Paul's Franchise Coaching

Fire

Back in late December I promised new, better and more frequent content in my blog. 

Well, shortly after that, on January 2nd, the building housing my business and 25 others burned down.  Totally unexpected, obviously, and the building was a total loss so I lost everything from furniture, equipment, computers, files, etc.  Pretty devastating but life goes on.  The next few months were a little crazy and more than a bit disorganized.  At any rate, it has taken me this long to get back up an fully running at a new location so my original promise is back on. 

A lot of things have changed since last December including the election of a new president.  The economy, while still bad, is showing signs of turning the corner.  While it may take a while to get back to a "new normal" we are getting there.  I have been keeping up on it all by reading and watching anything and everything I can get my hands on.  It seems franchising is becoming bigger and bigger as more people lose their jobs and opt for investing in themselves instead of looking for jobs which are no longer there, which is something I've been saying all along.

There are opportunities out there.  Fear and confidence, or lack thereof, are still the guiding forces for many people unfortunately but slowly I see it turning around.  I know Bernie Madoff et al, AIG bonuses, bank bailouts, the decline of the American auto industry, trillion dollar deficits, etc. all serve to make us question everything and everybody. 

Who do we trust anymore?  It seems everything we once counted on is either gone or in serious trouble.  But we are a nation of resilient people who, when knocked down, ALWAYS get back up and stronger than before.  I am going to start posting articles detailing how people are investing in the only ones who cannot let them down - THEMSELVES -  and doing it successfully. 

Stay tuned.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays.  I sincerely hope that 2008 treated you well and 2009 will be the year of your dreams.  Be healthy and happy.  Enjoy!!

Look for major changes to this blog's content come the new year.

Who I Am and Why You Should Work With Me

If you look at my website you will gather certain information about who I am and what I can potentially do for you.  Let me take it a bit further.  I am an accountant by profession but an entrepreneur at heart.  Analyzing businesses is what I've done for my entire career.  I have purchased franchises and gone through the process.  I have sold franchises after operating them for a few years.  I have bought and sold other businesses as well.  I have even purchased a franchise that went bad because the franchise's management team in place was awful and I lost a lot of money but learned invaluable lessons that I have carried with me.

I live and work in this industry every day.  I read books on the industry, articles about the industry and review franchises every day.  I listen in on industry conference calls and attend webinars several times a week.  This is my profession and I work hard at it.  I do the research so you do not have to.  There are good and bad in everything.  Good and bad franchises, good and bad franchise consultants, etc.  If you are going to do any research, do it on finding a good franchise consultant to work with you that you are comfortable with and on who's advice you can rely on.  One who will work with you from the beginning to the end and even after you have purchased and are operating your successful franchise years down the road.

With today's economic conditions being what they are, it has never been more important to put your money in the right place and where better than investing in yourself, your passion and your future.  Contact me and let's see what we can do together to make your dreams of business ownership a reality.

Optimism

In spite of all the bad news out there with high gas prices, high food prices, the mortgage industry in an awful slump, etc., etc., there are reasons for extreme optimism.  The franchise industry is thriving and there are some tremendous opportunities out there.  I firmly believe that by becoming more entrepreneurial, by investing in ourselves, by pursuing our own dreams and passions and taking more control of our own destiny that we will overcome everything in our path now.  We, absolutely, cannot sit back and simply react to all that is going on around us.  We need to take back more control of our lives, our hopes, our dreams.  With everything that is happening our perspective can get pretty grim at times and look at the glass as half-empty, but turning that around is up to each of us.  By actively searching for reasons to be optimistic, to researching the opportunities available to us, to creating the life each of us want and deserve, we can look at that same glass as half-full.  It's up to each of us - OPTIMISM, OPTIMISM, OPTIMISM!!!

This blog now open for business

This will be a forum for people who want advice on finding the best franchise opportunity for them.  Visit often for ideas and tips from me.