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Is Your Spouse Helping or Hindering Your Business Goals?
Posted by Franchise Grade Team December 23, 2014
So you want to start your own small business.
Read moreWhy Every Small Business Should Follow The Franchise Model
Posted by Franchise Grade Team May 14, 2014
Ok, I get it. You have no interest in franchising your business or in buying a franchise. You want to grow your business organically, with a local grassroots effort. You don’t want to pay royalties or a large up front fee. And you certainly don’t want to incur the cost of transforming your business into a franchise. It’s just not you.
Read moreYou Can Win Immunity From The Procrastination Epidemic
Posted by Franchise Grade Team May 1, 2014
Everywhere people are dreaming big and accomplishing less.
Read morePlanning a Franchisee’s Approach to Social Media
Posted by Frances Leary April 15, 2014
As you consider your decision to purchase a franchise, you are most certainly also weighing the other commitments that go along with running your own business: employee management, day-to-day operations, sales, marketing and more.
Read moreFive Off-premise Catering Sales Tactics Every Manager Should Know
Posted by Franchise Grade Team March 31, 2014
When we talk about the 5 Pillars of Restaurant Catering at the MMS Catering Institute, active selling is the one pillar of focus that has the power to truly lead your restaurant catering business forward. To properly service your catering customers, your catering sales team needs to become very good at business-to- business selling. You will need to build key relationships within your community and its corporate sector, and you will need to become experts at feeding your customers where they live, work and play.
Read moreShould I Use My Personal Twitter Account to Market My Franchise?
Posted by Franchise Grade Team March 27, 2014
In my previous posts, I mentioned that more than half of Americans see, read or hear about a tweet every single day. As is often the case with social media in larger companies, franchised brands in particular have struggled to figure exactly Twitter fits into their organizational chart and system, and whether or not it can provide any real business value.
Read moreCan I use Google Media Tools to support my franchise operations?
Posted by Nate Riggs March 5, 2014
In late 2013 at the Online News Association ‘13 digital journalism conference, executives from Google introduced a new suite of tools.
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 Common Ways To Obtain Working Capital For A Franchise
Posted by Franchise Grade Team February 10, 2014
Franchises need working capital. Just like every other business on this planet. Not all businesses need equipment. Not all businesses need inventory or commercial property or even labor. But, all businesses need working capital to ensure that their operations are running smoothly enough to generate revenue day-in and day-out.
Read moreHow Social Media Could Shape Your Decision to Purchase a Franchise
Posted by Franchise Grade Team February 6, 2014
Social media communication can actually be a great indicator as to how a franchise system supports its franchisees. Once you’ve narrowed down your potential franchise choices, take some time to look at their social media and consider the following things.
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