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Steady Supply of Home Service Franchises to Meet Expanding Demand
The home improvement and services industry was already on the rise before last year and experienced a strong surge as people found it necessary — required — to stay at home and utilize the space in newfound ways. Things haven’t slowed down. The opportunity here...
5 Ways to Get Ahead of Inventory Shortage
As the Chief Strategy and Development Officer of a rapidly growing recession-resilient brand like Batteries Plus, I have witnessed firsthand how being proactive can pay off in the world of business. Now that we are in the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, more...
Franchise Industry Intel For Your Eyes Only
It has been a couple long years since we could invite top franchisors to fly to a secret location to brief us on the state of their business and trends the see on the horizon. Feels good to be flying again, seeing our friends, associates and franchisors in something...
Franchises for Landlords
The commercial real estate business is in remarkably interesting times and I have a solution for the challenge of empty retail space. There are a combination of factors including, but not exclusive to, retail sales moving more and more online, Covid changing work and...
Pets are Big Business
As you drive through your community, look at the houses. More than two thirds of those households have a pet. It is estimated that during Covid about a third of the professionals working from home added a pet to their household, most of them dogs. Pet shelters and...
Franchising Is Important To Communities
Most of what we see written about franchising is focused on the experience of being a franchisee, mine included. But there is so much more benefit brought to cities, towns and communities across the country by these proven National brands than just making the life of...
It Is Go Time! The 2021 Game Plan
Finally, I can say I see the light at the end of the tunnel with respect to the interesting times we have been in this past year. While I, and many business owners, have been able to adjust and weather the challenges well, we were fortunate. Vaccines are going out,...
How to Use the Clubhouse App To Grow Your Business
You may have heard a lot of buzz around a new social app called Clubhouse in the Apple store. Clubhouse is a voice only social platform where there are “rooms” with stages and an audience. A person starts and moderates a room on whatever topic they choose, they can...
Right Now is a Great Time to Grow
Historically, tumultuous times offer the greatest waves of opportunities for entrepreneurs. The needs of businesses and consumers change in ways that are not always served in the prior months or years. It is a common inclination among many people is to hunker down,...