6 Reasons Why a Franchise Model is the Best Business Model Do you know a franchise opens every morning while you have breakfast before leaving for your job? According to Franchise Consultants, Inc., a new franchise business launches every eight minutes of every business day. More entrepreneurs are b…
Goal Setting is SMART Business Goal setting is as important in personal life as it is in business. The most common denominator in all the self-help literature and books is the importance of goal setting. We’re told to set long-term goals, short-term goals, lifetime goals and personal goals. The be…
Save Yourself… From a Recipe for Distraction It doesn’t matter who you are or what your position is at work, we’re all subject to a constant flow of potential distractions while we’re working. Some may be short, and some we seemingly wake up from and ask, “Where did the day go!” …
Useful Tips: Going Global with Your Franchise Franchising your company isn’t the last step towards expanding your business. Going global with your franchise is the last frontier in this case. When your growth has saturated local markets and you have an outlet in nearly every state and city, then i…
Internal Business Motivator: What’s Your Why? When I hit the three year mark in my own business, I did what many business owners and entrepreneurs do, I hit a wall. No matter what I did, I couldn’t seem to find my way around it, over it, or through it. It wasn’t my sales or marketing […]
A Franchise and small business are both business models that you can own. There are differences between how the two are run, and each has its own set of pros and cons. You might find the idea of operating your own business to be very appealing but there is more leg work required in launching […]
Ratings: Five Actions You Can Take to Ensure You Are Rated Well I was lucky enough to attend the British Excellence Forum with a group of clients at Celtic Manor a couple of weeks ago. There were some excellent speakers there covering many aspects of business. I decided that I would use one of thes…
Franchising Business in 5 Steps It is impossible to own a business and not dream of seeing it turn into a household name like McDonald’s or Burger King. You also might have considered franchising it at some point but never took the first step. Here’s a simple guide that breaks down the process f…
The Business Success Cycle Many business owners find themselves in the trap of trying to do too much and not allowing their employees to help them. This is probably the single biggest inhibitor to growth that I have witnessed over the last eight years of coaching businesses – the failure of the …
6 Keys to a Winning Team Selecting the right people is just the beginning of building a successful team for your business. However, you cannot simply expect that your team alone will transform your business and take it to its next level of performance. It is equally important to have the following …