How can I sell one of my restaurants as a franchise?
If you are planning to sell more franchises, then franchising your restaurant concept will be a consideration. However, if you are not planning to expand your restaurant business beyond the two current locations, then a form of partnership or other business structure may be a consideration with your lawyer rather than establishing a franchise system.
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Whether you’re a sole proprietor or part of a multi-billion dollar business, the key to success is talking to other people. T. Boone Pickens has built companies worth billions of dollars, and suggests that if you want to work smarter, then the first step ought to be talking to other people.
Should a Small Business Offer Paid Parental Leave
Despite passing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993, which allows employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave from their work before returning to their position, the U.S. is the only developed nation not to guarantee their working mothers salary during the time they take off from work after a childbirth.
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I missed the irony on my first read of the email in which a marketing firm talked about pricing. The second reading left me laughing. It never ceases to amaze me how alluring low prices are to sellers.
Read More The Most Famous Garage Startups in History
“Everyone has to start somewhere.” It’s a saying that resonates with many people around the world. In fact, some of the most well-known companies in the world today started life small—in the confines of a garage, to be exact.
Read More The Secret Weapon of the Innovator
If you are a successful entrepreneur or intrapraneur, you are probably an “idea guy” or work with one of these dangerously endearing men or women. Let me introduce you to someone who may be the ultimate idea guy to show you why ideas alone are not enough. (And what’s lacking, as you will see, goes far beyond just execution.)
Read More Marketers Need a Number Too!
Many companies leave the numbers up to the sales team. Hot leads, warm leads, cold leads, lead conversion rates, quotas, etc. But what about the marketing team?
Read More The 6 A’s of Successful Leadership
Great business leaders don’t merely reach their goals of achieving growth within an organization; they carry themselves in a way that garners the respect of those around them.
Read More $1,500 Home Office Deduction Option: IRS Reminder
The IRS reminded people with home-based businesses that this year for the first time they can choose a new simplified option for claiming the deduction for business use of a home.
Read More Do Interns Secretly Run the World’s Largest Tech Companies?
In today’s booming tech environment, leading innovators recognize interns as the future of their companies. That’s why they’re willing to pay them premium compensation, offer them extravagant perks, and let them actually get their hands dirty and work.
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