In both the United States and Canada, the month of July is independence month. Canada Day is July 1, marking when the existing colonies became Canada. The Fourth of July celebrates America’s birthday when a new nation was born. The month is dedicated to celebrating our cherished freedoms and independence with flags flying, parades, speeches, [...]
For the first time, all three franchise brands of Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) came together for one spectacular International Convention in Orlando, Florida, the week of January 7. Budget Blinds®, Tailored Living® and Concrete Craft® franchise owners, Home Office support teams, and vendors came together to celebrate the previous year and gear up for the [...]
The October issue of Entrepreneur Magazine features Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) and CEO, Shirin Behzadi, in Why This Franchisor Invests in Franchisees Who Have No Experience. Behzadi shares her career background and how her experiences have helped develop the HFC commitment to transforming “everyday” entrepreneurs into successful business owners, including millennials, seniors, single parents, veterans [...]
What do you know about franchising? Here are 10 myths and misconceptions that can muddy the waters about franchising and either scare potential entrepreneurs away or attract “the wrong sort” who think franchising is a get-rich-quick scheme. Test Your franchising IQ and see how much you really know about owning a franchise business. Be [...]
One of the outstanding advantages to owning a franchise business is that you have literally teams of people dedicated to your business success! You own your own business and you’re the boss, but you’re not alone in building your business. Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) takes seriously the responsibility to every franchise owner in the network [...]
Just as individuals have personalities, companies have personalities too. It’s not unusual to frequent stores or restaurants because you like the “feeling” of the place, the attitude of the people and the company culture. For instance, if you have a choice between two equal entities, you’ll probably choose the one that donates a percentage of [...]
Entrepreneur® just released their annual Franchise 500 Ranking for 2018, and two Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) brands were in the top 27 percent. Budget Blinds® is #23 Tailored Living® is #131 Budget Blinds and Tailored Living—proud to be in the Franchise 500 Year after year, HFC’s franchise brands are recognized as leaders in [...]
Pam Morin, independent franchise owner of Budget Blinds Service Corpus Christi As a single mom, Pam Morin joined Budget Blinds in 2012, making a dramatic life change from 20 years in nursing to business ownership of Budget Blinds Serving Corpus Christi. She took franchisor Budget Blinds at its word to provide all the [...]
A recent report by 80,000 Hours, an online career guidance company, determined that there are six ingredients that make up a dream job. (80000hours.org) Isn’t that what we all want--a dream job? A job where spending that lifetime 80,000 working hours is enjoyable and fulfilling? Don’t just daydream of a more meaningful work life; [...]
Be your own boss and have that dream vacation every year How would you define your dream job? (Independently wealthy is not a dream job.) Better work/life balance; more time with family Doing something you love Sufficient income to build a comfortable retirement Regular vacations Being your own boss If you yearn for [...]
