In September of last year, The US Census Bureau released its first-ever report on the franchise industry. The numbers are pretty darn impressive. Did you know that there are over 3,000 different franchise concepts in several different categories to check out, if you’re considering a franchise? Look at this great Franchise Infographic. Scott Shane, fellow […]

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The award-winning OPEN Forum By American Express site is "A community designed to help you grow your business." If you're a business owner, an executive, or a middle manager, and want to network and collaborate with like-minded people, I encourage you to spend some time on this American Express-owned website… In 2008, I was asked […]

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How big do you want to be? Do you want one franchise location? Have you thought about becoming a multi-unit owner, and eventually having 4-5 locations. Or more? Let's go back in time, for a moment. Can you imagine what it was like to own 4-5 McDonald's locations in the 1970's? Can you get your […]

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First off, a little franchise trivia; Which hot franchise in the 1980’s had Mickey Rooney as their spokesman? https://www.flickr.com/photos/bsoist/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 I remember when my dad arrived on the franchise scene in the 1980’s. He was the franchise development director for Akron, Ohio based Physicians Weight Loss Centers, an up and coming franchise […]

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