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Clearly Joel is one of the top thought-leaders in the world of franchising and an important resource for anyone interested this business direction.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jim Blasingame, President, <a title=\"Small Business Advocate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smallbusinessadvocate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Small Business Advocate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;For several years, Joel Libava has been an outstanding member of my Brain Trust, the largest community of small business experts in the world, representing the franchise industry. His perspectives and insights regarding this critical sector of the small business landscape have been invaluable to me and my audience. 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