The Franchise Blog 4 Vets

VOB's Could Get Help From Starbucks

Veteran-Owned Businesses may be able to get some help from Starbucks. The Seattle-based coffee chain is collaborating with the Opportunity Finance Network, a nonprofit that works with nearly 200 community development financial institutions to provide loans to small businesses and community groups. Starting Nov. 1, Starbucks will begin collecting donations of $5 or more from customers to stimulate U.S. job... Read more →

Are You an Optimistic Veteran Small Business Owner?

It seems like there's some positive business sentiment being bandied around in Washington DC, these days. The question is this; Is it real? Or, is it good, old-fashioned spin? According to Professor Scott Shane, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University in my hometown, things may be looking up. In this post he authored over at Small Business... Read more →

Network Solutions® Small Business Success Index™ Study Shows "Strain"

The "strain" is on small business as a whole. That's probably not a big surprise, unless you're one of the lucky Veteran-Owned businesses that are showing positive growth, currently. This recession, (which was supposedly over in June of last year) has been long, and brutal. According to the latest installment of the Network Solutions study; "Small businesses have taken a... Read more →

Don't Put This Franchise Opportunity On The Shelf. (Just Yet)

Consumers spend money on their homes. (Especially, when they can't sell them, due to last year's real estate meltdown.) ShelfGenie helps homeowners add value to their investments, and is also a military friendly franchisor.... According to the staff over at Sanderson PR; "ShelfGenie exhibits a continual interest in recruiting military franchisees and strives to improve its military-friendliness every year. The... Read more →

Are Veteran Business Owners Optimistic About The Economic Recovery?

Courtesy of Small Business Trends; The latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey, conducted in April and released May 11, shows small-business owners’ optimism is on the rise—slowly but steadily. Small-business owners in the survey had more favorable perceptions of their businesses’ current financial situation and cash flow than in the prior survey, conducted in January 2010. The overall optimism... Read more →