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Bizapalooza 2015: 3 days of Peace, Planning and Profits

Ivana Taylor, of DIY Marketers, has been a loyal supporter of mine-and a friend for several years. Ivana is good people. Her enthusiasm for life-and for her specialty, marketing for small businesses, is a sight to behold.

Ivana is the producer for an upcoming event that you won’t want to miss. It’s called Bizapalooza, and I’m excited to be a presenter.

Bizapalooza 2015: 3 days of Peace, Planning and Profits

#Bizapalooza an online event that brings together the “rock stars” of small business...

Free Franchise Tips For New Franchisees

Most of the articles I write here are focused on helping people who are “thinking” of becoming franchise owners-franchisees. I’m told they’re useful.

But, there’s a whole other segment of people that could use some tips and advice regarding franchise ownership:Newfranchisees.

New franchisees need advice, too-more than ever. That’s because the small business landscape is getting a lot more competitive. All small business owners are trying like heck to get attention from prospective customers a...

Maintain Margins and Identify Best Practices With Qvinci Software

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One of the biggest challenges facing the franchise industry right now is how to maintain margins in a sluggish economy. Throw rising commodity prices and increasing consumer demand for value into the mix and many franchises are now working harder than ever to turn a profit.

At times like these, it is critically important that everyone in a franchise system has the up-to-date numbers they need to eliminate guesswork and set themselves up for success. Franchisors need to know...

Franchise Business Links: Passing Of Fred DeLuca And More

Image: “Subway restaurant Pittsfield Township Michigan” by Dwight Burdette – Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons.)

Here are the latest franchise business links topping the franchise news cycle this month.

My first exposure (I think) to the Subway franchise chain was in the 1980’s when my brother’s friend, Greg, became the owner of one. I thought is was pretty cool back then and I watched Greg work really, really hard-which paid off because he was able to open a second franchise lo...

Top Business Technology Trends Happening Now

I remember when computers…ones you could set up in a business office, were starting to get popular. They frightened me.

DOS. Floppy Disks. Bytes. Memory. I had no idea what those things were. Heck, I didn’t even know what “electronic mail” was. How would I ever be able to understand all of this “new” technology? How would I ever be able to set a computer up? Who would show me how to use a computer? And, what was the “World Wide Web?”

The World Wide Web:

“The World Wide Web is a system of In...

Franchise Interview: Ask-Carol Senior Living Guidance

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I recently had the chance to ask Carol about…well…Ask-Carol, the senior living guidance franchise business she started.

Learn about Carol, including why she started her franchise business and more, in my interview of her, below.

Franchise Interview: Ask-Carol Senior Living Guidance

Me: When did you come up with the idea of Ask-Carol senior living guidance? Then tell me more about the idea – and what you hope this business can do for clients and your franchisees.

Carol: Wel...

Franchise Survey #2 – McDonald’s All-Day Breakfast And $15 An Hour

If you’re looking into franchising-whether you’re thinking of buying one or maybe creating a new one, it’s important to keep your eye on the latest franchise news. It’s also important to keep your eye on the trends.

News

One of the things that’s been in the news a lot lately is hourly wages-especially the wages of today’s fast-food workers. Have you been watching what’s been taking place? Did you see what the Mayor of Seattle did?

Trends

Did McDonald’s just start a trend?

Their announcement...

This Is How To Get A Franchise Loan From Your Rich Uncle

It’s not exactly easy to get a franchise loan these days. It’s not impossible, thanks to businesses like this one…but it’s not as easy as it used to be thanks to 2008 market collapse.

But, still…

You want to be you’re own boss You have the talent You’ve started to learn about business You have the right personality for franchise ownership You have some money You have your family’s support-well mostly You’re looking at good franchise opportunities You’re young

And, it’s that last one that’s...

Franchising: NLRB Decision Won’t Help Unions Weasel Their Way In

Union officials are fooling themselves if they think the recent NLRB decision will help them weasel their way into the franchise industry. I mean really?

I’m sure that thousands of workers-the ones who are already just scraping by on 9 bucks an hour are going to be enthusiastic about paying an initiation fee to join a union-and then have money taken out of their measly paychecks each and every month. Even if they got a raise. And, not only will workers who join a union-any union, have to pay...

Why You Buy Warm Lemonade On A 90 Degree Day

When I think of hot weather, my mind doesn’t immediately think of the wonderful vacations I’ve taken in places like North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, or even the Bahamas.

I don’t go back in time to when I lived in hot, dry West Texas, or even hotter and drier Las Vegas, either.

Nope.

I think of when we visited Washington D.C.In the summer.

Then I think of the day we watched the changing of the guard at The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. That was a hot day.

The soldiers didn’t wipe the...