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Starting the process of finding that perfect franchise is getting a bit more complicated, nowadays. There's this Internet thing we have, and with it, some terrific and mostly correct information. Of course there is some information that is incorrect, and some info that may have some "fluff." {hot air} Read More

Are markets getting out ahead of government intervention when it comes to small business lending? It seems that small business lending is starting to heat up, but the SBA is mired in the complexity of trying implement their part of the "stimulus." Read More

Is there such a thing as a fun franchise business to own? Read More

Surely, if someone did have Grandma's Guaranteed Recipe for Job Creation we would know about it. ( It's just so easy to make and takes only a few months. Wow, is IT good, too!!! You'll love it. ) Given the reach of social media and the painful need for job creation in our economy and the global economy, if there was such a recipe shared digitall Read More

I started making a list of all of the things I'd advise a new startup to do to get things kicked off with a limited budget. As it turns out, there are a lot of tactical steps that individually don't do much, but in aggregate start laying the foundation for much bigger things. So, I thought I'd share some of these things with you. Read More

Did you know that May is when you need to start trying to get media publicity for the fourth quarter holidays? That's when many major magazines start accepting, and even have deadlines for, submissions for holiday gift guide publicity placements. And if yours is a product business, most likely the fourth quarter of the year is absolutely crucial t Read More

The Cleveland Plain Dealer asks this great question... Read More

This list of plugins for WordPress blogs and sites will help make your blog more viral, more social -- and make it work harder for your business. Read More

Rhonda Sanderson is a guest blogger on The Franchise King Blog, and does a great job with this important marketing and pr article. Read More

Companies are realizing that people are talking about them whether they like it or not. As a result, they're deciding whether they should consider having a social media presence, and hence, a policy. A social media policy outlines for employees the corporate guidelines or principles of communicating in the online world. Read More