(Out!) I interacted with Papa John’s founder, John Schnatter, once. Once. I responded to a post of his on Facebook. It was about one of his cars, which I told him I liked. He responded back. (That’s him below. And his car.) Because I like loud, fast cars. (That’s a picture of me leaning on […]

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Thank you Kellyanne Conway. “Alternative Facts”, the ridiculous term you coined, immediately made me think of all the alternative facts about franchise ownership and franchising. That said, I just came up with what I consider to be the top 10. Enjoy! You ready?   Here Are The Top 10 Alternative Facts About Franchising & Franchise […]

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I knew what side of the minimum-wage issue the IFA’s Steve Caldiera would be on. The wrong side.  As usual. Keep reading…especially if you’re a franchise owner.   IFA Minimum-Wage Prediction During a phone interview with a CNBC reporter, Caldiera, president and CEO of The International Franchise Association, said that we should expect to see […]

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Fast Food Forward is (once again) sending a message to fast food franchise owners all over the USA. The message: Fast food workers need to be paid more. But, will they be? Will fast food workers get paid $15.00 an hour? Fast Food Workers To Strike…Again The Fast Food Forward movement organized a fast food […]

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( Courtesy of PS-OV-ART Patty Sue o’hair-Vicknair, on Flickr) The 2012 Presidential Election is almost here. (As of this writing.) Which means it’s almost over. If you live in a swing state, you’re probably grateful for the invention of Caller ID. I know I am. 2-3 politically-related calls are coming in on our home phone […]

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If Dan Cathy would have kept his bless-ed mouth shut, I wouldn’t have written this post about his Chick fil A franchise being for the birds. But I did. Here goes. In a nutshell, the food franchise he runs is an empire. And, speaking of birds, even Catholic Cardinals know that it’s an empire. Furthermore, […]

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Things just got a little weirder in our nation’s fast food franchise wars, as the president of Chick-fil-A publicly voiced opposition to gay marriage this week. And, I do mean publicly…. In a recent interview with Baptist Press, Dan Cathy said that the company was, “guilty as charged in supporting the biblical definition of the […]

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  2012 is going to prove to be an interesting year for the franchise industry.   Global and national financial pressures, a Presidential election that’s going to be impacted by Washington lobbyists like never before, and $2,000 suits are the things to watch this year.   1. Pressure In a global economy, what happens overseas doesn’t stay overseas. If […]

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  It’s just a harmless little question. I’m just a curious guy.     Republican campaign contributions are in red. Democratic contributions are blue.   The chart above is courtesy of  OpenSecrets.org. Their tagline;   “Help us shine a light on the money in politics.”   There should be no doubt in your mind on […]

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