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How to Prepare Your Exit Strategy for Your Career Change
Posted by Franchise Grade Team July 19, 2021
You’ve got your business plan in one hand, your investment in the other, and now it’s time to leave your current career behind and transition to the next phase of your working life. In order to do that however you need to let your boss know you are leaving. It can be a stressful moment, and it’s almost impossible to know how they will take it.
Read moreWhat No to Do When Changing Your Career from Executive to Entrepreneur
Posted by Franchise Grade Team July 16, 2021
These days, changing your career is almost inevitable. The average person changes their career five to seven times during their working life, with many deciding to venture out on their own and open their own business. Unfortunately many aren’t ready for the internal and external challenges that await them when they make the move to becoming an entrepreneur, including the financial costs, the changes to home and social life, the new cultural norms, how to navigate unclear expectations and learning not only new skills, but how to deal with clients, employees and suppliers. You can make it easier on yourself though, by avoiding some key career-change mistakes when transitioning from an executive to an entrepreneur
Read moreWhy A Real Estate Broker Makes A Good Franchise Owner
Posted by Franchise Grade Team July 12, 2021
As a real estate broker, you know there are many players in the industry, but you also know you are the backbone of it. That’s not ego talking either, but the reality of the situation.
Read more10 Tips To Help You Change Your Career
Posted by Franchise Grade Team July 9, 2021
It used to be that people stayed in the same career path for most of their lives, not to mention with the same company. Now, however, people jump from one career to the next, and the average person will change their career five to seven times during their working life.
Read moreCareer Crossroads: Traits Pilots and Franchisees Have in Common
Posted by Franchise Grade Team July 2, 2021
At first glance, it might not appear that pilots and franchisees have a lot in common. After all, they are two completely different career paths. The longer you look at them though, the more commonalities you start to see. As a pilot you are trained to follow a tried and tested routine, while adhering to the rules put in front of you, following the routes you are told to follow and avoiding unnecessary risks. If you’ve been looking at opening a franchise, this should sound familiar to you because franchisees share several personality traits.
Read moreWho is the Blue-Collar Executive?
Posted by Franchise Grade Team January 25, 2021
The term blue-collar worker has been around since the 1920s, and at the time it was coined due to the color of shirts manual labor workers were wearing in a mid-western United States newspaper story. Today, it typically refers to manual labor jobs that are compensated by an hourly wage. Some industries known for their blue-collar workers include construction, manufacturing, plumbing, maintenance, mining, telecommunications and more. In other words, they are known to be members of the working class.
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