Did you know... 12 Facts About Auntie Anne's Pretzels The buttery, hand-rolled soft pretzels at Auntie Anne's are a food-court favorite, but here are some not-so-well-known facts about the pretzel chain, which has been around since 1988. AUNTIE ANNE WAS NOT A GERMAN...
A quick reminder that the time matrix is a tool you can use to gain independence from your business. We’ve been talking about it for the past 2 weeks. To recap, you record 15-30 min sections of your time each day for two weeks for a powerful data set that can change...
The whole world has changed how it behaves this past year. We’ve had to physically distance ourselves and curtain social interactions. I haven’t seen my daughter for almost two years, and it is only the promise of vaccines that makes us hopeful about a reunion this...
Ok, the bottom line is if you want to pass an activity or role on to someone else in your business and do not want it to keep on bouncing back to you - it has to be written down in a format that provides all the key data for this transition to the new person doing it....
Did you know... Five Guys was founded by husband-and-wife team Jerry and Janie Murrell in 1986. The first location was located inside the Westmont Shopping Center in Arlington, Virginia (it closed in 2013), and the chain expanded slowly-- opening just four more by...
I mentioned last week about this tool to enable you to get crystal clear clarity on not only how much time you are spending in the business but also exactly what you are doing. When I work with business owners this is a first step approach to understand how...
A pilot franchise is a very good idea for potential franchisors to undertake before committing to franchising the business. It allows the potential franchisor to assess the business model and its attributes before deciding it is worth the investment to expand the...
Some of the key tools to assist you in creating this independence: Independence - Key Tools The Time Matrix If your business has a dependence on you - whether it is low or high dependence - the very first thing to establish and define is the exact nature of this...
In order to create a business that is truly independent from you, you have to absolutely and totally want to create this and it needs to be part of both your and your business’s Ideal Scene. You may love doing certain roles in your business, and that's fine, but there...