Business Expansion

What I learned at the West Coast Franchise Exposition in Los Angeles.

There's a new, and for me, welcome trend in franchising. Franchisors are increasingly looking to sell units to young entrepreneurs.

Having a business website is like working out: something is better than nothing, even if it’s not perfect. Zero customers are finding you online if you don’t have a website.

I was so intrigued when I saw this franchise company on TV, I had to learn more.

As Charles Dickens wrote: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…" The same climate holds true today. There is tremendous opportunity in the marketplace for restaurant owners with...

If you’re unhappy with your job or concerned about your career, this might be a good time to put your corporate experience to work for you by buying a franchise....

Court rules McCurry can keep its name

The new nervousness of the accounting profession has complicated the already complex task of financial disclosure for new or relatively new franchise programs. In fact, financial disclosure is the lifeblood of a franchise.

It’s time to think about how you actually “ring the bell” and succeed in your commercialization efforts. The stages of commercialization typically are the following for most new product and service ideas.......

Banks and credit unions offer a spectrum of small business services for a wide range of prices.

When survival is more important than growth, what options are available?

The key to A3 Planning is to boil down all of the usual rhetoric, PowerPoint slides, priorities, actions, concerns, etc. into two 8.5 by 11 pieces of paper, that when combined produce an...