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The Entrepreneur’s Source Ranked a Top Franchise in Entrepreneur’s 39th Annual Franchise 500®

The Entrepreneur’s Source Ranked a Top Franchise in Entrepreneur’s Highly Competitive 39th Annual Franchise 500® The Entrepreneur’s Source®(TES), the nation’s leading alternative career coaching franchise, proudly announces its inclusion in the exclusive Franchise 500® by Entrepreneur magazine, the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. TES checks in at #333, this year, and is proud…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: 10 Tips to Achieve Self-Sufficiency from Terry Powell

The Entrepreneur’s Source: Your Career 2.0 – 10 Tips to Achieve Self-Sufficiency from Terry Powell Originally Published in Forbes, 2/8/18. 2018 is well underway, the economy is booming, but millions of Americans are still anxious about their professional future. Job security has become a dark punchline, or an oxymoron, like “jumbo shrimp”.   The only real constant in business…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source Profile: A Valentine’s Day Story

The Entrepreneur’s Source Profile: A Valentine’s Day Story of One Couple’s Personal and Professional Success Magnus and Karin Olason just might be considered an international power couple. Magnus is from Iceland, Karin from Brazil. They met as key corporate representatives, on teams of their two, respective food processing manufacturing companies, discussing an eventual merger. But,…

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Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source, Appointed as Forbes Coaches Council Contributor

With more than 34 years of success leading and growing the nation’s leading alternative career coaching franchise, Terry Powell, the disruptive game changer and visionary founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source, has earned a coveted contributor role with the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council. The Forbes Coaches Council selected Powell for his many achievements in business and…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Catch the Wave

Franchise Sector Out-Performing U.S. Economy Many experts predict another year of stock market strength.   Additionally, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly snapshot report on consumer attitudes, confidence in the economy is at an all-time high of 99.9.   Sure – that sounds great…but with the stock market’s roller coaster history, can we truly depend on…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Spring Forward to Start a Business Weekend

Spring Forward to Start a Business Weekend®…and Your Career 2.0®! Here at The Entrepreneur’s Source, we always look forward to “springing ahead” to Daylight Savings Time. It’s a harbinger of spring, a time of renewal. Another harbinger of spring: The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES) Start a Business Weekend®! It’s happening this weekend, March 8-10. It’s the…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Top (No-Brainer) Reasons to Put an End to YOUR Battered Career Syndrome

The Entrepreneur’s Source: Top (No-Brainer) Reasons to Put an End to YOUR Battered Career Syndrome! Deciding to leave your current job to work for yourself and become self-sufficient  may not seem like a “no-brainer.”   And to be fair, finding the right franchise opportunity does require deep contemplation and significant due diligence.   However, once you weigh the pros…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Terry Powell’s 8 Tips To Find The Perfect Career Coach

Originally Published in Forbes, 3/5/18 The Entrepreneur’s Source: Terry Powell’s 8 Tips To Find The Perfect Career Coach  I’ve been reflecting on Alabama’s win over Georgia in the college football national championship game, and I’m still marveling at how they did it. They were missing several injured stars and had fallen into a deep hole on the scoreboard….

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: How To Stop Saying “Sorry” To Your Family (And Yourself!)

The Entrepreneur’s Source can help you go from Employment to Empowerment®. Does this sound familiar: Wake up. Fight traffic. Work late. Drive home. Sleep. Repeat. For millions of people, this is a familiar routine. Now for some of those people, that routine works. But for many of them, there is a growing desire to break…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Tax Day From a Different Perspective

The Entrepreneur’s Source ® offers tips at tax time. Today is Tax Day 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…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Turning Bad Stress Into Good Stress

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…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Creating Careers at a Record Pace in 2018

The Entrepreneur’s Source: Creating Careers and Facilitating Small Business Ownership at a Record Pace in 2018 North America’s Leading Alternative Career Coaching Franchise Expects A Third Straight Record-Breaking Year This Year The Entrepreneur’s Source® (TES), North America’s leading alternative career coaching franchise, is on track for their THIRD record-breaking year in a row. This is…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Don’t Be A Slacker When It Comes To You!

The Entrepreneur’s Source explains why the promises we make to ourselves are the most important Remember all those big plans you made for yourself at the beginning of the year? Maybe you promised to exercise more and eat healthier. Maybe you promised yourself you would find a way to live a life that felt more…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Go From Employment to Empowerment

While many of us strive to become autonomous in our employment, we oftentimes fall into the trap of staying unhappy in our careers due to fears of taking a leap and making a change. If you’re unsatisfied in your current career and are looking to turn your employment situation around, you can transform from You 1.0 to YOU…

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At The Entrepreneur’s Source: Show Your Military Appreciation: Share This Post With A Veteran

Show Your Military Appreciation: Share This Post With A Veteran. They’ve put their lives on the line for our safety and security. At The Entrepreneur’s Source®, we celebrate our military and their families every single day, but May is special as it’s designated Military Appreciation Month. Imagine if we could show our appreciation by giving…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Your Answer to this Question will Determine Your Success

The Entrepreneur’s Source: Your Answer to this Question will Determine Your Success:  Have You Identified Your Possibilities, Options, and Dreams (POD)? The Entrepreneur’s Source on Examining Your POD In today’s New Career Economy®, there isn’t a traditional career path, and this career uncertainty is triggering many people to consider business ownership as an alternative to a standard…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: A Gift For Father’s Day

Turning Stress into Success: A Gift For Father’s Day.  It’s no surprise that parents are under A LOT of STRESS these days. Stress to pay the bills. Stress to save money. Stress at work. Stress at home. Heck, we’re even stressed about being stressed! As the Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source®, I’ve talked to…

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Declare Your Own Independence This July 4th

Have I ever told you the story about John Smyth? John was an ordinary American and probably a lot like you. Each morning he woke up well before dawn, got ready for work, grabbed a hot beverage to drink, and then started his commute to work. He hated his job. The work wasn’t challenging, the…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Entrepreneurship is a Great American Pastime

The American Dream: Entrepreneurship is a Great American Pastime The flags flew. The hot dogs and hamburgers were grilled to perfection. The apple pie was, as always, far too tempting. It was another fantastic Fourth of July celebrating our nation’s birthday, and The Entrepreneur’s Source® wants you to now take a moment to think about…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Your Journey of Self-Discovery Begins With An “I”

The Entrepreneur’s Source Asks: What separates the dreamers from the do-ers? At The Entrepreneur’s Source®, we believe it’s your willingness to ask yourself some really tough questions and being honest about your answers. If you have an entrepreneurial itch  and would like to explore and define what your unique goals, needs and expectations are, then our…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again…With TES By Your Side

If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again…With TES By Your Side. Branden Bowden is what we call a “seeker” here at The Entrepreneur’s Source®. Bowden, a husband and the father of two little girls, believes that he always had the entrepreneurial spirit. “I enjoy spending time with my family, and fishing and hunting,” says…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Living Your Dream Lifestyle

The Entrepreneur’s Source: Living Your Dream Lifestyle; You Can Make It Happen Let’s talk about Phil for a moment. Phil is the kind of guy we all know. Phil loves his family and he works hard to make sure they have not only the things they need, but also the things that they want. After…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Life After Layoff: It Can Be Done!

Life After Layoff: It Can Be Done! The Entrepreneur’s Source helps Bob McEwen find his Career 2.0 How do you imagine your life after age 50? For many of us, that’s when you hope to reap the benefits of all the hard work, late nights, and weekends that you put in years before. Bob McEwen never…

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The Entrepreneur’s Source: Moving from Employment to Empowerment

The Entrepreneur’s Source: Moving from Employment to Empowerment.  We are in an entrepreneurial economy — whether working in corporate America or not, individuals need to have an entrepreneurial mindset to survive and thrive. By choice (or not), over 43% of the American workforce will be self-sufficient in 2020. The inconvenient truth for many professionals is that the job market…

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