recession

What's Better? A McJob, or No JOB?

I’ll put that question to you in another way;

Would you rather have the abilty to pay your car or truck payment, or not pay your car or truck payment, and end up having somethingreal specialhappening in your backyard at 3:00 AM?

A truck getting repossessed

Well?

McDonald’s is planning on hiring 50,000 workers during what it’s billing as National Hiring Day.

McDonald’s Corporation and its franchisees plan to recruit as many as 50,000 U.S. employees to add to its roughly 600,000-member ranks on April 19th….

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Filed Under: Economy, Franchise Purchasing

Is The US Economy Really Improving?

By The Franchise King® Leave a Comment

I keep hearing that the US economy is showing signs of improvement. But, where am I hearing that?

Cable news networks
Some newspapers
Some small business owners

I'm also hearing the opposite. I'm hearing some negative economic news from;

Local franchisees
Sales managers
Auto dealers
Family friends

Who should I believe? Should I believe;

Millionaire news anchors
Millionaire business owners
Politicians (Some millionaire's there too, by the way)

Or should I believe folks that;

May be on the verge of losing their homes
Have been out of work for 8-9 months
Are politicians

Do you think that I am being a "Negative Ned?"

Am I living in reality?

Are things really getting better?

Share.

Filed Under: Economy

What Is The State Of Business Start-Ups?

By The Franchise King® Leave a Comment

Is this economic slowdown slowing your business start-up plans down? Is it stopping them in their tracks? Or, is the lousy economy giving you even more resolve to take control of your financial future?
Let’s find out. Together….Read.

Filed Under: Franchise Polls

You Really Want To Work For Someone Else?

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From Yahoo News-
"The Labor Department said another
450,000 workers filed new claims for jobless benefits last
week, down 10,000 from a week earlier but still at levels that
are associated with recession.

In fact, a four-week moving average of new jobless claims
that is regarded as a better gauge of underlying labor trends
because it irons out week-to-week volatility, climbed to
440,500 from 421,000 the week before.

That was the highest reading for the moving average in more
than six years, since it hit 445,500 in April 2002."

Why wouldn’t you want more control in your career? What makes you so risk adverse? Why don’t more of us take a shot?

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Filed Under: Economy, Franchise Terms

The "R" Word. Revisited BY Mr. Buffet. {Not The Jimmy}

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{"R". Courtesy of Smallbiztrends.com}
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Cross posted on my NEW blog, www.NEObizblog.com
Ok. I have had it. All this talk about a Recession has me, well, right! I wrote about it in November, and January on this blog. I wrote about it as a guest columnist for Anita Campbell’s Small Business Trends Blog in January. Now this…..from MSNBC.