Posts Tagged ‘FranNet of New England’

I was listening to the radio the other day and within about 15 minutes two songs whose message was about social change were played.  One was from the 1960’s and one from the present.  Being a child of the sixties I always found a lot of inspiration in the songs of social change that dominated [...]

My wife and I recently attended a concert headlined by the legendary blues artist James Cotton.  James has been performing for close to 70 years and whenever he leaves his Chicago base on a tour he is well known for having some of the best blues musicians accompanying him. During the concert my wife mentioned [...]

What is a Raving Fan? It’s a customer who not only uses your services regularly but also raves about your business to others.  Inside the world of Trader Joe’s long time shoppers will give newbies advice as to what products to try while they are in the store and will rave about the products and [...]

Have you ever met someone who thought that they knew all of the answers and were unwilling to listen to alternative points of view? I was recently speaking to someone about franchise ownership and before I could finish my sentence, he blurted out,  “I know all about franchising and it’s not for me”. After spending [...]

I recently spoke to a group of about 20 current and former corporate employees about business ownership. During the discussion I asked “Do you think that you’re paid what you’re worth?” Every person believed they were being underpaid (Have you ever heard anyone who claims to be overpaid?). Being underpaid is a common complaint in [...]