Why Peer to Peer Support is VITAL for Every Franchisee
So you have a teenager. You have told this teenager an important tip, idea, piece of information, say like one hundred times before and then a friend tells them this same piece of information just once and it is like your teenager has seen the light and that this is...
Redefine what success is this year for your franchise business
At this time of year, franchise business owners are setting goals, making New Year’s resolution and the challenge is, that come February, most of these goals and resolutions have been put to the side. Why is that? I don’t think it is because franchise business owners...
My Top 3 Tips for Franchisors for 2019
Last week I wrote a blog post on my Top 3 Tips for Franchisees for 2019 and it had great feedback so I thought this week, why not do my Top 3 Tips for FRANCHISORS for 2019? So here they are….. Focus on Profitability It is very easy to focus on revenue with...
My Top 3 Tips for Franchisees for 2019
We are almost at the end of January already…. Time flies right. In Australia, we often joke that we don’t ‘wake up’ and come out of holidays (our summer) until Australia Day (Jan 26th later this week) so with that in mind, I thought I’d bring to you my top 3 tips for...
Swim between the flags in business!
Happy New Year! At this time of year, as I live on the Gold Coast, I’m often down at the beach. Now as all Australians would know, the message at the beach is always to ‘Swim between the Flags’. For those non-Australians, on the beach the Surf Lifesavers put out two...
Not Negotiable Time
How often do you say ‘I don’t have enough time?’ or ‘I have too much to do?’ or ‘Where did the time go?’ In more than a decade of coaching, I’ve never sat with a business owner that has complained that they have too much time! I have sat with many (if not all)...
Help, don’t sell
Stop and think for a moment…. Think of the 'TYPICAL' salesperson? Who was it that you immediately thought of? Let me guess…. Used car saleperson, real estate sales person, door to door sales, insurance sales, TV infomercial salesperson? These are the most common...
Marketing is not advertising!
This is probably the biggest mistake in definition that I see many business owners make. They believe that when we start talking marketing, they think we are talking about advertising. I believe that marketing is all about attracting clients to your business, not...
What is success to you?
Success is a funny thing… Just talking about this topic can bring out the best in people, but it can also leave many left wondering and questioning themselves. The whole point of this program is to SIMPILFY and I think that success is absolutely something we need to...