We get asked all of the time, “Is a franchise right for me?” We’ve tried to answer this question in our short 6 minute video below. Here is the Video Transcript Hi everybody this is Brett Payne. I get asked the question all the time, “Is buying a franchise the right thing for me to […]
When you are in the process of evaluating different coffee franchises, there are some key questions that are specific to coffee that you NEED to ask to make sure you are headed in the right direction. Here are a few: Where is the coffee roasted and within what period of time from the date of […]
As all of us know, there are many great franchising opportunities available. There isn’t a person that I know that doesn’t want to be financially independent and free from a job they may dread going to every day. But with so many options, it is sometimes different to find one that is the perfect fit, […]
Over the last two decades I’ve had a chance to travel all over the world. The great thing about traveling is, of course, the experiences of new sights and sounds. I remember, for instance, being in Moscow in the early 90’s when the news arrived that a new McDonalds was arriving, and of course making […]
Last year I spent quite a bit of time studying various models of building business plans. I’m a huge fan of Eric Reis’ The Lean Startup, and that actually lead me to Alexander Osterwalder and his Business Model Canvas. Both are great resources, and though they tend to lean towards software and technology types of businesses, […]
I would tend to agree with Mark Cuban, who says that some of the worst advice out there is to follow your passion as a career. After all, there are lots of people who love coffee and think the next logical step is to open a coffee house. But rarely does that person realize real […]
You love coffee, you love the idea of making money and you know the perfect place to open a store. The general thought by any entrepreneur is to get out there an open that store as soon as possible. But with even a short amount of time dedicated to thinking through the nuts and bolts […]