As you may have witnessed yourself, the job market no longer provides the long-term security it once offered. Previous generations grew accustomed to a certain career and the length of time they would be in that job—this is now less of a reality than ever before.
Jania Bailey
Maybe You’re Not Built for Business
Everyone is familiar with the American Dream concept. It holds that if you work hard enough, have your success, and pay your dues, you can achieve anything that you put your mind to. This we understand.
Diversify Your Portfolio with a Franchise Business
As an investor, if you have a healthy portfolio, you are always looking for ways to diversify your holdings. Owning a small business or franchise opportunity can be a smart addition which gives you the option to stay engaged in the semi-absentee model of operations while keeping your day job, so to speak.
A Family Business? Every Business Should Be
While plenty of empirical evidence can be found to delineate both advantages and disadvantages to working with family, we’re here today to focus on the key benefits of obtaining that all important “buy-in” from your significant other.
Franchise Royalty Payments: Betting On Your Business in the Long Run
When you make your scheduled regular royalty payment to your franchisor, you are—in fact—guaranteeing a brighter future for the brand as a whole, and your business individually.
Is Starting a Business Safer Than a Job?
For some people in this economy, downsizing and rehiring has become a boom and bust routine. And over time, it can wear an individual down with anxiety. That’s usually when some become fed up enough to consider starting a business of their own.
Does a Low-Cost Franchise Mean a Low Return?
With a low cost franchise, you will typically be looking at the opposite end of cost factors than the higher-priced category. Items such as less employees, less physical space needed (sometimes none at all!) and less overhead to get started are all valued features of lower-cost franchises.
5 Franchising Myths Perpetuated by Your Neighbor
Below, we tackle five kinds of myths about franchising that are fairly common, and which we are set to debunk. Do you feel that you’re ready to get started?
Buying an Ad vs. PR Efforts to Support Your Franchise
Unless your franchise agreement has a specific clause preventing you from marketing above and beyond your required regulations, you would do well to consider the question of ad purchases versus a public relations effort to boost your bottom line sales.
Boosting Your Franchise with the Power of Social Media
The consideration of social media as an effective marketing tool has continued to become one of the strongest factors in representing brands across multiple industry channels. Simply put, social media can no longer be ignored.
