Franchise Articles

Sep 20, 2016

A fast food franchise could be your ticket to life...

Many of us dream of moving to a tropical paradise such as Thailand. However, unless you are independently wealthy or do not need to work for the rest of your life, you can only afford to stay there...

Sep 19, 2016

Franchise Funding and the Importance of...

Franchise Funding and the Importance of Pre-Qualification Are you still wondering if you can afford to buy a franchise? While most franchises cost between $50,000 and $200,000 to get started;...

Sep 13, 2016

FRANCHISE PROSPECT SELECTION, ART OR SCIENCE?

In a board meeting a few years ago, I almost made a CEM (Career Ending Move). One of our board members made the comment that the Federal Disclosure Document (FDD) should not be used as a sales...

Sep 13, 2016

Social Media Is Changing Franchising

Franchising today just ain’t what it used to be. The popularity of social media cannot be ignored, and incorporating social media into your overall franchise marketing plan is necessary to remain...

Sep 6, 2016

Boost Your Business Growth with Social Media

Do you find it difficult to effectively manage, analyze and grow your social media – at scale? Social media is the most widespread form of communication, world-wide. The power of social media...

Sep 6, 2016

The Importance of Time, Timelines, and Timing with...

Readers of our new book, Negotiating Commercial Leases & Renewals FOR DUMMIES, will learn (in part) that the leasing process can take differing amounts of time, depending on whether...

Sep 6, 2016

Calculating the Base or Minimum Rent for Franchise...

While the terms “base rent” and “minimum rent” may sound like they refer to different things, they are, in fact, identical. To make things easier, we will use the first term throughout this...

Aug 30, 2016

The Eight Cylinders of Business™

Imagine your business (Franchisor or Franchisee) is a car that has an eight-cylinder engine. Each of the cylinders are equally as important as the other working...

Aug 23, 2016

Buy a Franchise and Learn What Not To Do!

It’s counter-intuitive to buy a franchise to learn what not to do, but it may be exactly what many people need to do to justify buying a franchise. So often people say that franchising is too...

Aug 23, 2016

Buy a Franchise and Learn What Not To Do!

It’s counter-intuitive to buy a franchise to learn what not to do, but it may be exactly what many people need to do to justify buying a franchise. So often people say that franchising is too...

Aug 22, 2016

Franchise Discovery Day: Demonstrate a Digitized...

Congratulations! You have the interest of a franchisee who has researched your company, brand and business concept and who thinks it meets their goals for owning a business. This prospect has narrowed...

Aug 22, 2016

Big impact expected from U.S. Department of...

There’s little question that the small business marketplace has a significant impact on the U.S. economy. However, many of those small business owners, operators and employees will see some...

Aug 22, 2016

THE EEOC Issues a Report and Recommendations on...

It has been thirty years since the U.S. Supreme Court held that workplace harassment is an actionable form of illegal discrimination in the landmark case, Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson. The...

Aug 22, 2016

Understanding and Choosing the Right KPIs

Why KPIs are Important? Confucius once said; “Study the past if you would define the future.” He could have been referring to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and how we select and...

Aug 22, 2016

Understanding and Choosing the Right KPIs

Why KPIs are Important? Confucius once said; “Study the past if you would define the future.” He could have been referring to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and how we select and...

Aug 22, 2016

THE EEOC Issues a Report and Recommendations on...

It has been thirty years since the U.S. Supreme Court held that workplace harassment is an actionable form of illegal discrimination in the landmark case, Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson. The U.S....

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