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...

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...

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...

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.)...

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...

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...

If you were buying a pair of shoes, the right size and style really matter. You want them to feel comfortable and be the right style for the walking or work you’ll be doing in...

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...

Recently, I heard the phrase, Window of Opportunity, and I thought, boy, does that apply to franchising and it applies right now. Turning crisis into opportunity is what many...

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...

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...

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,...