How can it be? With all the negative headlines about Obamacare being bad, how is it that 52% of small businesses support it? And why should you care? Because you may end up becoming the owner of a small business someday. And this stuff matters. Obamacare Favored By A 2:1 Margin According to a recent scientific poll conducted by Chesapeake Beach Consulting (for Small Business Majority*), around half of the respondents (49%) say they would choose the ACA (Obamacare) over the AHCA
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Will President Trump Disrupt Franchising?
There's a new Administration in town, and with it, a fear that's palpable-nationwide. Worldwide actually. A lot of people are worried that Trump will really screw things up. But not in my industry. The world of franchising (for the most part) is pretty darn excited that Donald Trump is going to be our 45th President. Are you? Or will President Trump disrupt a lot of things-including franchising? Let's find out now. The Donald Trump is a Republican. (Supposedly) At
Is The Death Knell Sounding For Senior Home Care?
(The death knell?) (This is an op-ed written by Bill Shockley, CSA, COO, Director of Franchise Development for Ask-Carol Franchising LLC) Synopsis The cost of senior home care is about to go way up, making it less affordable for families, and creating a profit and quality squeeze for both medical and non-medical home care. Many won’t survive or will need to cut back on the quality of their services. After years of stagnation, assisted living is on the march again, as new facilities are
New Franchise Bills In Michigan Prove That Politicians DO Have Brains
Even I had to read the headline above-the one I came up with, twice. Some politicians do have brains. The ones in Michigan, especially. I'll explain why. The Games People Play "The franchisor-the parent company, is the employer." Not true. But, that's what some people are saying-people who have never owned a franchise business. Read why the statement (in quotes above) is wrong. It's so obvious who the employer is. As any employee of a local franchise business
The International Franchise Association Just Got Better
In my opinion, it's the best thing that's happened to the International Franchise Association (IFA) in a long, long time. "It," being the resignation of the head of the IFA, Steve Caldiera, because he couldn't get a raise. Total compensation for Caldiera was $741,791 (that figure comes courtesy of The Hill.com) in 2012, according to the most recent tax forms available. Caldiera must have gone for broke and asked the IFA for $1 million annually. His request had to have been
Franchising: NLRB Decision Won’t Help Unions Weasel Their Way In
Union officials are fooling themselves if they think the recent NLRB decision will help them weasel their way into the franchise industry. I mean really? I'm sure that thousands of workers-the ones who are already just scraping by on 9 bucks an hour are going to be enthusiastic about paying an initiation fee to join a union-and then have money taken out of their measly paychecks each and every month. Even if they got a raise. And, not only will workers who join a union-any union, have to pay
McDonald’s Is Officially In A Slump: CEO Is History
(Image from Flicker-www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/8301882207) For the first time in 30 years, McDonald's revenue numbers waned compared to the year before. This ends the longest positive sales run of a domestic restaurant chain ever. 2014 was a tough year for the fast food franchise empire. It was only a matter of time that a shake-up at the top would happen. The CEO, Don Thompson, had been at the helm for 3 years, and during that time, things went from lousy to terrible. Just ask
Franchise Scams: Franchising Is A Scam
That’s right. Franchising is just a big-old scam. With a capital “S.” Are you surprised to see a statement like that coming from me? The Franchise King®? What’s the deal? Are there actual franchise scams? Is franchising really a scam? After all, I’m the guy who for years has been 100% focused on providing useful franchise tips, information and advice to prospective franchise owners from around the world. I want people to buy franchises! I want people to become their own bosses. I
The NLRB Franchise Business Decision: How Scary Is it?
The NLRB Ruling could change the franchise business as we know it. I know that's a dramatic statement...and I'm really not into drama, but their decision is kind of scary. Keep reading to see why... The NLRB Franchise Business Decision The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced that its Office of the General Counsel is going to name McDonald’s as a “joint employer” in upcoming court cases. The courts cases are based on complaints against McDonald’s
Pat Sajak Tries Franchising. However…
Pat Sajak, the famous host of Wheel of Fortune, is trying his hand at franchising. Great American Deals is the name of Sajak’s franchise concept, and according to their franchise website, “It’s wildly successful in Southern California’s Conejo Valley.” Great American Deals Currently, the most-well known daily deals website is Groupon. Great American Deals looks to be similar, except for one major difference: They want people who want to be their own bosses to buy into it for
