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Britt enjoys writing two separate, distinct blogs. The Dream Maker Blog is full of content that she feels every would-be franchisee deserves access to. Britt’s travel blog allows you insight into who Britt is and how she lives out her own Entrepreneurial Dreams, creating a life by her design. We hope you find enjoyment, inspiration, and value in each blog.
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Dream Maker Blog
Exploring Business-to-Business Franchises
Business-to-Business franchises are franchised companies that provide either a product or service to other businesses. Some examples of service franchises include personnel staffing agencies, printing/packing/shipping stores, industrial cleaning businesses, business...
EVALUATING A MANDATORY MARKETING PROGRAM
A franchisor’s system-wide marketing program can be a great benefit to a franchisee but also a potential source of conflict when the contributions are mandatory. The real source of contention is not that such a fund exists, and these funds are very common in...
How to Evaluate a Franchise Training Program
We no longer live in a one-career society In our father’s and grandfather’s day, many people kept the same job their whole lives. Men and women in the “Boomer” generation, however, have already made several career changes by the time they entered their 40s and 50s....
WHERE DO YOU FIT – ARE YOU CUT OUT TO BE AN EMPLOYER OR AN EMPLOYEE?
Have you ever wondered why some people own a business and others just work for one? Maybe you’ve thought about owning a business of your own for some time but you’re not sure if it’s the right step to take. What kind of an individual is cut out to be an...
Does it Pay to Buy a “Resale” Franchise?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing franchise unit? One of the downsides to becoming a franchisee is the waiting. If you have a retail location, you will wait for the site selection process to be completed, then wait again for the lease...
How to Make the Most of your Franchisor Discovery Day
Generally, the last step of your franchise research will involve attending the franchisor’s Discovery Day. Most often, the franchisor will bring you to their headquarters and you’ll have the opportunity to meet with the franchise team, to learn about their systems and...
Travel Blog
NP 17:63
* New River Gorge National Park * Fayetteville, WV * 07.27.2022 * I predict when everyone must move out of the desert because it dried up, they will all end up here. Buy land NOW! Such a beautiful area and affordable! The bridge itself is truly structural art. It is...
Retro Boat Rentals
* Saugatuck, MI * 07.24.2022 * Meet Ruby. She is a 1959 Bell Boy Banshee, retrofitted with electric. Quiet and topped out at about whopping 4 miles an hour. Don't let the picture of Bill with wind in his hair fool you. Cruised the Kalamazoo River out of Saugatuck,...
Harvest Host
* Aspelund Winery and Peony Gardens * Kenyon, MN * 07.24.2022 * One of our most peaceful Harvest Hosts yet. The owners Bruce and Dawn Rohl were warm and welcoming and 95% of the fruit wine ingredients were grown right on the farm, including 450 elderberry bushes, 150...
NP 16:63
* Mammoth Cave National Park * Mammoth Cave, KY * 07.23.2022 * Mammoth was quite unique from the other caves we have toured. It's carved from underground rivers, cutting through soft limestone deposits. The rock above is not that porous, so there are almost no...
Silver Lake Sand Dunes
* Mears, MI * 07.22.2022 * Who knew Michigan was so into their dunes? I had no idea. Great time today with Mac Wood's Dune Rides. Our driver was crazy. He drives a school bus off season. LOL. Poor kids. OK so maybe it was not that bad, there was a baby on our...
Little Sable Point Lighthouse
* Pentwater, MI * 07.22.2022 * I make Bill go on dune buggy rides and he makes me climb lighthouses. Give and take... give and take. Built in 1872 this beauty not only has protected our brothers and sisters on dark stormy nights, but also provides beautiful views of...