Controlling What You Can, During Any Challenging Time
“I can’t believe this damn pandemic happened.” “Why me, why now and why my business?” “How it’s impacting my business is not fair!” And on and on. As the pandemic shut down businesses, brought the economy to a halt and left many to panic, many of us probably allowed ourselves a quick pity party. It’s understandable – and OK – to wallow for a few days, but as a business owner, that’s all you get. Don’t feel so sorry for yourself that you waste time, energy and creativity you s
Fear Management for Franchisors
Fear Management is a must for any entrepreneur, but it’s especially important for a franchisor. When you are a business owner with one or a couple of locations, the success – or failure – of your business impacts you, your family, your employees, their families and your community. But when you are leading a franchise system, the impact of your decisions – and your success or failure – is exponentially greater. The stakes are higher, and your franchisees depend on you to help
Why Entrepreneurs Need To Re-Charge
Let’s face the facts: Most entrepreneurs and small business owners act like CEOs… Chief EVERYTHING Officers. Many touch every transaction, make every decision, and solve every problem. Being directly responsible for every aspect of the business leads to a constant state of exhaustion. How effective can they be if mentally and physically tired? It’s impossible. They can’t be. Because they tend to micro-manage, don’t delegate effectively, and don’t properly structure their busi
Trust Yourself and Take a Chance
If you’re waiting for the perfect time to open your own business, expand your existing business or franchise your existing business, you’ll be waiting forever. For most of us, those “perfect conditions” never come along. There will always be something holding you back – some excuse why today isn’t the best day – and life is too short for that. You can’t postpone your dreams because things aren’t perfect. There are great opportunities in good times and in bad times, but to liv
Entrepreneurs: Break Through Your Barriers
At Franchise Funding Group, we are lucky enough to network with some amazing business owners – innovative entrepreneurs who are committed to growth – but many of them are limited and trapped by their own mental barriers and excuses they’ve created over the years. It’s disappointing that, in many situations, a great business opportunity is missed because the owner is frozen in a state of fear, uncertainty and doubts. So we’ve been thinking… are their mental demons and challeng
