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About Jack Burris

Jack Burris is president of Red Beard Marketing, a business development and branding company based in Charlotte, NC. Red Beard represents some of the best and brightest minds in the franchise community including Franconnect, Franchise Business Review and FranchiseWorks LLC, all small businesses designed to help franchisors, franchisees and interested investors through the franchise process. Red Beard has helped several clients achieve over 100% sales growth and regularly achieves double digit increases for all clients. I am a regular contributor to my blog and Franchising World Magazine.

Posts by Jack Burris

• Out of work? Consider buying a franchise
• Franchise Organizations Secret Shop Employees
• Local Dominos franchisees step up in post-hurricane Houston, TX
• IFA’s Franchise Appreciation Day Recap - Current Political Issues Facing Franchising
• Bennigan’s Files Chapter 7 - What happens to the franchisees?
• Step #3 - Start Your Franchise Analysis
• Step #2 - Begin your franchise search
• Is franchise ownership for you?
• From “mom & pop” to franchised business
• Start your own franchise business - Part 2
• Your Home Based Business: A Franchise?
• 2008 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards - Franchise Business Review
• A Day For Yourself …
• Shaky economy? How about franchising?
• Franchise Business Review releases 2007 Franchisee Benchmark Report
• Marketing your franchise (or small business) to a moving target
• Graduate from college … and buy a franchise?
• Advertising Funds - Part II
• Advertising funds for franchises - benefits and drawbacks
• Home Based Franchising
• Apple’s new iPhone
• Richard Branson’s "Luck"
• The Art of Selling … What techniques work well for you?
• What makes YOUR optimal work environment?
• Getting things done
• Betting on the established brand or the hot, new franchise concept?
• Not Necessarily a Franchise
• Show Me the Money!
• The ultimate form of entrepreneurship
• Life is Short.
• Franchising for winners
• Introductions