I had high hopes for a post I recently published on my franchise blog. But I think I may have blown it. I’ll explain. Buried Maybe I should have buried it at the bottom of the post. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. Why? Because doing so would have been against something…

Have you ever watched “Cops,” or “On Patrol?” Well, I watch both. Have for years. Here’s one thing I’ve learned: If a guy gets pulled over for a traffic infraction, and he refuses to give the police officer his name, it almost always means there’s a warrant out for his…

Choosing and then buying a franchise isn’t all about data. No major decision is. You just “think” it is. Which begs the question: How do you make a yes or no decision on a specific franchise to own? Is it really going to be based on all the information you’ve…

Social franchise businesses, on a purely spiritual level, are a beautiful idea. On paper, I’m not so sure. Why is that? Because people with a lot of wealth, in this case, philanthropic investor partners-have their limits. Let me explain. Social Franchising And Everytable Everytable is a 5-year old grab-and-go restaurant business located in Los…

If you’re considering becoming the owner of a franchise business, it’s important to make sure you’re looking into franchises that are the right fit. But finding the right franchise opportunity for you is only part of the picture. But finding the right franchise opportunity for you is only part of…

There’s no time like the present for professional athletes to think about their futures. Why? Because pro athletes have short careers. And there’s a lot of commercial real estate space available. Whether their careers are shortened because of injuries, age…or both, today’s professional athletes only have a limited amount of…

We always wanted to move to North Carolina. But there was a problem. We couldn’t find a beach house we liked. None of the homes our Realtor showed us felt like home. Not one. So we came up with this crazy idea. What if we moved our house? So we…

In their minds, the anti-truth Republican members of Congress and the Senate have no place to go. Let me tell you why. Egos. Their egos won’t allow them to admit they were-and are wrong about Trump “winning” the 2020 Presidential Election. …

Note: this post on Medium focuses on buying a franchise business, but the storyline is common with all major purchases. “Let me be clear Joel. I make the decisions in my house.” Is that you? Is that how you approach the decision making process? Really? If so, you may have…