Right Under Your Nose

Right Under Your Nose

I was in conversation with a new network contact, and she commented that I’d revealed so many franchise opportunities she never knew about. That got me thinking, there are business opportunities right under our noses. The business could be senior care, tutoring, IT,...
Window of Opportunity

Window of Opportunity

I recently heard the phrase Window of Opportunity, and I couldn’t help but think how perfectly it applies to franchising. Turning challenges into opportunities is something many professionals seek to do during career transitions. Exploring small business opportunities...
Never Underestimate a Woman

Never Underestimate a Woman

Have you heard the expression, never underestimate a woman? Take Dolly Parton. She came from humble beginnings with a father who couldn’t read and probably had to arm-wrestle her 11 siblings for the few books they owned. Some may see her as a “Backwoods Barbie,” but...
You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

We know that’s not true because people reinvent themselves all the time. We can all learn new things whenever we put our minds to it. With a franchise, it is much easier because the franchise has the training organized and formatted – for what you need to learn and...
YOLO: You Only Live Once

YOLO: You Only Live Once

Last week, Kevin Roose, in his NY Times column, SHIFT, highlighted an interesting phenomenon. He titled it “Welcome to the YOLO Economy.” Not familiar with the term? Rapper, Drake, coined it a decade ago, “You Only Live Once.” Many of us have sensed it intuitively and...
Above Average

Above Average

The radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion” would have a weekly segment called “Lake Wobegon Days” and each episode would start with this quote, “Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, the men are good looking and the...