Specially adapted, mortgage-free homes are at the center of the Homes for Our Troops (HFOT) mission which is “To build and donate specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives.” Traditional homes that don’t accommodate wheelchair living are a constant frustration, limiting access and complicating “simple” [...]
2019 is history and the New Year 2020 stretches out before us, full of potential! If you’ve got big plans for this new year, does that include a new you? Did your New Year’s resolutions include career advancement or a new job? Think about this: Does going back to the same job for another 12 [...]
Another year in partnership with Homes for Our Troops (HFOT) has seen 18 more families of severely injured Veterans move into mortgage-free, specially adapted homes. Each of those homes received custom window blinds throughout the house and garage, installed by Budget Blinds® franchise owners. For 15 years, nonprofit HFOT has been building and donating homes [...]
One of the major advantages of owning a franchise business is that you do not have to develop a marketing plan and research every social media option out there to determine which are the best to promote your business. Marketing strategies have been figured out for you to place your business on the most advantageous [...]
2019 is rounding the corner toward the last quarter of the year. How is your job stacking up with where you wanted to be by the end of the year? Are you making enough money? Did that promotion come through? Do you still enjoy your work? How healthy are your savings and retirement accounts? These [...]
Franchise Business Review (FBR) just released their Top 50 Franchises for Women in 2019, and Budget Blinds® is #14 on the list. Surveying 8,880 women franchise owners from 266 leading franchise brands, this top 50 list is a rather exclusive club! Create a franchise business you can be proud of, with superior products and [...]
Have you ever dreamed of being your own boss, but feel trapped in the hamster wheel of working for someone else? The leap into entrepreneurship is not for everyone, but if you can’t stop thinking that business ownership is your goal, you may be able to reach that goal by becoming an independent franchise business [...]
If your response to that question is, “Nobody really likes their job,” you must be part of the 49% of Americans that are less than satisfied with their work situation. A recent survey in 2018 revealed, with glee, that a majority of Americans are actually satisfied with their jobs. (ConferenceBoard.org) However, that was a majority [...]
Have you ever dreamed of starting a business and being your own boss? Maybe you’ve even considered buying a franchise, but then got bogged down in all the research, questions, and comparisons. We’re going to cut to the chase with these 25 excellent reasons to choose a Tailored Living® franchise opportunity that can completely change [...]
Whether you’re new to the workforce (a Millennial clutching a college diploma) or a 20-year corporate veteran looking for a second career, business ownership may be calling your name. Starting out or starting again, if you have that entrepreneurial fire in your bones to be your own boss, you’re not going to be satisfied working [...]
