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No, this is not the latest food franchise. But what if it was????
One of the coolest ideas on the web this year involves two things:
1. Increasing your vocabulary
2. Feeding the hungry
Please check it out, and help yourself and others.....It is addictive!
Click Here
{Thanx George Nemeth of Brewed Fresh Daily in Cleveland, Ohio for this wonderful link!}
If you are sick and tired of working for someone else, and helping them reach their goals, could 2008 be the year for you to work for yourself, and reach your goals?
Here is what it will take to break free:
1. Focus
2. Creating your own luck
3. Courage
Do you have the courage? Find out here.....
Jani-King is once again the number #1 franchise in it's category, according to Entrepreneur Magazine....
Continue reading "The Number #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise!" »
As 2007 comes to a close, let's recap some of this blog's top posts in order of popularity:
Franchise Sandwiches
If Owning a Franchise Was So Easy...
Interview with BFD's George Nemeth
Franchise Fads
One Door Closes/One Opens
Don't Buy Hot Franchises
Does Franchise Ownership Guarantee Success?
Profile-Jim Blasingame,Small Business Expert
Franchise Choices-Things To Be Aware Of-Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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In a previous post, I discussed what not to do, when thinking about investing in a franchise of your own....
Continue reading "I Told You So..More EBay Drop Off's Dropping Off!" »
When one thinks about franchises to purchase, a magazine publishing one probably doesn't come to mind...
The Franchise King Blog will now link to a video that Matt Dickman linked to on his blog. Since this is about a franchise, I feel that linking to this is the right thing to do. Plus it is hilarious. Kind of....
{Plus our dog likes the intro music.}
A recent article I wrote for Anita Campbell started off by saying this....
With the Christmas holiday season upon us, I want to make a plea to you to support local businesses. As tempting as it is to go online and purchase items, maybe the online experience for you can be research oriented, with a goal of making purchases from a local business owner. Local entrepreneurs really impact the local economy!
Local entrepreneurs are just not store owners. Attorneys, accountants, and local consulting firms are important to use, also. No offense out of towner's, but you need to peddle your services in your own neighborhoods. We like to buy local.
The Office The Newspaper
Mike Whelan, a former Officemax executive, heard a seminar I gave on "Career Alternatives..Is Franchising For You?" a while back, and scheduled a face to face meeting in my Chagrin Blvd.office.
Mike, and his lovely wife, Mary Kay, followed our research process perfectly, and got the facts about the franchises I presented to them, based on their criteria. They narrowed their search to a children's' tutoring franchise, and Paula Schleis, a senior reporter at The Akron Beacon Journal just interviewed the Whalen's about their decision to go into business for themselves, and escape corporate America.
Is it time for you to do things a little differently in 2008? My favorite quote is this one:
"Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes"
Ever think about getting involved in a "peer group?" Of other local small business owners?
Check out Mike's. Here
Google. Who would have thought {a few years ago} that school age kids could go sit at a computer, and look up anything-from homework answers, to clearance sale items on the Abercrombie & Fitch website.
Of course the adults can "Google" their own names, and find out where their presence is on the World Wide Web, or find a larger computer monitor on sale at thousands of different websites from around the world.
Google. From the original googol.
100 zeros. Almost as much as those two dudes who started Google are worth..........
In 2007, I was interviewed a few times by the amazing folks at NewsChannel 5. I want to thank Jayne Pandy, Lee Jordan, Alicia Booth, IBS, and the great technology staff at NewsChannel 5 for their superb and always professional work. In my most recent interview with Lee Jordan, I discuss opportunities in franchise ownership that could be great for women....
{Ladies, if you would like to learn if you would be a nice fit for a franchise business of your own, please contact Joel Libava at 216-831-2610, or e-mail franpro@sbcglobal.net}
The award winning Small Business Trends website names the franchise trends to watch in 2008...
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A successful Clevelander story....Rock N Roll!
Go Green! Well the franchise world is invading the green world, and it is starting in California.
{Big surprise} Continue reading....
I can dance. My family always makes fun of me, and my moves.... {Thanx SP}
What do you think?
Just watch me. Here
John L. Herman writes a blog out of Chicago, and it is one that I read a lot.....
Continue reading "Hermanisms/ St. Nick & The Easter Bunny" »
Most folks I meet with to try to help learn about interesting opportunities in franchise ownership get stuck on the "financing" part of the equation.....
Here are the traditional ways to fund your new business startup {franchise or non-franchise}$$$$
1. Small Business Administration Loan.{SBA}
2. Commercial Bank Loan
3. Commercial Line of Credit
4. Home Equity Loan or Line of Credit
5.Personal Loan from Family/Friends
Those are some ways to obtain financing for your new business. Here is another:
AUDEO: The Entrepreneur Pension
Should I stop here? Ok...
What if there was a way to use a portion of your 401{k}or IRA to help you fund your new business? Basically, you are borrowing against yourself, and if structured right there is no tax penalty to deal with.
Guidant Financial is a company that specializes in setting up entrepreneurial enterprises with retirement funds. The steps:
1. They will form a corporation for you.
2. Then, the corporation {yours} sponsors a 401{k}plan.
3. They help you roll over some of your retirement funds to your corporation's plan
4. 401{k}invests in your corporation
The above is a simple and to the point version of what transpires. A couple of the folks I have helped get into businesses of their own have used a portion of their retirement funds to start businesses, and have used Guidant's superb services to do it, right.
This option may or may not be for you, but it is an option. You should look at options. Right?
I have added 2 features that I hope will add value when you spend some time with me on this blog...
The first is a music feature I have added. Just scroll down to the bottom to the blue box, and click a song. I have about 40 different tunes, so feel free to jam while reading the articles I write. As I am an ex radio personality for some rock stations, this 48 year old may surprise you with his music tastes.
You can also just hit a button and it will play randomly all the way through the list. Keep it on all day, if you want! If you want to add it to your blog,or website, go to www.Projectplaylist.com
It is Free!
The second thing I have done is I created a new page for all of my national and local media interviews on the radio, TV, and in print. There are articles I have written, and stories about some of the folks I have helped get into businesses of their own.This page is a great resource area for you to learn more about franchising, and to get to know me a little better, and how I may be able to help you, or someone you know who may be thinking about exploring franchise/small business ownership. The link is titled "This Blog's Media Buzz"
An interesting story came out yesterday from our friends in Columbus concerning the plight of Ohio cities.
The Columbus Dispatch tries to throw some positive spin in the stories they wrote. There are several of them posted online, and I will give you the link to the big one-concerning all of Ohio. Read Here
I trust George Nemeth of Brewed Fresh Daily fame will link to the 2 Cleveland stories sometime today.
Notice the writing style of the journalists in Columbus. They throw in some positive info, and look towards our State's {and cities} future. That is something not too familiar with our one paper town...
A recent International Franchise Association Study reveals...
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