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Themselves. >> that sensitivity to what her customer needs also spills over into how her team delivers on each and every job. >> for hoarding, we are very, very sensitive about how we speak to them. we teach the employee, you have to be emp thetic. >> we are going to get started and bag up a couple bags. >> even on the job, shes not taking care of herself. the high level of service her business is known for continues on. her ability to speak to the needs of her customers and market what many see...

For them personally to be laid off year to year. sometimes youd lose them because they found a full-time job. >> christmas decor was started in 1986 in hopes of making the decision to run year round easier for seasonal small business owners. while anyone can be an owner, operations like this are a big fit. >> they have most of the kmimt they need. they have employees used to working outdoors. >> from the day they began franchising in 1996, the business has grown. >> we have about 270 owners and ...

Idea for you to pick an employee who is the doing well and have them be in charge of your current location, and you go relocate for the first six months to launch that business because no one is going to -- no ones going to know, even a loyal employee, what it takes to launch that better than you do because you did one. so i agree with carol on the systems. it takes a really detailed system, this is what we do, how its done. >> almost like you are franchising. >> request fran chizing yourself. w...

Probably one of our best selling donuts. >> how pretty is that? thats why its number one. what is this green goo? >> key lime. >> margarita donut with this. >> we could do like a key lime pie. >> go ahead and make us up one of those. >> margarita? >> what attracted you to the company? its been established since the 70s. >> ive been in the donut business al my adult life with another chain out there. i loved this. we loved what they did and the methodology. my partner and i went out and bought th...

Hire or train people sales, marketing, if you have systems that work its similar to franchising, almost plug and play and make it specific for that industry that second or third industry youre in. its best to try those best practices on the new business first. >> it seems obvious, right, but probably a lot dont do this. >> youd be shocked. >> finally stay hungry. >> you have to stay hungry. as an entrepreneur spirit and passion that drives you is probably one of the most important elms to sustai...

Three, i would say culture fit culture fit, culture fit. at the end of the day they have to have the capital skills and capital, but do they share your vision? are they going to really uphold the values of your business? because youre only ever going to be as good as your weakest link. just one franchisee takes the business in a different direction, then its really going to hurt. its going to poison the whole well for everyone. >> seems important, also slava, to start small, right? dont go out t...

Networks. we see across social media so many great businesses fail because they havent mobilized the people that have obligated to help them because theyre friends or family to create that momentum and social proof that makes everyone else go me too. >> i think thats a great point. for some people its so natural to go to them to get them to help and other people feel its a burden if im asking my friends and family. >> im going to do it on my own. >> they want to see you succeed. they love you. >...

Grow out of completely dismantling the larger super cartels are much easier to manage by security forces and they dont, they dont present a threat to the security of the state itself. jenna: i only have about a minute here but we have talked about franchising when it comes to al qaeda, for example and how that creates a further obstacle in our war on terror according to some but youre telling us this franchising may be a way that were seeing weaker units and we can go after those weaker units? >...

>> i wanted to investigate. we did the due diligence on it and what we found out is that had an excellent branding, the business model with the company was wonderful. the people were great to work with. >> you know garrett over here. garrett was like, you pick up the phone and you say, garrett, we got to do this. i saw it on "fox & friends." lets make it happen. >> after that it was like a beautiful match with highway 55. the concept was alive and well. >> you had never done a burger business. y...