Oct
27
2008
The President of the United States makes $400,000 plus benefits and that seems a fair wage for someone with an MBA.
Until thing get sorted out, all CEOs (private and public) should voluntarily limit their remuneration to that equal or less than $400,000. And no golden parachutes, options or other BS.
That goes for all of Big [...]
Oct
10
2008
Il Duce means leader in Italian.
It is a term that is often applied by those that choose to influence others in a dictatorial manner.
A national franchise association assists the setting up and marketing of business format franchises in that country.
They lobby and represent the franchisors’ view and oppose franchisees when their interests are in conflict [...]
Sep
26
2008
I believe modern mom-and-pop franchising has largely morphed into a Big Con.
Illusion of Legitimacy: The methods of the confidence game have evolved into a much more difficult fraud to deal with because there is very little difference in the look of a blatant scam and a legitimate business format franchise.
Anyone who says you can tell [...]
Sep
04
2008
As a boy I read a book called Instant Replay by a football player called Jerry Kramer. This is an intelligent look into professional sports by an insider warrior.
Kramer was an offensive lineman with the National Football League’s (NFL) Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1968. He won 5 championship titles and 2 Super Bowls, [...]