Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley is founding member and CEO of America’s Best Franchises, LLC. Bill founded three financial services firms, Ocean Shores Ventures, Denali International and William Bradley Enterprises. In addition, to launching America’s Best Franchises in 2005, Bill orchestrated approximately 20 private equity transactions in excess of $31 million, and launched five specific purpose private equity partnerships.
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How to Do Your Own Franchise Research Before Buying
When buying a franchise, you want to be absolutely sure that the brand you buy into is the right fit for you. Sure, a franchisor will make its business look new and shiny in an effort…
What Franchise Expenses Are Tax Deductible?
It’s everybody’s favorite time of year: tax time! [Collective groans from the audience.] In reality, nobody loves tax season. It’s a head-scratching time of year, and entrepreneurs and franchise owners alike always have plenty of…
3 Quick and Easy Marketing Tips for Your Franchise
This is going to be a killer year for your franchise. How do I know? Because I’m about to give you some crazy easy marketing tips that you’d be a fool not to take advantage…
5 Things a Franchisor Looks for in a Franchisee
While in the franchise-buying process, it is imperative that you do your due diligence to ensure that the franchise you choose is a good fit for you, it’s also important to know that franchisors are…
Millennials and Franchises: What You Need to Know
Forget Baby Boomers. The demographic that is quickly forging its own path in the franchise world? Millennials. Millennials, aged 18-34, now outrank the number of Boomers on the planet. And their numbers are turning up in…
How to Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Franchise
At the fresh start of a year, it’s only natural that you’d start thinking about your franchise’s marketing for the next 12 months. How will you improve upon what you did last year for even…
Family-Run Franchises: Are They Right for You?
If you’re close to your family, it might seem a natural extension of your personal relationship to move into a business one. Many families choose to go into the franchise business together, to varying degrees…
Accounting for Franchises: Tips to Help You Grow
Being a successful franchisee means having at least a general grasp on various aspects of running a business. You might not be an expert in marketing, management, or finance, but being well rounded enough to…
Applying the 80/20 Rule to Marketing and Growth
The 80/20 rule is the flexible idea that basically stands for the fact that 80% of your success will come from 20% of the investment. You can think of it in this manner with regard to your…
The Marketing Trends You Need to Know About Moving into 2017
Every year brings new technology and trends in marketing that can affect your franchise … for better or worse. Knowing what’s coming up in 2017 can help you plan your marketing strategy around it as…