For a while there, my morning ritual started with The Unzipping Of My Sleeping Bag-as opposed to just getting out of bed like most of my fellow earthlings. Most of the day was usually uphill after that. I’m grateful that I only had to do that-The Unzipping Of My Sleeping Bag, for 3 months or […]

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I never used to finish what I started. My Dad always told me that I, “Never followed through.” He was right. Generally, when things got hard, I had a tendency to give up. Especially in Junior High and High School. “All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, […]

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I’ve just about had it. Mark Zuckerberg, and his filthy-rich team of Facebook executives, are putting all of us at risk, and they just don’t seem to care. They’re in some kind of sick race for the crown with Twitter, LinkedIn, and any and all other social media platform that have millions of members. What’s […]

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Dysfunction. Jonathan Fields may have just nailed it. First, a definition from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary; Main Entry: dys·func·tion Variant(s): also dis·func·tion \(ˌ)dis-ˈfəŋ(k)-shən\ Function: noun Date: circa 1916 1 : impaired or abnormal functioning <gastrointestinal dysfunction> 2 : abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior or interaction within a group <family dysfunction> — dys·func·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective […]

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  (Disclosure; I work in a marketing capacity and get compensated by the company below.)   They’ve just broken the barrier. They are now at #100. I wrote about this low-investment, niche opportunity last year, and I’m proud to say that it’s really starting to take off… Rosita Lynch just opened #100 in Barbados. This […]

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  Most franchisors stay the course when it comes to searching for new franchisees, and even new franchise locations. They open new franchises in, or at least close to, major population centers. Personally, I’ve received inquiries from people who live in small tows, and even rural areas, who’ve wanted to explore franchise ownership ideas with […]

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Get these cool buttons, here:: (https://www.webtreats.mysitemyway.com) The marketing team at Tasti D-Lite is already into the social media marketing scene, but have just upped the ante. According to the folks at Mashable; “Today Tasti D-Lite has announced the rollout of TastiRewards, a rewards program that incentivizes customers to associate their Twitter and Foursquare accounts with […]

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For 18 years, William Gardner called his wife, Liz, every morning when he got to work. Last Mother's Day, {2001} he bought her a fig tree, in celebration of their Italian roots. It produced one little fig last summer. She ate it a week or so after Sept. 11. It was delicious. William was employed […]

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I will be LiveBlogging the Presidential Election in conjunction with WKYC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Cleveland. I will be joined by such local luminaries like Michael DeAloia, George Nemeth and others, at the TV Studio. I feel that it is really important to get involved albeit in a small way, for an election that is […]

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This is a franchise and small business related blog. Once in awhile, I do some humorous stuff, but I rarely go too off topic. But today, I am going totally off topic. I am going to share a short story that a friend of mine, Marshall Reddy, of Jacksonville Florida, sent to me. Maybe you […]

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