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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Sweet Dreams of Security and Happiness: Let The Entrepreneur’s Source Help Make Both A Reality! How well did you sleep last night? Did you drift off to sleep confident that your family was safe and secure no matter what financial emergencies the future might bring? Or did you toss and turn for hours, trying to put…

The Entrepreneur’s Source: You Want to Take Control of Your Career  – Start Now! From the time we are born we are told what to do. When you’re a kid, your parents tell you what to do. When you’re a student, your teachers tell you what to do. When you enter the workforce, your supervisor…

As the carefree days and warm nights of summer come to a close, so does (for most of us) the extra time spent with family and friends… and all too soon, it’s back to work and the “real world.” Have you ever dreamed of what it could be like to trade your office desk for the…

Originally Published in Forbes, 7/16/18: Three Things To Consider When Making A Late Career Transition. Written by Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source. We all feel stuck in our jobs once in a while. As a career transitions coach, I realize not everybody is at the point in their life where they’re ready to talk…

Originally Published in Forbes, 8/8/18: Choose Freedom Over Comfort: Three Reasons Why Entrepreneurship Is Less Risky Than Employment. Written by Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source. I have to laugh when people say that they would never quit their job and start a business of their own. “It’s too risky,” they tell me. This…

The Entrepreneur’s Source Asks: Is Wall Street looking out for you? To make sound investment decisions investors need to expect the unexpected.  The majority of people place the power of their wealth-building and investments on others outside their control: Wall Street. The problem is the financial community they trust to do the right thing and…

Originally Published in Forbes, 4/18/18: Want To Run A Business With Your Spouse? Three Reasons You Should Buy A Franchise. Written by Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source. When you’re running a business with a partner, solving disagreements can be particularly vexing. But when you’re married and running a company, it’s even more challenging….

Originally Published in Forbes, 6/1/18: Find What Drives You, Even If You Have To Go Back To High School To Figure It Out.  Written by Terry Powell, Visionary Founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source. If you want to own a business, you’d be surprised what you can learn from your high-school self. I remember it like it…

Are you living your dream… or someone else’s? It’s a serious question and deserves some deeper thought. Let’s assume that you’ve got a great job. For the most part, you enjoy it. You are happy with the salary you are making. You might even have money set aside to send your kid to college and…

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…