Almost everyone who buys a franchise and opens a franchise business will secure a loan of some type to fund their business. The most common types of loans are SBA loans. The SBA...

I’ll bet we’ve all heard someone say, “I wish I’d known that when I was starting out. I’d have done things differently.” That insight, or information changed the way the person...

In an ordinary year, we might do some inspirational goal setting. This year is once again, no ordinary year. On some days I am happy to put one foot in front of the other,...

That phrase, “tailor fit” holds a certain cachet, images of London’s Savile Row. However, there are other things in life that can benefit from a tailor made fit. The right...

What is a franchise? In exchange for an initial fee to a franchisor, and ongoing royalties a franchisee acquires the use of a trademark, the right to use the franchisor’s system...

Investing in a business now might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Uncertainty can spawn inaction or spark creativity and innovation. How do you respond to the word...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...