Event reaches out to current and former executives, Baby Boomers, retirees It’s a definite trend: executives and high-level managers are leaving the corporate grind and opting for self-employment and new methods of wealth creation. Many now own and manage nationally branded franchises and are successfully using their seasoned business and management experience to create lucrative [...]
FranNet says corporate workers find family-owned businesses provide more stable careers John Quigley and Diane Langford are at the forefront of a rising trend in the tepid economic recovery: parents buying franchises to improve career prospects for their children. Franchising has long been a family affair but increasingly, parents are looking to invest in a [...]
FranNet of Canada reports increased franchise openings thanks to small business loans Even in an industry with no shortage of success stories, Canada is a franchising superstar. One key reason: new franchisees have been able to secure start-up funding from banks and other lending institutions. It presents a stunning contrast to the situation in the [...]
Some companies are just quicker than others, and in Greater Louisville, FranNet is considered a gazelle. FranNet, an industry leader in advising clients in business ownership options and matching entrepreneurs to franchise opportunities, made the High Impact Portfolio as one of the top fast-growth companies headquartered in metro Louisville. The program recognizes FranNet as a [...]
Dan Aronoff is helping the economy recover. That is, he helps executives and corporate employees who have been downsized, laid off or have retired early find new careers as franchise owners. The franchises they start create new jobs and play a big role in jump-starting the economy. After a nearly 20-year career in human resources [...]
FranNet, ExecuNet team up to meet growing demand for top-level guidance Scores of high-ranking corporate executives are considering starting or buying a business, creating an historic opportunity for franchise companies looking for new talent. C-suite interest in career alternatives also is boosting demand for companies that counsel senior-level personnel, and FranNet has teamed up with [...]
Historic trend creating franchise opportunities The traditional “secure job” is vanishing and larger numbers of corporate employees and executives are turning to entrepreneurial and franchise options. There’s even a name for buzz phrase for the fast-growing trend – free agent nation. Experts say a staggering 30 percent of the global workforce now falls under the [...]
Epidemic Alert: Newsweek Calls Middle-Aged White Corporate Guys Beached Whales Is Newsweek right or are there just new opportunities? The headline on the April 25, 2011, Newsweek cover is ominous: “The Beached White Male – He had a big job, big office, a big bonus. Now he’s all washed up and doesn’t have a freakin’ [...]
