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For the past 30 years, the U.S. has experienced the longest bull market on record for fixed-income securities. As interest rates declined, investors in bonds benefited.
  • Carol M. Schleif
  • 8,066 Reads 1 Shares
Bill Sole has been a successful master franchisee for the Anago Cleaning Systems brand in the Bay Area for nearly a decade now. He has just taken on the new territory of Inland Empire where his franchisees will service Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario counties.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,173 Reads
The best financial advisors are also great team players. Top financial advisors and attorneys should work together to create a successful collaborative effort for their clients.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,025 Reads
Jim Lager doesn't talk about himself a lot, but will allow that he's "pretty good at taking lousy businesses and turning them into something.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,254 Reads
Ten years ago, when FRANdata began tracking the concentration of units controlled by multi-unit franchisees, it totaled 45 percent. Today, multi-unit operators control 55 percent of all franchise units.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 7,360 Reads 1 Shares
Tips for reaching customers with online and social media tools and understanding how to maximize these online resources to reach your customers quickly and effectively.
  • Eric Groves
  • 8,454 Reads
Energy company offers five fundamental and highly effective tips for leading a small business to success.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,467 Reads
In these challenging times, it pays to be as prepared as possible. Here are some suggestions from the banker's side of the desk that will help increase your chances of success when it comes time to renew or renegotiate your current loan structure.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 7,060 Reads 1 Shares
Nachhattar Chandi is not exaggerating when he describes his story as one that began with "colossal odds" and resulted in "triumph."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,123 Reads 1 Shares
You'll find Craig Joy with his sleeves rolled up working alongside his employees at his Checkers restaurants in Florida. The multi-unit franchisee takes a people-driven approach to running his business and, as a result, maintains a very high retention rate for his employees.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 12,346 Reads 1 Shares
"You don't want to change who you are," says Sally Hogshead. "You just want to become more of who you already are."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,199 Reads 1 Shares
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On a personal level, I bet 100 percent of you agree with me that people really do matter, but are you living it every day in your businesses?
  • Nate DaPore
  • 7,015 Reads 1 Shares
A declaration is a powerful thing. By making a declaration, you not only announce something, you proclaim it to be a true and accurate representation of who you are and what you believe in.
  • Steve Farber
  • 9,740 Reads
Loan financing and equity investment are two common methods of funding a new business start-up, assuming you do not have the capital on your own. Each strategy has advantages.
  • Jenny Q. Ta
  • 11,895 Reads 1 Shares
Bobby and Lori Forrest came well-prepared for their second careers as multi-unit franchisees for Sport Clips.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 19,231 Reads 6 Shares
Larry Lee knows a great location when he sees one. After all, he was in real estate and shopping center development before he became a franchisee.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 15,163 Reads 1 Shares
Successfully operating a multi-unit franchise--typically generating millions of dollars in revenue from many locations--requires a keen awareness that leading multiple units is fundamentally different than leading a small operation.
  • Robert Sher
  • 8,694 Reads
When you look at the life and career of multi-unit franchisee Don Davey, you'll notice a pattern
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,697 Reads 1 Shares
As an entrepreneur, you're often the face of your company, and your ability to capture attention, to fascinate others--clients, employees, strategic partners, influencers--can make or break a business.
  • Sally Hogshead
  • 8,333 Reads 6 Shares
As people get closer to the age when they hope to retire, traditional wisdom calls for moving into more conservative - safer - investments, such as Treasury bonds and many fixed-income mutual funds.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,307 Reads
In these challenging times, it pays to be as prepared as possible. Here are some suggestions from the banker's side of the desk that will help increase your chances of success when it comes time to renew or renegotiate your current loan structure.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 7,667 Reads 21 Shares
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Jeff Deiters, 50, is a Chicago-native who has been flying planes for as long as he can remember and spends a bulk of his time up in the sky. He and his wife, Annette, met at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and are both veterans.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,570 Reads 70 Shares
Local businesses are stronger together than alone. Your competitive advantage is derived from the local and industry knowledge you possess along with the market power (resources that enable you to attract and retain customers) built.
  • Eric Groves
  • 5,673 Reads 1 Shares
Customer expectations today are dramatically higher, thanks to the likes of Amazon, Zappos, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Ritz-Carlton, and Chick-fil-A, to name just a few of today's customer experience leaders.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 7,219 Reads 2 Shares
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has introduced widespread changes to the healthcare landscape. It has increased the availability, quality, and affordability of health insurance for the general population, regardless of age, gender, or pre-existing medical conditions.
  • Benjamin Geyerhahn
  • 7,766 Reads 11 Shares
Accomplishing goals is the most essential function of running a company, according to 46 percent of entrepreneurs polled by The Alternative Board (TAB).
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,743 Reads 34 Shares
Larry Lee had a built-in advantage when he leveraged his career in real estate and shopping center development to include franchising.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,005 Reads
Joe Weiss is another one of those successful people who got started in the corporate world and did well. But there was something different he was seeking.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,947 Reads
Recently one of my partners and I were facilitating a meeting between a father and his daughter to work through some mismatched expectations between them in the family business.
  • Jeff Faulkner
  • 6,463 Reads 49 Shares
Planning, planning, planning. We all participate in some form of planning: what to do with our weekend, scheduling all the kids' activities, forecasting next year's business plans, and maybe even "someday" plans.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 6,857 Reads 21 Shares
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