidential Debate
Because the franchise industry will be affected by the outcome of the 2008 election. Since the Republican nomination seems to be a lock, lots of Americans are watching the Clinton-Obama battle….
Who Won Cleveland Democratic Presidential Debate?
Pretty intense debate, huh? Spirited. Non-violent. Was this the last one? The overwhelming response feel from those that were commenting and following this blogger was very anti-Hillary. Lots of joking around, with...
2008 Democratic Debate! Sign up for Twitter, and converse with us!
Meet The Bloggers A Cleveland Original! Debate starts soon! Cmon folks. It takes 44 seconds to sign up for a free Twitter account. Then come back here, and find the Twitter area {Bottomish rightish}Click "follow...
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Follow Cleveland’s Democratic Debate Live On The Franchise King Blog, via Twitter!
Meet The Bloggers.net / LiveBlogging Event! {www.Thefranchiseking.com} Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama are debating at Cleveland State University, and some cool Web 2.0 things are included at no charge…. Yours truly...
Attention Texas! DFW Franchise Show February 23rd!
A fellow franchise consultant/business broker is putting on a really big Franchise Show next week at The Gaylord Texan. Last year’s show was very well attended. Go see Anne Barr’s website that is dedicated...
The French Version of My Frenchise Website
As I was taking a look at my amazing blog stats {Well not really amazing, but I like that word}, I came across a link that shows someone in France that found the first franchise related website I started a few years...
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Our 1st Book On Franchising Just Released!
I am a busy guy… In addition to working with those interested in exploring opportunities in the world of franchising, I administer 4 blogs, a couple of websites, contribute original articles to Small Business...
Franchise Choices For Veterans
{www.Thefranchiseking.com} On one of my other blogs, I have put together a fine directory that lists some franchises that Veterans may want to check out. In my years of working with potential franchise owners, I have...
OhioBiz.com Business Directory Relaunched!
OhioBiz.com, Ohio’s largest, and now most extensive business directory has relaunched, adding lot’s of cool Web 2.0 functions to it’s platform. Actually, Mark Geyman, OhioBiz.com’s owner, added...
Keep Up the Confidence
Are you staying confident with your decision to start your own business? Nothing can hurt your confidence more than someone saying "so when are you going to get a real job?" The Start Up Spark talks about how...
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Franchise Show This Weekend! IX-Center! IX-Center!
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The Cleveland Franchise and Business Opportunity Show is this weekend….
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The Franchise King Blog’s Top 10 Franchises
The 10 1. 4-Five – This convenient store concept is designed for the franchise owner that wants lots of flexibility. The hours are from 4pm till 5pm. Of course the customers need to be pretty flexible with their...
Is Franchise Ownership Dangerous?
Is becoming a franchise owner guarantee one’s safety? You think I am going to go on about risk vs. reward, right? Not this time. Chris Wisbar the owner of Sparkling Image, a commercial restroom sanitization...
The Number #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise!
Jani-King is once again the number #1 franchise in it’s category, according to Entrepreneur Magazine….
Most Popular Posts for 2007 on The Franchise King Blog
As 2007 comes to a close, let's recap some of this blog's top posts in order of popularity: A Solar Power Franchise Interview with Jim Kukral Franchise Sandwiches If Owning a Franchise Was So Easy…...
I Told You So..More EBay Drop Off’s Dropping Off!
In a previous post, I discussed what not to do, when thinking about investing in a franchise of your own….
A Solar Power Franchise Business?
(Harnessing the sun’s energy.) I wonder what Ray Kroc would think about a franchise business selling a portion of the sun’s energy for a profit. (I’ll bet he would be smiling and at the same...
Another Way to Finance a Franchise
Most folks I meet with to try to help learn about interesting opportunities in franchise ownership get stuck on the “financing” part of the equation….. Here are the traditional ways to fund your new...
Blog Alert! Amazon’s Kindle is Sold Out Already!
Jeff Bezos, the genius behind Amazon.com has a product that may turn out to garner more buzz than Mr. Apple’ latest little I-Gizmos….
Attn: Global Franchise Concepts!
As someone who is getting more and more into the marketing mix, I am seeing better and better Web 2.0 applications-and where they might fit in,marketing wise…..
