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Franchise Success: The New Formula

Posted Sat, 2009/11/14 - 00:28 by paulsegreto

Book Information:

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Author: Lizette Pirtle

Price: $19.95

Recently, as I was preparing for the Frantelligence Webinar series with Franchise Business Review, Lizette Pirtle contacted me to discuss franchise client support, and being able to provide information to her franchise clients.

CIT Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Posted Sun, 2009/11/01 - 23:23 by paulsegreto

After struggling for months to avert bankruptcy, lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 protection in an attempt to restructure its debt while trying to keep badly needed loans flowing to thousands of mid-sized and small businesses.

Franchise Sales: A Tale of Two Theories

Posted Thu, 2009/10/15 - 23:33 by paulsegreto

Mark Johnson, COO at Rocksolid Granit USA asks, “Who is using outside franchise sales groups [brokers]?”

Franchise Candidates: A Changing Mindset

Posted Thu, 2009/09/03 - 13:32 by paulsegreto

A look at today’s franchise candidates will reveal they are more sophisticated, better educated, and more technologically advanced than ever before. In addition, and even more so because of the economic downturn, they are extremely cautious.

Franchisors, Act Now, and Pay What You Can!

Posted Wed, 2009/03/25 - 15:34 by paulsegreto

During this economic downturn that continues to surround us, there have been several reports of restaurants and other small businesses offering their services for whatever the customer wants to pay.

Only the Focused Will Survive 2009!

Posted Wed, 2009/03/25 - 10:34 by paulsegreto

What do Richard Wagoner and Robert Nardelli have in common?

Franchisees, Do You Need a Mentor?

Posted Wed, 2009/03/25 - 10:32 by paulsegreto

It is my understanding, last year the International Franchise Association (IFA) implemented a program whereby volunteer Certified Franchise Executives would mentor franchisors.

Are Startups Necessary?

Posted Mon, 2009/03/16 - 22:00 by paulsegreto

I recently responded to a group discussion on LinkedIn where an MBA student asked the question, "Do we need startups?" This student went on to add, " I just read Digital Darwinism by Evan Schwartz and

Franchise Opportunity Q & A

Posted Mon, 2009/03/16 - 05:55 by paulsegreto

Using the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) as my guide, I would ask very specific questions. I would follow the FDD item by item and ask questions pertaining to each section.

Would the World be a Better Place Without Franchising?

Posted Sun, 2009/03/15 - 21:17 by paulsegreto

It is unfortunate the franchise industry continues to be (and always will be) subjected to bad press because of franchisee failures resulting in lost family savings including the children's college fu

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