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I've wanted to do a post about what it's like to be an AD, (Area Developer) for a long time now, and magically, Peter Biro appeared on the scene. (This is a guest post from New England area developer Peter Biro.) Peter gives his view on what it's like to be an Area Developer for 2 growing franchise Read More

Lots of people make the decision to buy a franchise business for lots of different reasons. Making the decision to become a franchise owner, (or any type of business owner) is a major one. It involves risk, of course, but it involves so many other things. Read More

Here's something you can do, if you're passionate about business...Dear Fellow Entrepreneur, Small Business, and Franchise Fanatics, It's time to get involved! Out economy remains flat, unemployment is still really high, and the politicians are still bickering over who did it, why it's still lousy, Read More

During a recession, especially during long, drawn out ones like we're experiencing now, there are always a few franchise businesses that seem to blow right past all of the negative economic news, and just do what they do best. In this case, they provide an inexpensive service.. Read More

In this post, Chris Brogan does a write-up on Jason Fall's blog, Social Media Explorer. I happen to also like the design and set-up, and Jason falls is a good guy. If you would like to see a simple, yet classy design, read this review. Read More

If you're thinking about becoming your own boss, in this case, a franchise business owner, have you considered investigating the "service area" of franchising? Do you know what types of franchise businesses are included in the service category? Do you know that a lot of them are pretty low investmen Read More

This (senior care) is one sector of franchising that is constantly being talked about. It's really trying to fill an unmet need. Yes..it's still an unmet need. Just because there are over 30 different franchises offering various medical and non-medical senior care services, it doesn't necessarily me Read More

A new small business start-up community site was just launched, and it looks pretty interesting. I first "met" Laura Petrolino over at an amazing group that I'm a paid member of. Laura jumped in to offer some tips and suggestions on a landing page that I was developing, and I liked her ideas. Laura Read More

More and more downsized workers may start looking into becoming their own bosses, as the economy stays rather flat. Here's a typical scene that takes place in some homes all across the US....let's see what develops. Read More

Coming this fall is the second annual GrowSmartBiz Conference being held on November 5, 2010 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC.... Read More