Business Trends Which Businesses Are Hardest for AI to Disrupt? The disruption is real, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. But disruption has limits, and understanding where those limits fall is not just academic. It is the most practical question a would-be business owner can ask right now. By Will Huffhine • 9 min read
Business Trends The Brand That Built 600 Coffee Shops in Four Years (And Isn’t Slowing Down) Where Starbucks has watched its throughput crater under the weight of mobile orders and increasingly complicated customizations, 7 Brew has built a machine specifically designed to handle the volume. By Will Huffhine • 6 min read
Photo credit: Michael Segal Business Trends The Rise of the Trades According to Mike Rowe The trades are not just honorable, they are increasingly the smartest path to financial independence. And for aspiring entrepreneurs, Mike's message points directly at one of the most compelling opportunities in franchising today. By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
Business Trends 2027: The Year the Franchise Ownership Equation Could Change The candidates who will be cutting ribbons in 2027 are already having their first conversations today. If you are not yet in that process, you are not early. You are exactly on time, and there is no month to spare. By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
Business Trends Why a Layoff Sparks Entrepreneurial Determination Followed by a Return to Employment Something happens in the weeks after a layoff. There is a window, usually right after the shock wears off and before the bills start to feel loud, where something in a person shifts. By Will Huffhine • 6 min read
Business Trends How AI is Changing Franchise Ownership The most immediate and measurable impact of AI on franchise operations is in customer communication and labor management. These are the two areas where AI is generating documented, verifiable cost savings at scale. By Will Huffhine • 6 min read
Business Trends Why AI May Push More Executives Toward Business Ownership AI is not merely threatening jobs. It is restructuring the perceived risk-reward relationship between corporate employment and business ownership in ways that are pushing executives toward business ownership. By Will Huffhine • 6 min read
Business Trends Why The Franchise Model is Exploding Across The United States Franchising has grown into one of the most significant economic forces in the American economy. It is an economic powerhouse with more than 830,000 franchise establishments now employing 8.8 million Americans and contributing $550 billion to U.S. GDP By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Predicting your future is in the palm of your hand. Business Trends Stuck At Work? Look To What The Future May Hold Ditching the W2 world to be your own boss may not be for everyone, but if you've ever wondered whether business ownership could be your next chapter, let's have a conversation. By Bob Wenokur • 2 min read
Business Trends Why So Many Smart People Stay in Careers They Quietly Hate Psychologists and behavioral economists have identified several cognitive patterns that trap high-achieving professionals in careers they no longer want. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Business Trends Why 2026 Is More Favorable For New Business Creation The Conditions Have Changed. Are You Paying Attention? By Will Huffhine • 7 min read
Business Trends Why "Job Security" Feels Increasingly Fragile in 2026 Hi, I’m Will, the guy who helps people disappear their bosses. Legally, of course. There is a conversation happening in break rooms, in text threads, and in the not-so-quiet corners of people’s minds. It goes something like this: I thought “I was safe here. And now By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
