by Diane Pleuss | Dec 3, 2020 | Quick Reads
Have you ever thought, “I’ve been working for 20 years and I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up?” Don’t worry. It’s a common question – especially now. Reconsidering life’s options feels inevitable. Maybe you’ve been in your career for 15 years and feel...
by Diane Pleuss | Nov 23, 2020 | Quick Reads
Last month, I shared a Forbes’ article about women small business owners. Women owned businesses are growing. In 1972 there were only 402,000 women-owned businesses. In 2019, there were 12.3 million women-owned businesses and I’m proud to be among that number!...
by Diane Pleuss | Nov 20, 2020 | Quick Reads
Most people would rather tell you the color of the underwear they’re wearing than reveal how much money they make – or how much they have to invest! Yet, the question of how much a franchise costs will invariably arise and be measured against what a franchise...
by Diane Pleuss | Nov 16, 2020 | Quick Reads
At the start of the COVID pandemic, FM Global ran an eye-catching ad in the Wall Street Journal. The tagline read Resilience is a Choice. At the time of its publication, I wasn’t sure how I felt about that line. The pandemic taught us that resilience is a...
by Diane Pleuss | Nov 9, 2020 | Quick Reads
When the term investing is mentioned, people often think about real estate, the stock market, mutual funds, but how many times to do we think about investing in ourselves? Isn’t a franchise the ultimate investment because it combines our smarts and hard work with a...
by Diane Pleuss | Nov 3, 2020 | Quick Reads
It was January 2009 and Cathy had been laid off from her corporate accounting job. She was using it as an opportunity to get into her own business. She knew there was something bigger and better out there! Likewise, Jack, her fiancée, wanted to have his own business...
