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Entrepreneur - SmallBizPod #3 Show Notes

Welcome to SmallBizPod #3 - 35 minutes of news, interviews and practical advice for small businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs and anyone interested in investing in new enterprises. This week’s show focuses on franchising.


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Summary

Intro:
• 00:00 Alex on what’s coming up in this week’s show.
• 01:06 Comments from UK podcasters Paul Nicholls and Richard Vobes.

Features:
• 02:32 Interview with Brian Smart, director general, British Franchise Association.
• 14:05 News Update, including: Business Week article on business and passion; Scottish Enterprise to focus efforts on medium-sized businesses in Scotland; The Forum of Private Business calls for more ASBOs to be issued in UK seaside towns; UK election announced for 5 May.
• 16:58 Interview with Andy Cook, franchise sales manager, Domino’s Pizza.
• 24:59 Interview with Jim Dove, Domino’s Pizza franchisee.

Outro:
• 28:14 How to give feedback to SmallBizPod and details of the next show.
• 29:21 Music – Goldengrove by Alex Bellinger

Topics & Links

The following lists topics referred to in the show and includes links to websites, blogs and other information.

Franchising, UK podcasters, Paul Nicholls, podcastpaul.com, Richard Vobes, www.vobes.com, Georgie, Podcast Alley, Domino’s Pizza, KFC, office hygiene, NatWest, British Franchise Association, Brian Smart, advantages of running a franchise, proven business format, enterprising but not entrepreneurial, one in ten franchise failures, start-up failures, payment for franchise agreement, mutual benefits, advice to franchisees, advice to franchisors, future of franchising, Business Week, passion in business, Carmine Gallo, The Scotsman, Scottish Enterprise, Forum of Private Business, ASBOs, Nick Goulding, UK election, Tony Blair, Andy Cook, Domino’s Pizza preliminary results, McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, franchise growth, recouping your investment, Domino’s millionaires, Ferrari, Mercedes, fresh food, nutritional values, Jim Dove, franchisee, joint venture, entrepreneurial spirit, comments, www.smallbizpod.co.uk, Spain, blogging, Adriana Cronin-Lukas, The Big Blog Company, Goldengrove, Gerard Manley Hopkins....full article

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