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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 [...]

By Jeff Lefleur Owning a business is hard. I should know. Since I was 12, I’ve had a variety of business ventures from delivering papers to installing kitchen countertops, owning student rentals properties, investing into a Canada Bread franchise, operating [...]

An important question to ask: “what is riskier – owning a business or having a job?” The answer typically depends on someone’s experience of being an entrepreneur or being an employee. The entrepreneur says “having a job because your entire [...]

The power of visualization can never be underestimated and the most successful people the world has known have been able to look into the future and see what they were going to become.nnnThe marvelous thing is that we all have [...]

“Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” is how Americans describe the high failure rate of family businesses—a phenomenon noted in many cultures.nnnBrazil “Pai rico, filho nobre, neto pobre” (Rich father, noble son, poor grandson)nnnChina “Fu bu guo san dai” (Wealth [...]