Joel Libava's Blog: The Franchise King Blog, page 78

A Sleeping Bag Was My Bed For 3 Months And I Felt Like A Rock Star

For a while there, my morning ritual started with The Unzipping Of My Sleeping Bag-as opposed to just getting out of bed like most of my fellow earthlings. Most of the day was usually uphill after that. I’m grateful that I only had to do that-The Unzipping Of My Sleeping Bag, for 3 months or so.

And, no…I wasn’t homeless. (Thank G-d)

To West Texas, With Love

I lived in West Texas from 1979-1981. Andrews, Texas.

I moved there from Cleveland, a metropolis, to an area of the country known as t...

Buying A Franchise? Here’s How To Get Unlimited 1-On-1 Advice

If you’re thinking about buying a franchise, you’re going to need advice.

But, not just any, old advice.

Real advice.

Useful advice.

Straightforward, no-fluff advice.

Proven advice.

Check out what Rieva Lesonsky, (who worked at Entrepreneur Magazine as the Senior VP and Editorial Director from1983-2008) said about me:

“In my 30+ years of covering small business and franchising, I’ve never met anyone more invested in helping people make the right decision on buying a franchise than Joel Libav...

Franchise Business/Small Business Links: J.J. Ramberg And More

I just finished searching far and wide for interesting and important franchise/small business news and tidbits. I hope you’ll like what I found. If so, don’t be shy: click the share buttons and share, share, share! Thank you.

And, please follow me on Twitter @FranchiseKing: I share a ton of franchise and small business information + links to tons of franchise ownership tips each and every day.

Franchise Business/Small Business Links: J.J. Ramberg And More

Congratulations go out to J.J. R...

Ray Kroc: The Entrepreneur Who Built The McDonald’s Franchise

Ray Kroc was a true entrepreneur.

He knew he was on to something after seeing the McDonald brothers’ hamburger restaurant in action.

Ray Kroc Is My Personal (Business) Hero

Ray (Raymond Albert Kroc) is my personal franchise business hero. He’s someone who should be a hero to everyone who is part of the franchise industry. Franchise owners everywhere owe Ray a debt of gratitude. Because without Ray Kroc, the franchise industry probably wouldn’t exist. Or, if it did, it wouldn’t be as good as...

Franchise Opportunity: Own Something Big

(Sponsored Post)

Big.

Would you like to own something big…something with big potential?

Something that very few people have?

Something that could help you reach your true potential?

Something you’ve heard of, but never knew exactly what it was?

Keep reading. I’m going to share some information about a franchise opportunity with you. One that you may not know about. But, one that you should know about.

How Big?

Have you thought about how big you want your franchise business to be…or to get?

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Franchise Business Links For August

Check out the latest happenings in the world of franchising….

After recently hosting a convention for its franchise operators, GNC (retail vitamin and supplement stores) executives outlined what they call “a strong potential” tosell corporate stores to established franchise operators and to also recruit new franchisees for new GNC units.

Rumors of potential lawsuits aren’t going away anytime soon, as more New York City franchisees get more aggravated over the new $15 an hour minimum-wage man...

A Proper Introduction To Franchising

Franchise Business University is now open for enrollment.

If you’re looking into franchise ownership, or are thinking of doing so, check it out.

A Proper Introduction To Franchising

Summer (for some) is a great time to work on detail-oriented projects.

Lots of people are out of school, or on vacation. The sun is out. Beaches (except the ones that have been visited by sharks as of late) are busy.

For my business, summer tends to be a bit choppy. It’s a great time for me to focus on new prod...

Franchisors: Ignore This Piece Of Advice At Your Own Peril

Once upon a time, there was no internet. No World Wide Web.

(Ok. Not that long ago.)

But, seriously, there wasn’t an efficient way for prospective franchise buyers to check out potential franchise opportunities. Clicking from one franchise website to another didn’t happen. It couldn’t happen…because there weren’t any websites to click to. How sad.

So very sad.

People looking to be their own bosses back then (pre-2000 or so) had a few choices. They could:

1. Drive up to their local library a...

Franchise Ownership: How Cool Would It Be To Own Multiple Locations?

That cool.

I think it would be really cool to own more than one franchise location.

Do you?

Do you picture owning multiple locations?

Cruising Through Town

Can you picture yourself cruising through town, visiting each of your franchise locations?

Popping in to check up on things?

Looking through receipts, calculator in hand? Counting.

Meeting with your managers?

Addressing issues? Solving problems?

Walking back to your car, taking a backward glance at the business you built?

Over and over...

Crisis Management: Subway Franchise Magicians Make Jared Fogle Disappear

The Subway PR team magicians have just made Jared Fogle disappear.

Fogle is gone from time and space. You can’t (and won’t) find his name or his picture anywhere on the Subway corporate website.

Wise move.

Speed

When a reporter called me (yesterday) to ask questions about Subway-and the Jared Fogle crisis, I told her that, “Subway’s PR team has to move fast on this, and we should hear their response by the end of the day.”

We did.

From Reuters:

“Jared continues to cooperate with authorit...