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Recent Trends in Franchising

We’re going to take a look at three of the hottest trending topics in the industry: Semi-absentee retail concepts, Low cost franchises and the Dads and Grads (or Moms and Proms) trend.

Focus Forward Survival Skills: Character, Perseverance and Determination

“The time you could spend wondering ‘Why me?’ is the time you could have spent working your tail off to get better,” — Austin Hatch, two time plane crash survivor.

Who Has the Power in the Franchise Relationship?

So many relationships start off well. Each party in the relationship thinks about the other and tries to please. Minor differences are overlooked and the focus is on happy times and the great things about the relationship.

Is It an Over Saturated Market?

I would be rich if I had a penny every time someone told me their company was an over-saturated market! I have heard it from all different companies, both large and small, in every product line. People who live in the back woods and the big cities all say the same thing:

5 Online Branding Mistakes That Can Kill Your Startup

Online branding is an abstract concept that is easily misunderstood. It’s often mistaken for your logo, your products, or service. But branding is much more than that. It’s entwined with every aspect of your business, whether you realize it or not.

5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Bootstrapping My Startup

If you’ve ever been through the process, you know that launching a startup is a struggle. Trying to bootstrap your business can be even harder.

How to Ensure a Good Fit for You in a Franchise

While inquiring about how to ensure a good fit for each candidate might seem like an obvious FranNet consideration, there is a clear cut reason why some franchisees fail to achieve real success in the world of entrepreneurship.

Financial Tips for Avoiding Startup Failure

For those of you preparing to take on the entrepreneurial life full-time, the best advice I can provide is to be as rigorous as possible with your finances when pursuing your funding goals. It’s never been easier to bring a great idea into reality.

The Top 7 Expensive Mistakes New Businesses Make

It is always an exciting time for entrepreneurs to start a new business and work hard to ensure that it grows. Sometimes, however, the focus on revenue growth overshadows or masks cost decisions that could have been made differently. Here are seven areas where too much money is often spent by new businesses.

Only Those in the Fight Can Win

Entrepreneurism is all about risk. Sometimes, you can reduce your personal risk by taking in other people’s money, starting with a contract from a customer, purchasing a going business, or spinning off an existing revenue-generating portion of an existing business.

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