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Culture Trumps Strategy Each and Every Time
Posted by Franchise Grade Team August 21, 2014
While much has been written on the ways culture trumps strategy, I have never seen this philosophy in effect until I was able to spend some time with the Ben & Jerry's family. And let me just say that what I learned from this experience is that culture trumps strategy every single time.
Read moreHow The Entrepreneurial Spirit Can Lead To Unprecedented Heights
Posted by Erle Dardick May 12, 2014
When I was a kid in Montreal, Canada, I used to walk around the block knocking on doors asking to shovel sidewalks and driveways to make a few quarters. On one occasion, I actually shoveled the snow on my neighbor’s walkway before I knocked on the door. Luckily, I got paid anyways! Not bad considering I was only 10 years old at the time.
Read more#1 Way To Succeed With Your Franchise
Posted by Franchise Grade Team April 11, 2014
Just prior to boarding a flight that was the last leg of a long day of traveling, a well-known author and consultant tweeted: “Hey, @Mortons – can you meet me at newark airport with a porterhouse when I land in two hours? K, thanks. :)” Imagine his surprise when he got off the plane to find a tuxedoed gentleman holding a bag with a 24 oz. Morton’s porterhouse, shrimp, potatoes, bread, napkins and silverware.
Read moreSimple Productivity Hacks You Can Implement TODAY
Posted by Franchise Grade Team April 5, 2014
Productivity has become an industry in it’s own right.
Read moreCan You Spot the Difference Between a Franchise Owner and an Entrepreneur?
Posted by Franchise Grade Team February 12, 2014
Recently, I had the great fortune to interview one of my business heroes, Michael Gerber, for my Franchise Euphoria Podcast. Gerber is a true legend of entrepreneurship. Inc. Magazine has referred to him as “the world’s #1 small business guru.” Gerber and his companies have helped tens of thousands small business owners transform their businesses into world class operations. He is the author of the mega-bestseller “The E-Myth Revisited” and 13 other business coaching books. And he is a huge proponent of franchising, when done right.
Read more3 Stress Busting Tactics for Business Owners
Posted by Franchise Grade Team January 24, 2014
Owning your own business isn’t just another job. You’re the captain of your fate now, and with that great power comes responsibility. The buck stops firmly on your desk. You’re not just responsible for taking care of yourself and your family - your team are depending on you too.
Read moreWilliam Shatner & Franchising: More in Common Than You Might Think
Posted by Franchise Grade Team January 10, 2014
In 2012, William Shatner created a show, titled “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It”. In it, Shatner delivers a larger than life performance complete with humor, storytelling, and musical selections. Through a variety of songs, jokes, and even some serious moments, you experience Shatner’s life journey. Wildly popular, this performance is still in production and dates are selling out around the country. Perhaps most remarkably, though, it is a one-man show! Or is it? When you peek behind the curtain, you soon realize that this “one-man” show has a producer, lighting technician, sound technician, makeup artist, and countless others that all help in their own way to make the entire production work. To the marketers and outside world, this may be a one-man show, but in reality it is anything but that.
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