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Key Strategies for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Considering Franchise Ownership

Strategy Driven

They assist in determining if this entrepreneurial path aligns with personal goals and life plans, making the exploration into franchising a critical first step for potential owners. Training and Support Systems Training and support from the franchisor can dramatically influence the success trajectory of a franchise operation.

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Hardwoods of Michigan Joins The Six Disciplines Client Community

Six Disciplines

housing starts, in 2008-09 Hardwoods of Michigan had been in survival mode, focusing more on day-to-day operations as opposed to long-term strategies. As a result of mutual due diligence, Hardwoods of Michigan has joined the Six Disciplines family and are off and running.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Fine Art of Failure: Benefiting from Mistakes to Assure Success

Strategy Driven

The importance of research, due-diligence and marketplace understanding surface. By studying swings of the pendulum (likelihoods of failures), one better understands their progress. Experience Gathering – Circumstances within and outside your control caused the projects to fail. Grooming – The team let you down.

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What Made a Great Leader in 1776

Harvard Business Review

” Which helps to explain why Ellis’s book is a such a terrific case study in leadership. But Adams was convinced that all other political goals would be lost if independence from Britain were not first achieved. Do your due diligence. Here are the lessons I take away from it for leaders today.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. “Take an interest in the balance sheet and then do the due diligence to understand it,” he says. Related Video. The Refresher: Net Present Value. Go it alone.

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How to Tell If a Company’s Culture Is Right for You

Harvard Business Review

During the interview process, you had a singular goal: to get an offer. John Lees, the UK-based career strategist and author of How to Get a Job You Love , agrees that it’s important to do further “due diligence” on the company and its people to make sure it’s a place you want to work. Ignore red flags.

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What Made a Great Leader in 1776

Harvard Business Review

” Which helps to explain why Ellis’s book is a such a terrific case study in leadership. But Adams was convinced that all other political goals would be lost if independence from Britain were not first achieved. Do your due diligence. Here are the lessons I take away from it for leaders today.