[ad_1] The following excerpt is from Rick Grossmann’s book Franchise Bible. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound Following are some tips and strategies you can apply to build a thriving franchise organization and community. Related: What Franchisors Need to Know When Drafting Their Franchise Agreements Company infrastructure As a would-be franchisor, you …

[ad_1] If you’ve spent an afternoon (or 20) trawling through the muddy depths of a corporate inbox, you may be surprised to learn the original purpose of email was to build relationships, specifically within academia. Professors used early email to connect with colleagues, share data and collaborate more effectively.   …

[ad_1] “You get what you pay for” is an adage most of us are familiar with, though its practical usage varies. For most consumer products, there is some degree of correlation between price and quality, but of course exceptions exist to every rule: There are cheap products that work perfectly …

[ad_1] The following excerpt is from Entrepreneur’s book Finance Your Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Make no mistake: Borrowing from your 401(k) is rarely a good idea when it comes to financing your business. Still, it can be and has been done. First, the pros: the possibility that 401(k)s …

[ad_1] The following excerpt is from Entrepreneur’s book Finance Your Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Serial entrepreneur Aamer Sarfraz knows that raising money to launch or grow your business is painful, and says he’s invented a better way. Sarfraz aims to bring royalty financing to entrepreneurs. Instead of compensating …

[ad_1] As entrepreneurs, we dream of being our own boss, breaking away from corporate restrictions and pursuing our passion as a business venture. We work long hours, often sacrificing family time and other obligations to do what we feel is in our blood. Being an entrepreneur isn’t for everyone, but once we …

[ad_1] This article was written by The Oracles member Craig Lack, CEO of ENERGI and creator of Performance-Based Health Plans®. Which sounds worse: getting shortchanged by a cashier at the grocery store or losing your life savings to an uninformed Bernie Madoff-type investment? The answer is obvious. Still, it’s a …

[ad_1] Hackers appear to have compromised the online payment platform of video game retailer GameStop, with the company announcing on Friday that it is investigating reports of data from payment cards used at GameStop.com showing up for sale online. GameStop offered few details about the timing of the breach or how many customers it …

[ad_1] April is designated Financial Literacy Month. It’s a time we financial educators get the spotlight to combat the lack of money know-how that’s left many people living paycheck to paycheck, with inadequate savings and out of control debt. Saddled with more than $2 trillion in consumer debt, Americans are …

[ad_1] Running a home-based business comes with many benefits, like flexibility, the ability to create your own schedule and even tax breaks. These benefits are hard to beat, but it can be difficult to grow your home-based business. However, being home-based doesn’t mean “staying small” or limiting your opportunities. In …