Cleveland,Ohio based franchise expert/consultant.
I help folks interested in exploring franchise ownership by strategically matching them to a select group of franchise companies.I also own a blog and a few websites, and try to help promote Cleveland, Ohio...
THE Rock N Roll Capital of The World!
Let me start out by stating this;
I am not a member of The International Franchise Association. (IFA)
That's full disclosure, folks.
One thing that I feel they do a stellar job with is lobbying. Matthew Shay, it's leader, knows how to work it over on Capitol Hill.
The IFA just made it's position known concerning health care reform.
I grabbed this off of their website;
"The Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act will not reduce the cost of health insurance for franchised
employer... Read Full Story
It may be too late for that guy(This is a post from a strategic partner of mine, Paul Segreto. Paul has been there and done that in franchising. and he wrote this a while back) I can personally relate to the trials and tribulations of owning franchise businesses as I have “been there and done that” and have experiences on both ends of the spectrum from achieving overwhelming success to dealing with bitter failure. I have definitely come to understand the fine line between success and failur... Read Full Story
In a study just released, and brought to my attention via M Booth And Associates in New York City, there is clear evidence of the impact of this recession on the world entrepreneur community.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) wrote that;"Our research
shows that new and young firms have been the primary source of new jobs
in the United States over the past three decades," said Robert Litan,
vice president of Research & Policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Fo... Read Full Story
Small Business Loans Drop By $10 Billion(From CNN.com, today)"Some banks are unapologetic about their cutbacks. Small business
defaults are soaring, and banks are under pressure to shore up their
balance sheets and reduce their exposure to risky loans. Two key small
business lenders, CIT Group and Advanta, filed for bankruptcy this
month."This is not paranoia. This is reality.I have been telling folks this for the last month via;
Radio programs
Interviews
Blog articles
Phone consults
Fr... Read Full Story
On Veteran's Day, I was asked to join two rather energetic and engaging women on their weekly small business radio program, to discuss how military veterans fit into the scheme of things with regards to franchise ownership.
I'm from this school of thought;
Military veterans can be great franchise owners. It's just that we don't live in a perfect world, and some people, veterans or not, just shouldn't be small business/franchise owners at all. No way. no how. (For lots of reasons)
Now back... Read Full Story
Congratulations to Franchise Recruiters Ltd.® and Jerry Wilkerson, who just completed three decades of finding and placing superior franchise industry talent. That's a long time to be in a tough business... This franchise executive management recruiting corporation, with offices
in the U.S. and Canada, has placed 600+ franchise senior
management professionals with major franchise branded chains around the
world. On the anniversary of 30 years, Wilkerson predicted that many
franchise mark... Read Full Story
The current credit crunch is making it extremely difficult to get start-up franchise/business funding, and as much as the folks in Washington DC- including Karen Mills over at the SBA are pressing the banks to "open their vaults," I'm just not able to actually see inside them. This has me worried. Big time.
It's one thing for banks to tighten things up a bit, especially after last year's nightmare, but to not even open for business? Am I missing something?
The folks over at Fox Business News... Read Full Story
A new look!Once in awhile, every small business-franchise or not, needs a little makeover.Tossed, the Fort Lauderdale-based upscale salad chain recently unveiled a new logo
and look designed by Good Studio and JBI Interiors, respectively. The
goal of the overall look and feel of the restaurant is to display a
more urban design, accomplished though the use of modern colors,
furniture and construction materials.You'll find that new look over at The Daily Franchise News. Dot Com... Read Full Story
********************* Press Release *******************************
PMD Furniture Direct™ (PMD) announced the launch of the company’s
new franchise development Web site, PMDFranchise.com The site
will serve as the online hub for general information and franchise
news. It will also provide specific insight from current owners to
assist those interested in becoming franchise owners as PMD adds new
owner-operators to its roster.
“As a result of the economy,
and evident in the current employmen... Read Full Story
