When most people think about franchise investments, their minds immediately jump to international franchises like McDonald's or KFC. But here's a surprising truth I've discovered: sometimes, a $100K investment can actually outperform a $500K-$1M franchise investment. It’s counterintuitive, but small investments are actually more profitable and recover capital in a shorter period of time. Let […]
For almost five years I’ve been placing people into franchises of their own. Not one of them ever paid me a dollar. Here's how that works. When I tell people my service is free, the first reaction is almost always the same. A pause. Then: "Okay, what's the catch?" Fair question. Most of us have […]
Every year around this time, I hear the same line from professionals in their 40s and 50s: "Next year, I'm finally going to do something for myself." I believe them when they say it. They mean it. Then January shows up. New targets land. The calendar fills. By February, the idea is back on the […]
Every franchise owner pays their franchisor a cut of every dollar they make. On almost every discovery call, there's a moment when I explain this and the line goes quiet. I can practically hear the math happening on the other end. "Wait. I do all the work, and they take a percentage of everything I […]
