Tony and Theresa Oliver met while working at Staples. They started a family and kept working in corporate retail jobs and real estate until their two children were almost out of the house - all while waiting for the right moment to live their dream... (Read More)

I've got to succeed. I have to win. I need to be the best. But how? Unfortunately, when many people turn to the win-at-all-costs game plan, they turn to dishonesty, deception, fear and many other unwholesome characteristics. How about for you? When... (Read More)

As franchise owners, sales professionals and business executives, we all know the importance of constant learning and education. With that being said, it's back to school season! Kids are back in school; college campuses are full of students, and... (Read More)

Are you the manager of a store? A leader inside your company who does more work than your title entails? Are you good at sales, customer service and working hard? A franchise may be the next career step you are looking for. Moving up in a company is... (Read More)

"We knew that men had by common consent adopted human flight as the standard of impossibility. When a man said, 'It can’t be done; a man might as well try to fly,' he was understood as expressing the final limit of impossibility." -Wilbur... (Read More)

"There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else." ~Sam Walton It is likely that you've heard the saying, 'the customer is always right.' Some... (Read More)

“Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.” -Brian Tracy Those... (Read More)

You've got to master one key skill if you want to be a franchise owner, make money, or be successful. You must learn to sell. Now, when we say learn how to sell we don’t mean learn how to be pushy, rude, overwhelming, or any of those other not... (Read More)

What would you do without your cellphone? It's likely you'd feel as lost as a fish out of water. Cellular technology is your umbilical cord to ... well, just about everything in your world! Here are some tips for protecting one of your most... (Read More)