by Tracey Leak | Feb 11, 2019 | 101 Tips, Franchise, Tracey's Thoughts
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...
by Tracey Leak | Feb 4, 2019 | 101 Tips, Articles, Franchise, Personal Development, Tracey's Thoughts
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...
by Tracey Leak | Jan 28, 2019 | 101 Tips, Articles, Franchise, Tracey's Thoughts
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...
by Tracey Leak | Mar 6, 2018 | 101 Tips, Business Simplified, Time Management
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)...
by Tracey Leak | Feb 27, 2018 | 101 Tips, Business Building, Business Simplified, Sales
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...
by Tracey Leak | Feb 20, 2018 | 101 Tips, Business Building, Business Simplified, Marketing
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...
