We often describe franchisees as entrepreneurs. This is true to an extent. Franchisees are people seeking to work for themselves and run their own business. But the presence of the franchisor network means that a franchisee does not enjoy the same independence of the entrepreneur who’s out on his own. [...]
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I didn’t realize that February was National Start a Business Month, but LegalZoom.com did. To celebrate they surveyed 1001 Americans at random to learn about their dreams of financial freedom. The results are interesting:
The Perfect [...]
Although ever man finds an occasion to wear an undershirt, most men will continue to have their wives purchase them white t-shirts in plastic bags at the discount store.
It takes a special kind of man to spend $36 on a white undershirt. For those men, Tommy [...]
Ok this one is going to be long. First of all I cannot say how wonderful it is to be one of the "old ones" in the IFA--some of the greatest people I have ever met are in franchising--yes this blogger had [...]
Ok this one is going to be long. First of all I cannot say how wonderful it is to be one of the "old ones" in the IFA--some of the greatest people I have ever met are in franchising--yes this blogger had a life before entering [...]
From fighting forest fires to laying carpet in day care centers, CNNMoney.com takes a look at what 5 small businesses that got stimulus-funded contracts are doing with taxpayers’ dollars.
This Oregon fire-prevention company won stimulus-funded contracts totaling more than $700,000 to “lop and scatter” the branches [...]
How’s this for a niche business?
DaLuca Straps is a manufacturer of high end watch straps. They create one-of-a-kind custom straps for expensive watches like Panerai, Bell&Ross, Patek, IWC, and JLC. Each strap is uniquely handmade, so you’ll never run into [...]
Trendspotter Springwise reports that there’ s a new kid on the flat-pack furniture block, offering a portable high chair solution.
Made from recycled cardboard, the Feedaway from Melbourne-based Belkiz is an easy-to-assemble, lightweight version of the traditional feeding chair. It’s designed to be used away [...]
Paul King was headed to the airport in Pittsburgh in 2006 when he suffered an ill-timed communications blackout. His cell phone died and he realized he still had his roommate’s house key in his pocket, according to a story at CNNMoney.com.
If he didn’t call her to [...]
