After many years of building a successful brand, Pepperoni’s Founder & serial restaurateur, Ray Salti developed a more efficient scaled down business model that addressed many of the issues facing restaurant operators today – high real estate costs, escalating labor costs, diminishing workforce pool, quality control and increased demand for take-out & delivery.
Proving the new model for over five years with increasing revenue and profitability, Ray decided to launch the new Pepperoni’s into franchising in mid-2019. To ensure success as a franchise system, significant financial resources were committed to technology integration, modern unit layout & design, operations support & training, and call center.
In addition, construction on a modern corporate office was completed in early-2020. The goal is to continue to develop a state-of-the-art facility for the growing Pepperoni’s Corporate team with future plans to include a test kitchen, training areas, and local commissary. Combined with delivery of exceptional New York-style pizza, wings & salads, positively memorable customer experiences, and excellent unit-economics, Pepperoni’s is well-positioned for franchise success.
Single and Multi-unit Franchise opportunities are available along with Area Development opportunities such as those that recently resulted in several multi-unit development agreements in the Greater Houston Area bringing the current total of operating Pepperoni’s units to 21 with an additional 31 units in development. Short-term growth plans include all major and secondary markets throughout Texas followed by long-term expansion plans across Southeast U.S. Investment level starts at $275,000.
Interested in owning a Pepperoni’s? Learn more at Pepperonis.net/franchising or contact Pepperoni’s Chief Franchise Officer, Paul Segreto at paul@pepperonis.net.
5 Tips for Coping with Entrepreneurial Stress and Anxiety
Over the years, I’ve made several career decisions that may not have made much sense to the people around me. From quitting a steady office job to going all-in on business ideas no one else thought would work, I’ve suffered my fair share of entrepreneurial stress and anxiety. After all, living a life of financial uncertainty was not something I personally looked forward to. But then again, neither was the idea of slaving away for something that I didn’t feel passionate about. Read more.
Seasonal Depression Can Be Especially Difficult for Entrepreneurs. Here’s How to Fight It.
There’s a high cost to being an entrepreneur; it’s physically and mentally one of the most demanding things you will ever do. That’s why it has always struck me as supremely ironic that many entrepreneurs will invest everything they have in their business and ignore making any investment in their own well-being.
I’ve often likened the experience of being an entrepreneur to that of being a professional athlete in that both are endurance sports that require you to be in top physical and mental health. For anyone who hasn’t had the joy of founding, building, and running their own business, that sounds like hyperbole. For those of us who have, no further explanation is needed. Read more.
Why Being Kind to Yourself Is Key to Entrepreneurial Success
I remember sitting in the middle of a tech conference years ago when I first founded my company, JotForm. I watched as, one by one, established entrepreneurs took turns in sharing their stories of success. Every time one would get up to speak, I heard this small, nagging voice in my head tell me: You’re not good enough.
I had fallen into the trap of comparison and self-pity, which then led to a snowball effect of self-criticism. Why can’t I reach my goals faster? Why am I the only one struggling to scale up my startup? Not only was I beating myself up over my perceived shortcomings, I wasn’t seeing the whole picture. Read more.
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5 Characteristics Of Successful, Productive Entrepreneurs
What do top entrepreneurs have in common? Over the past two years, I’ve interviewed entrepreneurs across a wide variety of disciplines. While it’s difficult to find a single characteristic uniting them, several traits emerged as habits that any of us can cultivate. Read more.
If You Want to Win, Help Others Win First
From day one, we encounter competition on the playground and in the classroom. Later we compete with others for educational benefits, careers and promotions. We are wired to compete, and that often leads to a mindset of trying to “one-up” others. But truly smart achievers help others win, which directly impacts the speed of results they experience. Read more.
Seven Questions To Determine If Entrepreneurship Is The Right Path For You
But often people attribute their success, and the success of other entrepreneurs, to talents and business skills alone. These factors did contribute immensely to the success they achieved; however, that’s not where the story ends. Read more.
“Sometimes we just need a break, shutting out everything around us, not caring who may be watching. It’s good for the body, mind & soul. It also helps to regroup and refocus on moving forward – building upon successes and exploring possibilities – doing things right AND doing the right things. A break is good time to think it all through. As timing is everything, now is the perfect time for a break, followed by the time to make things happen!”
Accelerate your success by thinking far outside the box that your ideas stand alone, causing others to question possibilities. The ideas, outlandish as they may be would make such a significant positive impact that others would be ‘forced’ to consider a new realm of thought. Ultimately, possibilities become opportunities. Watch video.
Beyond Resolutions: The Complete Guide to Achieving Your 2021 New Year Goals
New Year’s resolutions are for amateurs. If you want meaningful, lasting change in your life, you need a system – a guide to installing systems that will help you get the maximum achievement and joy out of your year—not just in 2021, but for the rest of your life. Read more.
6 Books That Will Help You Make Next Year Your Best Year
When Tara Stiles was wrapping up the edits on her new book, Clean Mind, Clean Body, the world was shutting down amid the pandemic outbreak. Stiles saw this as an opportunity to slow down.
“We must recognize that we are being given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take the cue to slow down seriously,” Stiles writes. “If we let this time pass without heeding this call, we will have missed a massive moment for lasting transformation.” Read more.
160 CEOs Reveal Their Top Concerns in a Post-Covid World
Remote work appears to be here to stay — and business leaders know it. As CEOs plan for 2021, they’re embracing telecommuting as part of their long-term strategy. But strategizing is different than executing, and for many companies, working well while remote is still incredibly difficult.
According to The Predictive Index’s 2021 CEO Benchmarking Report, which surveyed 160 CEOs about their top concerns in a post-COVID world, 97% of CEOs will allow remote work to some degree moving forward. It’s a powerful finding and a win for those who enjoy skipping the commute for the kitchen table. Read more.
Proclamation on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2020
On the morning of December 7, 1941, Imperial Japanese forces ambushed the Naval Station Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Tragically, 2,403 Americans perished during the attack, including 68 civilians. On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we solemnly honor and uphold the memory of the patriots who lost their lives that day — “a date which will live in infamy” — and we reflect on the courage of all those who served our Nation with honor in the Second World War. Read more.
How Generation Z Is Altering the Face of Entrepreneurship for Good
For the longest time, my generation, the Millenials, were touted as the Entrepreneurial generation. For the most part, we have lived up to the billing. However, as the world evolves, the art of business evolves with it, and it turns out that Generation Z has more to do with this evolution than many care to admit.
Generation Z entrepreneurs are springing forth at such a startling rate that a recent Gallup Student Poll found that 40 percent of students surveyed from grades five to 12 stated they wanted to run their own business. Then, 24 percent said they have already started. At this rate, it isn’t at all challenging to see Generation Z take over as the most Entrepreneurial Generation. Read more.
How Will Things be Different for You or Your Business in 2021
There are many individuals and businesses that did not achieve their goals and objectives for 2020 and now wondering & worrying how 2021 will be different. Circumstances as they are, a pivot, change, adaption are necessary. What steps must be taken now that will provide a chance of achieving goals and objectives, or just surviving into and through the new year? With focused and defined preparation, we can help change the word “chance” to “probability?” Contact Acceler8Success at info@Acceler8Success.com. Learn more about Acceler8Success HERE.
This Year’s Top 10 Business Books Will Help You Chart A Successful Future
In case you’re worried about what to get the boss for the holidays, worry no more! Here is my annual top 10 list of the best business books of the year. There is something here for everyone—books on leadership, HR, motivation, marketing and, of course, customer service and experience. If you’re wondering if these books are ranked in a specific way, the answer is no. They just happened to be stacked on my desk in this order. So, here are my favorite books from 2020: Read more.
Agility In Entrepreneurship: Purpose, Progress And Profitability
Entrepreneurship is characterized by creativity and personality. An entrepreneur’s distinctive professional and personal experiences will coincide as goals are determined and a profitable business strategy developed. To gain momentum, entrepreneurs recognize that being nimble and innovative is a priority, and agility will drive competitive advantage.
Being curious about and open to new ways to improve your product and service delivery means changing your approach and being more readily accepting of unprecedented change, embracing opportunities and adapting to new circumstances and situations. As a result, agility and entrepreneurship are interdependent, as entrepreneurs aim to define, stimulate and advance their purpose, progress and profitability, respectively. Read more.
Five of the Most Meaningful Business Moments of 2020
This year, Inc. launched the Best in Business awards, featuring Company of the Year to recognize companies that have had a superlative impact on their industries, their communities, the environment, and society as a whole.
Some companies have social impact baked into their business plans. Others step up in the moments when it’s most important. The companies on Inc.‘s inaugural Best in Business list have gone above and beyond their ordinary operations to respond to urgent needs–and not just those related to the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how some of those companies helped their communities and employees in a year marked by crisis. Read more.
The U.S. Has Embraced Immigrant Tech Entrepreneurs. Now It’s Europe’s Turn
The world is on the cusp of a counterattack on COVID thanks to several vaccines that are currently seeking regulatory approval and a swift rollout. For entrepreneurs and the tech industry, this is a moment when their value to society is demonstrated: business and technology is (along with medicine) leading us out of the pandemic. Read more.
Influential Women Discuss How To Fearlessly Navigate the Business World
The business world has woken up to the idea of female leadership. We hear dozens of success stories about powerful and influential women, from household names like Oprah Winfrey and Susan Wojcicki, to startup founders like Katrina Lake and Tracy Lawrence.
Yet powerful women are often judged more harshly compared to their male peers. Yale School of Management’s Victoria Brescoll led a study where participants read a fictional story about a police chief preparing for massive protests. In one version of the story, the protest got out of hand and the chief didn’t send enough squad cars, resulting in 25 people getting injured. Read more.
But the secret weapon that will help you live your best life every single day? Courage. Read more.
There’s Much More To Small Business Lending Than The Funding Itself
If you’re looking for a business lending source to help finance your start-up or manage your future wealth, contact us today. Benetrends Financial, a pioneer in the industry, has helped thousands of potential small business owners like yourself secure funding over the past 35 years. Learn more.
50 Weekend Business Ideas
Want to start a business but don’t have the ability to dedicate a full-time schedule to it? Not to worry — there are plenty of business opportunities out there that you can work on just on the weekends.
If you’re interested in being a weekend entrepreneur, check out these 50 weekend business ideas that won’t take all of your time during the week. Read more.
The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship
This article won an award in the Magazine Personal Service category in the 2014 Annual Awards Contest of the Deadline Club, the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
By all counts and measures, Bradley Smith is an unequivocal business success. He’s CEO of Rescue One Financial, an Irvine, California-based financial services company that had sales of nearly $32 million last year. Smith’s company has grown some 1,400 percent in the last three years, landing it at No. 310 on this year’s Inc. 500. So you might never guess that just five years ago, Smith was on the brink of financial ruin–and mental collapse. Read more.
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A Guide To a Successful Entrepreneurial Journey For Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Starting a venture is exciting and daunting at the same time. The excitement of embarking on a new journey, charting a new course, being independent and in control, the possibility of amassing substantial personal wealth, making a difference in the world are all reasons to look ahead with great excitement and anticipation. But at the same time, wading into the unknown, stepping outside your comfort zone, lack of a steady and predictable income, and skepticism by those around about entrepreneurship as a career choice, can create stress and anxiety. How do you prepare yourself to undertake such a journey? Read more.
If you mention private equity to the average person, their first thought will likely be negative. They’ll think of an industry that destroys companies in search of the almighty profit, irrespective of who gets in the way.
In reality, private equity is an important instrument. At a certain point as a founder, you will have taken your company as far as you can on your own. To continue growing, you’ll need private equity.
In order for you to make use of this valuable instrument, you must first dispel the common myths about private equity companies. Read more.
Executive Opportunity: Invest in Your Own Business Brokerage Office
Small business and restaurant resales are on the rise making it an excellent time to consider owning your own business brokerage office. Learn more.
How to Get Your Business to Stand Out During COVID-19
Creativity is vital to any successful marketing strategy. It is the only way your business will stand out against your competition, and these days, it’s more critical than ever. Tapping into your creativity in these times of immense uncertainty and stress may seem impossible, but with the following tips, it’s actually much easier than you think. Read more.
She Built a Business With $30 Million in Revenue–and a Mission to Root Out Racism in the Construction Industry
Racism has always existed in the construction industry. But as the nation grappled with outrage and protests in the wake of the police killings of Black Americans including Breonna Taylor and George Floyd earlier this year, racist incidents in the White-dominated industry have come under more scrutiny than ever before. Read more.
9 Easy Ways to Stay Mentally Sharp
One of the scariest aspects of aging is the realization that your brain can’t function as well as it used to—whether that means accidentally putting the car keys in the microwave or forgetting the name of a new grandchild, it can be daunting.
Most people will experience some form of “brain aging” in their life, ranging from fuzzy thinking to Alzheimer’s disease. Although some causes of memory loss are genetic, you can still improve your brain’s sharpness. The earlier you start, the better—just like losing weight, it is easier to prevent brain aging than reverse it. Read more.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
In Tough Times For The Unemployed, Franchising Might Be Their Answer
With millions unemployed and numerous industries struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic, some people who are out of work are considering a new career.
As positions dwindle in the fields they are familiar with, people are finding themselves forced to go outside their area of experience. And for some, that Plan B could be a blessing in disguise.
Owning a franchise has gained popularity in recent years, even in times of economic prosperity, as individuals have looked for a “second act” in their professional life. Franchise sales often do well in a down economy because unemployed people are tired of the lack of control they have in a corporate setting and are ready to become their own boss. Of course, there are also the additional dangled carrots of potentially more income and freedom. Read more.
Are you ready to own your own business?
Are you thinking of going into business for yourself and learning how the choice of a franchise can “jump-start” the process and your earning potential? Well, Franchise Foundry can help. Working with in-house franchise professionals you will work one-on-one in determining if you’re right for franchising and whether it is right for you. If you determine that franchising is a path to consider, you will be introduced to various industry segments and ultimately, brands that could be a “right-fit” situation . . . all to help ensure your future success! Learn more.
What makes successful franchises so profitable?
Every business owner dreams of the sustainability of their enterprises. Providing a good product or service, satisfying customers, establishing a reputation in the market are all generally great aspects to base a business on. To kick things up a notch, companies expand, but franchising does not happen overnight. It is just the beginning of a long process that needs constant hard work. Read more.
Identifying the Next Great Restaurant Franchise
When you need insight, asking an expert is the right way to go. Which is why Barbara Castiglia, host of The Main Course, sat down with Dan Rowe, Founder & CEO, Fransmart to discuss all things franchise. Why did we turn to Rowe to learn more about how to grow franchises? Good question. Rowe specializes in finding the next big thing in the franchise world. For more than 20 years, he has identified and grown brands like Five Guys Burgers & Fries, QDOBA Mexican Grill and The Halal Guys from small unit businesses to the powerhouse chains they are today. Under Dan Rowe’s direction, Fransmart’s franchise development portfolio brands have opened more than 5,000 restaurants worldwide, as well as facilitated franchise investments that cumulatively generated over 1-billion in revenues to date. In other words, he knows how to make franchises a success. Read more.
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Business Ownership: Deciding If Franchising Is The Best Route For You
Currently, there are more than 30 million small business owners in the U.S., and of those, nearly 800,000 are owned franchise businesses. Although franchise owners are considered small businesses, they have a lot of advantages that go-it-alone company startups do not share. There is sometimes a substantial investment upfront to invest in a franchise; however, the benefits are numerous.
Although some people might consider franchise owners to be the epitome of Type A personalities set to revolutionize the world, many real franchise owners might indicate quite the contrary. Franchising is a system that operates on replicating the success of others. Read more.
5 Reasons A Franchise Business Is Even More Important Today
In 2019 and early 2020, the experts were predicting consistent growth in the franchise market. The International Franchise Association, in its February 2020 report, forecasted that franchises in the U.S. would grow by 2.8%, adding 232,000 jobs in 2020, for a total of 8.67 million employees.
While Covid-19 may have altered that prediction somewhat, there is great news about franchising, even during an economic or health crisis. Many franchise brands are even thriving, depending on the industry. So, for franchisors and franchisees (franchise owners), there are many reasons franchising will be more important in 2021 than ever before. Read more.
Technology and How it is Improving Franchising
Using technology in business is essential for business growth and development, keeping ahead of the competition and increasing profits. Some of the best franchise opportunities around have understood this in exactly the right way and their franchisees are reaping the rewards. Read more.
Would you think about building a house without blueprints?
The purpose of a blueprint is a high-level plan that guides collaborators through the process of designing and contributing to the development of an open course. Its purpose is to visualize the overall “architecture” of the course to guide the design, development, and cooperation process. Now, think about how exploring franchise ownership would benefit from the development of a blueprint as its high-level plan? Learn more.
[Year in Review 2020] The Top 10 Books of 2020 for Entrepreneurs
Undoubtedly and unfortunately, the biggest development of the year 2020 was the coronavirus pandemic – with triple shock effects in health, economic, and social spheres. Though a big setback to many firms, a side-effect was a boost to digital adoption and hybrid business models. See our reviews of the books Pandemic Inc. and Coming Back from COVID for insights on business resilience.
The selection of our Top Ten Books this year provides advice for business models, leadership, tech trends, design thinking, startup ecosystems, storytelling, and connecting to a larger purpose. Read more.
He’s an Inspirational Serial Entrepreneur and a Founder’s Best Friend
Sam Kamani and his effervescent personality have sparked tens of thousands of founders. How? They’ve all read his book, “The 30 Day Startup.” His second book, “Business in the Time of Corona,” was recently released and offers insights on the value of pivoting with guidance as to when and how to best do so. That kind of advice is critical for founders who are typically not flush with cash and often naive about what’s involved, “The biggest disconnect is that founders start with an idea for a solution but the most successful founders start with a problem to solve. All founders get so fixated and have tunnel vision on their own product that they forget about the problem they need to solve,” says Kamani. Read more.
More Entrepreneurship, Less Recidivism Among The Formerly Incarcerated
Recidivism is a big problem in the U.S. Research shows that, within three years of their release, two out of three formerly incarcerated people are rearrested and more than 50% are incarcerated again. In New York, 53% of formerly incarcerated inmates are rearrested within three years.
Since finding steady, gainful employment is difficult for this population, such statistics shouldn’t be that surprising. Read more.
Are you ready to franchise your business or put your recently franchised brand on the right track?
Utilizing a hybrid coaching/consulting approach, the Franchise Foundry team develops and deploys effective short and long-term solutions in franchise management & operations, change management, traditional & digital marketing, relationship & business management technology and domestic & international franchise development. Franchise Foundry also assists franchise brands in raising capital and exploring merger & acquisition opportunities. The company has an expanding list of client brands across various industry segments, with its primary goal of positioning clients with unique, differentiating propositions to stand out in today’s highly competitive business environment. Learn more.
4 Future Trends That Represent Massive Opportunity
Staying on top of trends is how entrepreneurs succeed. I love reading and researching data to understand what’s to come. Sure, no one can predict the future — yet, but excited for the time when AI will do that for us — but trends are our best bet when it comes to projecting where business is heading.
Not many years ago, we were predicting the rise of something called a smartphone and becoming comfortable with the idea of wide-scale digital subscription services with monthly fees and cars that drive themselves. Now the iPhone and Netflix are part of our everyday lives. Read more.
“ Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Steve Jobs, Co-founder, CEO, Chairman Apple Inc.
10 Tips for Performing Franchise Due Diligence
For many, purchasing a franchise will be the most significant investment they’ll ever make, and no one should ever buy a franchise without performing the proper due diligence. Whether it be looking over the Franchise Disclosure Document or talking to advisors, it’s imperative to really dig in and do the research required to get a full understanding of the brand and the franchise requirements. Read more.
Forget 2020: Mark Cuban’s Secrets to Focusing on the Future
Mark Cuban knows what he would do if he were starting over today. That is if he wasn’t a globally recognizable billionaire in his early 60s, if he were instead a fresh-faced 20-something just out of college or someone looking to make his way in the world, Cuban would focus his time and energy on one thing: voice computing. He would learn everything he possibly could about scripting for Amazon and for Google Home. He would build a business around teaching both at-home consumers and commercial enterprises how to personalize and customize their voice-activated devices. Read more.
Why Entrepreneurs Need To Talk About Their Mental Health
72% of entrepreneurs are directly or indirectly affected by mental health issues compared to just 48% of non entrepreneurs. That’s according to a study by the National Institute of Mental Health. 49% of entrepreneurs deal with mental health issues directly while only 32% of others experienced them. Similarly, 23% of entrepreneurs have family members who face these issues compared to just 16% of others with family members who face these same types of issues. Read more.
Tony Hsieh, entrepreneur who made Zappos an online retail giant, dies at 46
Tony Hsieh, an e-commerce entrepreneur who built Zappos into an online shoe and clothing retail giant and became an influential figure in technology and management circles, before stepping down as chief executive in August, died Nov. 27. He was 46. His death was announced in a statement by Zappos chief executive Kedar Deshpande. Read more.
4 Strategic Business Lessons From Entrepreneurs Who Run Their Business Completely Online
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already brought enormous change in the way we do business. Millions of people are forced to run their business completely online, working from home. Of course change is inevitable in business, things change in time; but the pandemic made it compulsory to adapt to a new reality, to survive. Even after several months, the future still looks uncertain; the only thing we can be sure of at the moment is, doing business online.
Right now, for any entrepreneur, the main emphasis should be on sharpening the digital business strategies. Here, four entrepreneurs from different countries and different sectors share their experience and a lesson they’ve learned while running their completely online businesses. Read more.
Faces of Entrepreneurship: Melisse Shaban, Virtue
What does “entrepreneurship” mean to you? Melisse Shaban: To me, entrepreneurship is having a vision, something you see potential and opportunity in, or recognizing an unmet need or a better solution to a problem. Like an extreme sport, serial entrepreneurs love a challenge and embrace risk. It’s the rush of doing something that hasn’t been done in the way you think it can be done and living with the consequences. There’s no 9 to 5, there’s no “it’s just a job.” There’s no “it’s a living.” It’s a passion, almost a compulsion. It gets inside you. The only way to get it out is by exercising that opportunity. Read more.
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How Entrepreneurs Think About Debt
In the 20 years I’ve been covering entrepreneurs and trying to better understand why some businesses succeed and others fail, few things have surprised me more than the realization that many owners routinely sign personally for loans, explicitly putting their homes at risk. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who didn’t know this. In fact, I’m confident there are spouses of business owners who don’t realize how widespread (or close to home) this practice may be. At Forbes and The New York Times I worked with very smart business journalists who believe that those who work on Wall Street or in venture-backed startups take great financial risk — even though it’s generally with other people’s money — without fully appreciating the risks taken by everyday business owners. Read more.
10 Apps to Help New Entrepreneurs, Still at Black Friday Pricing
Technology can make life easier for entrepreneurs, especially new ones who are trying to grow their businesses. But enterprise technology isn’t always super affordable. Fortunately, we’ve rounded up some of the most useful apps on the market that are still at Black Friday prices. These are the final hours of these sales, though, so get on them now. Just use code BFSAVE40 to score an extra 40 percent off. Read more.
Move Makers Consulting Equips Entrepreneurs with ‘Practical’ Strategies for Social Media Success
At the onset of the pandemic, Lamonte Lans, also known as “Monty”, was among the brilliant minds who quickly realized that the dynamics of entrepreneurship would never be the same again. He described the global circumstance as a “wake up call” for entrepreneurs to embrace innovative ways in reaching out to their consumers. Hence, Monty built Move Makers Consulting to help businesses and individuals grow and scale their success on Instagram. Read more.
Below is our Weekly Recap with links to each day’s newsletter from the previous week. We’re pleased to report that the relaunch of Acceler8Success Cafe has been a success as evident by the increasing numbers in views on and shares from our site, across social media and from the many messages received. Thank you to all our readers and previous and new subscribers for helping to put Acceler8Success Cafe on the road to success!
Our goal is to help current and aspiring entrepreneurs architect a plan of continuous accelerated movement toward a pinnacle of desired success, even if and when previously thought to be unattainable. This process has been developed around our proven e-IDEA (explore, identify, develop, execute & analyze) methodology. Deployed effectively, it is key to sustainability and ultimately, to success… Acceler8Success! Learn more.
7 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Spend Their Holidays
Entrepreneurs and business owners are always juggling a lot of things and when time comes for a holiday sometimes entrepreneurs like to take a break or sometimes they like to catch up on certain projects. Just like everyone has a unique business, their approach to holidays is also unique. Read more.
11 Most Famous Entrepreneurs of All Time (and What Made Them Wildly Rich)
From Oprah to Hans Christian Anderson, we’re sharing these tales of past and present entrepreneurs who had to claw their way to the top. Read more.
“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holiday Book Club: A Roadmap for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Want more opportunities to be innovative and entrepreneurial? Wharton School professor Ethan Mollick is here to help.
10 Success Tips for Young and Aspiring Entrepreneurs
In the digital age, becoming a successful entrepreneur is more accessible than ever before. Anyone with a few bucks and an internet connection can become an Internet mogul if they play their cards right and have the patience and savvy to work the system. Our founder, Eric Porat, took a website from scratch to 70,000 visitors per month in three years and has since sold dozens of websites for over half a million dollars.
That doesn’t mean it’s easy. In fact, it’s far from it. So here are 10 tips for success to get you started. Read more.
3 Top Lessons From Entrepreneurs Who Successfully Pivoted In The Pandemic
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, millions of entrepreneurs and business owners have had to reinvent themselves or their businesses in order to stay afloat.
Many suddenly found themselves offering services that were no longer viable in a pandemic, or products that were no longer as much in demand as consumers hunkered down at home and cut their spending. From restaurant owners to event planners, millions have had to seek out new ways of doing businesses—or new businesses entirely—in order to survive. Not all have been successful.
But some nimble entrepreneurs have been able to establish new sources of revenue and are not just surviving but thriving. Here are three top lessons from entrepreneurs who’ve successfully pivoted in the pandemic. Read more.
Small Business Saturday November 28th
Saturday, November 28th is #SmallBusinessSaturday. As you shop and dine on this annual event by American Express, please remember that franchises are small business just like Mom & Pop businesses on Any Street, USA. And, just like those independent business owners, franchise owners take entrepreneurial risk, invest their life savings, work long hours, give back to their local communities, compete with big box retailers and much more. Please help in this cause by frequenting these businesses and by sharing your experience and photos across social media. Thank you! #ShopSmall#ShopLocal#ShopFranchise
It’s Thanksgiving, and you are probably looking forward to spending time with family and friends… or just getting some much-needed rest. But for entrepreneurs, Thanksgiving is something much more important. It’s a time to be thankful for how far you’ve come and all of the ups and downs involved in pursuing your business dreams in the past year. Plus, it gives you a valuable tool to use throughout the year. Read more.
This Thanksgiving, Entrepreneurs Should Focus On Gratitude
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays, but not because it is the only day where it is socially acceptable to gorge myself on turkey (which, in my opinion, is a highly under-appreciated meat, but I digress.)
I love Thanksgiving because it forces me to take the time to reflect on the past year and the people and experiences that shaped it.
Entrepreneurship is an amazing journey, full of the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. It’s such a rapid-fire experience that sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture. Read more.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
John F. Kennedy
Thanksgiving 2020: An Attitude of Gratitude
Indeed, I am very grateful for many, many things in 2020: my family, my health, my friends, SBE Council supporters and members, and the ongoing opportunity to advocate for entrepreneurs and small businesses – especially during this challenging period in our nation’s history.
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