Year: 2013

5 Questions Business Owners Should Be Asking About Healthcare Reform (Plus Some Answers)

Confused about healthcare reform? We thought so. Here are five questions you are probably asking, along with some answers that should help you sleep better a night. Are the healthcare reform police about to bust through my front door?No employer must offer coverage. Depending on the size of your company, different provisions apply. Fifty employees 5 Questions Business Owners Should Be Asking About Healthcare Reform (Plus Some Answers)

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By Farrah Kennedy | Posted September 19, 2013

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Franchise Owner Advice Part 1 – The Road to Becoming an Entrepreneur

Did you always know you wanted to be an entrepreneur? Most people say no to this question. Some may have harbored a dream to one day start their own company, but franchising specifically is not usually among the list of childhood ambitions. In fact, a lot of franchise owners have ventured into this line of Franchise Owner Advice Part 1 – The Road to Becoming an Entrepreneur

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By Stephan Baldwin | Posted September 7, 2013

Ask a Franchisee Series, Part 3 of 4: Jim and Jason Valentine of Cousins Subs

In Part 3 of our Ask a Franchisee Series, we meet the Valentines, who own and operate a Cousin Subs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jim and Jason, Cousins Subs Franchisees Jim and Jason Valentine are a successful father/son franchisee team for Cousins Subs, a 140-unit restaurant chain, based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jim started out his Ask a Franchisee Series, Part 3 of 4: Jim and Jason Valentine of Cousins Subs

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By Ben Baggett | Posted August 27, 2013

Starting Your Own vs. Building A Business

What Option is Right For You? People with an entrepreneurial passion are always looking for new business opportunities. Persistent commitment to financial growth in comes with many different, often difficult, decisions. One such decision many entrepreneurs face is deciding whether to start a business from square one; building it from the ground up, or choosing Starting Your Own vs. Building A Business

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By Ben Baggett | Posted August 26, 2013