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Making the leap from dreamer to small business owner is an exciting time, but it can also feel overwhelming. Understanding all of your financing options can help put you on the early path to success, and that’s why we offer [...]

No one sets out to become a bad boss. Yet, slowly but surely, it’s easy to become the bad manager we all dread. Times are stressful. You’re trying to make things happen. You notice your team isn’t as engaged as [...]

How do you challenge your comfort zone? One common misconception of entrepreneurs is that they are risk takers. This is far from the truth. They are risk calculators. Their decisions are based off of profit potential, planning, and hard work. [...]

One of first key reasons I consider business ownership is the wealth potential. Though wealth alone can not define a good life, it is a tool that will allow us to build a nest egg for ourselves and the ones [...]

Online has changed our shopping habits & the landscape of how we function for some of our needs. When was the last time you received a hair cut online? From social media? When looking at a business model how the [...]

One of the benefits of working with a group of professional, seasoned colleagues is we share ideas and information. A colleague of mine wrote the article below and I wanted to share it with you. Having been a franchisee I [...]

Writing a business plan can be daunting, intimidating and time consuming. Where to turn for help? The U.S. Small Business Administration has a wonderful site to assist in all facets of the process - business plans being one of them: [...]

“I can’t figure out if this franchise is right for me...&..what kind of money will I make?”nnWant to know how Albert Einstein might go about figuring that out? Read on…nnnOwning a business is no simple endeavor. You are confronted with [...]

Daily I receive inquiries into someone wanting a Chick-fil-A franchise. Who can blame them! For the last few weeks one was being built near our house - "finally" as my children noted - and the excitement was increasing as opening [...]

Being self-employed is hard work. So is being an employee. How many hours do you work a week? If you are a white collar, college educated professional, you have probably worked fifty to seventy hours a week and traveled significantly. [...]

Many of the people I am privileged to work with on their quest for business ownership confront the inevitable question of "How can I do this if I have never done it before?" May I suggest that the focus should [...]

“The first thing you have to know is yourself. A man who knows himself can step outside himself and watch his own reactions like an observer.”nn― Adam SmithnnnIf you are thinking of achieving independence through business ownership, a good place [...]