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The Entrepreneur’s Source Asks: What’s 2019 going to look like for you? If you’re stuck in a dead-end job, spending your time making money for someone else, and hoping your year-end bonus isn’t a “pink slip”, your answer (like many): is another job . It’s time to stop settling for the New Normal  Terry Powell, the CEO…

Originally Published in Forbes, 10/4/18: Three Ways To Take Advantage Of A Virtual Expo. Written by Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source. If you’ve ever been to a trade show or industry conference, you may have walked away thinking that it was a decent experience. It had exactly the type of information you needed. But…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Celebrates Success of 19th Annual Conference. Transitioning from Employment to Empowerment – the Largest Private Gathering of Franchise Brands and Coaches The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES), North America’s leading career transition coaching franchise, hosted their 19th Annual Conference from Friday, September 28th, 2018 to Sunday, September 30th, 2018.  The conference took place at the…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Names Marianne Daley 2018 Client of the Year. Life after Layoff: TES Coach Mark Larsen Helps Daley’s Dreams Come True  The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES), North America’s leading alternative career coaching franchise, named Maryland-based entrepreneur Marianne Daley the 2018 recipient of their prestigious Client of the Year Award. The announcement was made at The…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Names Susan Scotts 2018 Coach of the Year. Making Dreams Come True: TES Celebrated Scotts with Prestigious Award at Annual Conference The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES), North America’s leading alternative career coaching franchise, named Florida-based alternative career coach Susan Scotts as the recipient of their prestigious Coach of the Year Award. The announcement was…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Franchise Coach Success Story: A New Chapter, New Challenge for “Retiree” Americans are redefining aging! Getting older used to mean retiring from your decades-old career, maybe spending a little time puttering around your house, maybe playing some golf, and generally just figuring out what retirement looks like for you. But today, people…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Coaching Success Story: Career Ownership Coach™ Ken Cave And Lee Putman – Patience Is A Virtue The franchise model isn’t the dream; the franchise is simply the vehicle that gets you to the dream. That’s one of the basic tenets of The Entrepreneur’s Source® experience . Here’s an example: Not too many…

Originally Published in Forbes: Nov 7, 2018. The Entrepreneur’s Source Asks: Is It Smart To Open A Franchise With Your Children? Many businesses don’t start off as family businesses. They become family businesses about the time the parent is thinking of retiring. Then, instead of selling the company to a stranger, he or she sells…

So here we are at the end of yet another year, and what a year it has been. We take great pride in the fact that our company and our outstanding team of Alternative Career Coaches from The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES) have had a direct, positive impact on the lives of tens of thousands of people…

How To Successfully Define Your Franchising Goals. Written by Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source. Originally Published in Forbes: Oct 23, 2018. Many people dream of starting their own businesses, and a lot of people follow those dreams through franchising. It’s a business model that people love, and for good reason. When you invest…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Asks: Should You Stay or Should You Go? As 2019 gets underway and with the worst year for U.S. stocks since 2008 in the rear-view mirror, thousands of employed Americans are hitting the “reset button” and going back to being uncertain about their professional futures. The only real constant in business today is there…

The Entrepreneur’s Source reviews employee complaints that are all too common (and how to solve them). The hope of retirement is quickly becoming out of reach for millions of middle-class Americans.  With nearly half of all middle-class lacking confidence in their ability to save sufficiently for retirement, many individuals are researching new professional opportunities. Researching common career…

The Entrepreneur’s Source: 5 F-Words that are Sabotaging Your Career If the pathway to self-sufficiency was free of obstacles and challenges, then everyone would take it. Unfortunately, obstacles and challenges do exist and they sometimes prevent individuals from taking the leap to business ownership. When an individual starts to consider career possibilities outside of the standard, corporate 9-5…

Is there a way out of “Battered Career Syndrome”?   At The Entrepreneur’s Source, we say “YES”! In our best-selling book, “Your Career 2.0: A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome” we talk about the vast number of people who feel trapped in their jobs, but think they have no other options available to…

The Entrepreneur’s Source: I.L.W.E.™ – What is it?  It stands for our Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity™ Assessment—and plays a vital role in achieving overall happiness and satisfaction in your life. Getting your Goals, Needs and Expectations on-track. One of the tactics The Entrepreneur’s Source employs to aid you in defining your Goals, Needs & Expectations is the determination of…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Celebrates 35th Anniversary by Honoring Coaches, Franchisor Partners, and Above All, Their Clients. Visionary Founder Terry Powell Stays True to His Calling While Keeping His Eyes on the Future The spirit of entrepreneurism is the back-bone of thriving economies and The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES), North America’s leading alternative career coaching franchise, is leading…

Dear Dreamers, Another Valentine’s Day is about to come around and I have to ask this question: “HAVE YOU GIVEN YOURSELF A GIFT?” After all, a Valentine, whether it’s a card, a box of chocolates, or even a bouquet of flowers, is a sign of commitment. It’s saying: YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO ME!  So this…

The One and Only Lori Tyll – The Guiding Light Behind The Entrepreneur’s Source Ongoing Commitment to Empowering Women in Business For 35 years now, The Entrepreneur’s Source has been helping to make entrepreneurial dreams come true for hundreds of thousands of individuals.  Over that period of time, we’ve seen a lot of changes…some of…

Originally Published in Forbes,1/25/19: Nine Reasons To Explore Entrepreneurship.  Written by Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source. Not everybody wants to be their own boss. It’s a lot of responsibility, for starters. But for some people, it’s a yearning. It’s something they have to do because they have always had an entrepreneurial itch. I…

The Entrepreneur’s Source: 3 Powerful Questions You Should Ask Yourself When You Don’t Know How to Decide. You may know that you’re looking to move from Employment to Empowerment® by taking the avenue of business ownership to achieve self-sufficiency, but do you really know what business opportunity is right for you? When looking at the…

Here at The Entrepreneur’s Source, we always look forward to “springing ahead” to Daylight Savings Time. We know—we hated losing that hour of sleep just as much as you did. However, it also signals spring is just ahead. A time for new growth and a fresh start and Your Career 2.0 is no exception. Spring is…

The Entrepreneur’s Source: Want To Get  Off The Corporate Highway? Why Entrepreneurship Could Be Your Best Exit Strategy When you take one of life’s exit ramps will you be ready for the change? Andrew Brown says he wasn’t. Brown had worked for 15 years in the world of corporate finance when he made his sudden…

Tax Day is just two weeks away and The Entrepreneur’s Source, the nation’s leading career transition coaching franchise, is here to offer some advice for those who would like to explore alternative careers but may be intimidated by small business taxes. Tax time is never easy no matter what position you’re in. If you’re an employee waiting around for your…

The Entrepreneur’s Source on How to Take Control of Your Life and Win Back Your Freedom by Making Stress Work for YOU! Stop me if you’ve heard this one before; a guy spends his entire life working his butt off at a company that doesn’t even begin to appreciate him, all so he can help provide his…