If your independent restaurant company unit count has reached double digits, congratulations! You’ve reached a significant milestone. Where do you go from here? Maybe you’ve never owned 10 restaurants before. A whole new set of challenges and opportunities awaits. It’s imperative that you handle them — not only to continue to grow healthy new units … Continued
“What is our company culture?” If you stopped five members of your organization today, would you get five different answers? Maybe something similar but, well, imprecise? Or, confused silence? What if you asked them to tell you what they did today to uphold that ethos? At the most successful businesses, you will get the same answer, … Continued
Your ideas are your greatest asset. It is called intellectual property for a reason — property you don’t want to give away. It’s important to control your own life and business, and have the confidence that you can find the resources to succeed. Trinity Groves is a real estate development owned by Phil Romano, Larry McGregor … Continued
People prefer to buy from people they like. We like to know a little history about a business. We like to think we are doing business in someplace special, with special people. The most successful businesses have great stories to tell and these stories serve to engage their associates and customers in what makes their … Continued
The best companies know that if their brand stands for something the consumer does not want, a lot of money is going to be spent propping that part of the business up. At some point, the company will become weary of doing so and seek another direction. There has been a lot of talk about … Continued