by Diane Pleuss | Jul 1, 2021 | Quick Reads
The spousal ambush… Remember my last post on a holiday ambush? I covered what to expect when you share the news with friends and family that you are buying a franchise. An ambush can come from a well-meaning person who hasn’t done the research. But what happens...
by Diane Pleuss | Jun 29, 2021 | Quick Reads
Psst! Don’t be ambushed! You’ve made up your mind. You are taking the leap. After a lot of research, talking to franchisors and franchisees, you know the franchise you want to invest in. BBQ Ambush Be prepared for an onslaught of questions from friends and...
by Diane Pleuss | Jun 29, 2021 | Quick Reads
I listened to a podcast, “People I (Mostly) Admire” where Steven Levitt interviews Susan Wojcicki, President of YouTube. Wojcicki mentioned she took her first computer science class when she was a senior in college and almost didn’t because she thought it...
by Diane Pleuss | Jun 25, 2021 | Quick Reads
I was delighted to read about my candidate and new franchisee, Boris Okong, in Arkansas Business, a weekly business journal. (Link to article is in first comment below.) 📰 Boris attended a presentation I did with SCORE East Bay. He’d recently left a company...
by Diane Pleuss | Jun 23, 2021 | Quick Reads
You’ve probably seen the headlines. “More U.S. workers are quitting their jobs than at any time in at least two decades.” That declaration recently leapt out from the pages of newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal. For some, this signals a degree of optimism...
by Diane Pleuss | Jun 20, 2021 | Quick Reads
Is it like a luxury liner, slow and deep in the water, or sleek and fast like a speed boat? Parallels to franchising Some of the large hotel and fast-food restaurants are like the Queen Mary. It could take a while to get approval from the bridge to enter open water....
