City Business Planners What Business Should I Start in Columbia, Missouri? Columbia has no convention center at all, so the largest indoor room in the city is a hotel ballroom complex of roughly 37,000 square feet on I-70 Drive Southwest. Everything above that ceiling happens outdoors and under canvas, supplied by exactly two full-line tent and table rental houses. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
There's strength in a partnership: don't go it alone! Business Education Why Working with a Franchise Consultant Beats Going it Alone Opening your own business via a franchise is worthy of deep exploration since it offers a proven system, established brand recognition, and lower overall risks than starting from scratch. By Bob Wenokur • 4 min read
Business Ideas The Only Franchise Where Every Product Is a One of a Kind Every piece is one of a kind. No two tables, desks, or countertops are ever alike. The grain, the movement, the natural edge of every slab is entirely its own. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Business Openings Vintage Spoon Ice Cream Social Expands To Broad Ripple, Indiana Vintage Spoon Ice Cream Social is turning its hometown roots into a broader franchise growth story, awarding territory in one of Indianapolis’ most recognizable and vibrant neighborhoods. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Business Education How To Build An Empire through Franchising “When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?” - Don Marquis Too many of us have worked our tails off to solid rewards, but in roles that quietly create resentment - real or imagined - that we’re really just working to make the rich By Bob Wenokur • 3 min read
Business Openings Modern PURAIR Expands to North Carolina That moment became the catalyst: Ben and his wife Kara decided it was time to build something AI-resistant and recession-proof, something that could change their family's trajectory instead of being at the mercy of the next corporate acquisition. By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
Business Ideas When You Want to Own a Coffee Shop But Don't Want a Franchise The conversation usually goes something like this. They want to own a coffee shop. Not a coffee brand. Not a recognized name above the door that someone else built. They want their own place, with their own name, their own aesthetic, their own personality baked into every corner of it. By Will Huffhine • 3 min read
Business Ideas Franchise Spotlight - Freshslice Pizza With 0% royalties and stores under 1,000 square feet this is a different kind of QSR. This week, I’m spotlighting Freshslice Pizza, a brand I met with in Seattle. I don't usually suggest food brands to my clients, but this one is different. It's By Joanna Murray • 2 min read
Business Education The Question I Ask Before We Ever Talk About Franchises Most people expect our first conversation to be about brands. Investment levels. Industries. “What’s hot right now.” It never is. Before we talk about any franchise, I ask one simple question: “What do you want your life to look like in 3-5 years?” Not your income. Not your By Joanna Murray • 1 min read
No Evidence of Disease - and a Question That Matters This week, I received the words every cancer patient hopes to hear: “No evidence of residual, recurring, or metastatic disease.” Six months after finishing treatment, that sentence landed with a wave of relief I don’t think I can fully put into words. Gratitude. Exhaustion. Joy. A deep exhale. Cancer By Joanna Murray • 1 min read
Go Back to Who You Were Before the World Told You Who to Be I recently attended a conference where my good friend and mentor, Will Huffhine, spoke. He said something that has stayed with me long after the applause faded: Go back to who you were as a kid to find your superpower. Not your résumé. Not your job title. Not the version By Joanna Murray • 2 min read
Is AI Taking Your Job? Here’s the Solution 🤖➡️💼 We’ve all seen the headlines - massive layoffs across tech, finance, marketing, and even law. What’s driving it? Artificial Intelligence. AI is changing the rules of the game, automating tasks once thought immune to technology. The truth is, no sector is completely safe. But there is a solution - one By Joanna Murray • 1 min read
