{"id":981,"date":"2010-01-02T18:01:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T18:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expandsmtest.com\/franchiseking\/5-new-years-resolutions-for-prospective-new-small-businessfranchise-owners\/"},"modified":"2015-09-30T16:47:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T16:47:37","slug":"5-new-years-resolutions-for-prospective-new-small-businessfranchise-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/5-new-years-resolutions-for-prospective-new-small-businessfranchise-owners","title":{"rendered":"5 New Year&#8217;s Resolutions For Prospective New Small Business\/Franchise Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefranchiseking.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341ca59e53ef0128769dc992970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Change\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341ca59e53ef0128769dc992970c \" src=\"https:\/\/thefranchiseking.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341ca59e53ef0128769dc992970c-500wi\" style=\"margin: 0pt; width: 271px; height: 221px;\" title=\"Change\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January is usually a month filled with hope.<\/strong> For some, it&#39;s also filled with fantasies of unshackling themselves from their corporate desks, and becoming their own bosses.<\/p>\n<p> Although only a small percentage of people actually have the courage to take something on as risky (?) as investing in a business of their own, for the few of them that do, it&#39;s quite freeing. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#39;re one of the folks who are considering small business\/franchise business ownership, these <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">5 New Year&#39;s resolutions<\/span><\/strong> are just for you;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You will take charge of your career.<\/strong> Find a new job, or maybe even start you&#39;re own business\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you make a large purchase in 2010, you will do your research and base your decision on <strong>facts only<\/strong>.<em> (Example; Purchasing a franchise or non-franchise biz would be considered a large purchase)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you get into business for yourself, you will <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franchisebizplans.com\">get help writing your business plan<\/a>,<\/strong> so you can increase your chances of obtaining a small business loan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will learn <em>something<\/em> about social media by opening a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFranchiseKing\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/FranchiseKing\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>,or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Private-How-Buy-Franchise-Group-6954475\/about\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong> <\/a>account. <em>(For FREE)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">unplug<\/span><\/strong> from everything electronic for 24 hours, at least once a month. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*******************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p>I&#39;ll be discussing these 5 resolutions this Monday, on Barbara Weltman&#39;s <strong>Build Your Business<\/strong> radio program. <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Listen live at 4:00PM EST. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#39;t listen live, you&#39;ll be able to snag it from the archives at your convenience.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Update:<\/span><\/strong> Here&#39;s the interview;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/filesource.abacast.com\/wsradio\/buildyourbusiness\/010410\/segment1010410.mp3\">Part #1<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/filesource.abacast.com\/wsradio\/buildyourbusiness\/010410\/segment2010410.mp3\"><br \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/filesource.abacast.com\/wsradio\/buildyourbusiness\/010410\/segment2010410.mp3\">Part #2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/filesource.abacast.com\/wsradio\/buildyourbusiness\/010410\/segment2010410.mp3\"><br \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BuildBusinessWeltmanbanner\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341ca59e53ef0128769dc61e970c \" src=\"https:\/\/thefranchiseking.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341ca59e53ef0128769dc61e970c-320wi\" title=\"BuildBusinessWeltmanbanner\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy New Year! <\/strong>I hope it&#39;s your most successful year ever!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you franchise material?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takethefranchisequiz.com\">Free Quiz<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January is usually a month filled with hope. 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