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Hands-On Franchise Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs Who Hate the Office

Strategy Driven

If you’d rather trade meetings for movement and spreadsheets for something more tangible, franchising could be your path to hands-on business ownership, minus the chaos of starting from scratch. Franchises provide the blueprint: proven systems, brand recognition, and built-in support. Not everyone dreams of a desk job.

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Start-ups, Franchises, Venture Capitalists Oh My!

Women on Business

Top 100 Franchises. AllBusiness AllStar Franchise released winners for the fourth annual “best of the best” franchises of 2012. If you’re looking into Franchises click here to read the full list of the top 100 franchises for 2012. Here is a partial list of some of the top franchises. Domino’s Pizza.

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Reasons or Excuses – Do Yours Pass the SMELL Test?

Lead Change Blog

Author information Page Cole Owner, Visiting Angels of Green Country(non-medical homecare franchise). I''ve served for over 23 years in various roles within the local church and in business, working to develop leaders within both communities. Leadership Development Self Leadership excuses fail failure leaders reasons results'

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He Forgot How Much He Mattered

Leadership Freak

We were having coffee and chatting in one of his franchise restaurants. Appreciation Communication Encouragement Feedback Leading Taking others higher breakfast sandwich franchise restaurants Leadership Leadership Development' Moments before he’d said to me, “Look at this.” My heart sank. It looked fine to me, […].

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Unconventional Yet Promising: Franchise Industries Investors Shouldn’t Overlook

Strategy Driven

When most people think of franchising, fast food chains or fitness centers usually come to mind. While those are well-established sectors, many investors are now seeking opportunities in less traditional—but highly promising—franchise industries. Impactful work that contributes to child development and education.

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Dear McDonald’s, It’s Not About the Burgers (or even the Yogurt)

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development A recent Wall Street Journal article, McDonald’s Tackles Service Woes, describes McDonald’s continued economic and customer service challenges. Excerpts from a leadership webcast to franchise owners warned that “1:5 [.]. McDonalds Corp.,

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The Case for Leadership Development

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Ken Kuzia: How do you get managers to buy into the fact that they need development? Mentors agree that you can rely on a certain level of resistance when it comes to identifying development opportunities. It’s difficult to get managers to accept that they need development, let alone continuous development.