Archive for August, 2010

Kathryn H. was referred to Great Clips by FranNet’s Mike Martin of Toronto. Mike helped Kathryn determine that Great Clips was the best fit for her to achieve her business and financial goals.  Kathryn and her husband Ray have a lot to smile about.  Kathryn’s been in the pharmaceutical world managing and leading groups with [...]

It sounds a little strange, but one of the first things to consider when starting a business is how to exit that business. In fact, a franchisor will want to know your plans for leaving the business before you even sign on the dotted line, to ensure that your plans for the future are in [...]

Landing a job after graduation can be hard anytime, but especially during a recession. When the job market is bad enough some people figure they have little to lose dropping out of it for a couple of years. That would explain the 12% increase in the number of business school admission tests taken in 2009 [...]

Over 60 prospective business owners attended a free Meet the Franchisor event in June, as plans unfold for a similar event on September 1.  As the doors opened for the June Meet the Franchisor event, people flooded in, leaving no chair unclaimed. That’s where over 60 people learned about five national franchisors that are looking [...]

Angela Loëb and Jay Markunas, career experts and host of the Job Search Boot Camp radio show will host Merri Cronk, franchise expert and owner of FranNet of Central Texas, to discuss career alternatives in business ownership on Saturday, August 21 at 10am. “This is very timely, considering many people are having trouble finding employment [...]

FranNet, an industry leader in advising clients in business ownership options and matching entrepreneurs to franchise opportunities, announced that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment [...]

Changes in the economy tend to send people scurrying for the safety of education. In an interview with CIO magazine, Thomas MacKay, the assistant director of IT at Christopher Newport University, in Newport News, Va., describes the extra support an MBA gives to a management career. Learn to read and interpret business statements An MBA [...]

Many people, including myself at one point, believe that in order to be a successful business owner they have to come up with an idea for something new. Do you want to know a secret? Not everyone has to be Steve Jobs and develop the amazing line of products that Apple has introduced to be [...]

Changes in the economy tend to send people scurrying for the safety of education. In an interview with CIO magazine, Thomas MacKay, the assistant director of IT at Christopher Newport University, in Newport News, Va., describes the extra support an MBA gives to an IT management career but it can apply to any potential MBA [...]

Entrepreneurs are a little better, a little smarter, a little more naturally endowed with the attributes of a winner than most people. They are more handsome, they are taller and thinner, they have more time than you, and their life is perfect. If you believe that…well you know how the old saying goes. Perfection? I [...]