Love not Money

Love not Money  

Valentine’s Day is much like April 1st because we are fooled into becoming an unconscious part of a corporate business model. Valentine’s Day, invented by Hallmark Corporation in 1913, has become their biggest revenue generator—and the kind of barefaced consumerism that makes individuals weak and institutions powerful. It may be fine for Read more…

Spot Me a Dime

Happy New Year! I just woke up from a 20-year cryogenic sleep. Whussup?! I need your DSL to torrent the latest Britney single, and to use whatever replaced Google to find a Blockbuster — gotta rent Felicity on DVD! Team Noel! Hmm, I should call my mom and my Blackberry Read more…

“WORKERS QUIT JOBS IN DROVES TO BECOME THEIR OWN BOSSES” Wall Street Journal 11/30/21

Thoughts from Jack Eberenz. The U.S. Labor Department reports that unincorporated self-employed workers have risen by 500,000 since the start of the pandemic.  Workers are seeking flexibility and employees are discovering their inner entrepreneur according to the WSJ.  What an opportunity for franchisors, a proper message appealing to these entrepreneurial Read more…