Recently I was conducting a training session on how to run a small business. Attending was a gentleman who shared with the group that after his business opened it’s doors for business, it took 5 years to break even. However, when a franchised business, purchased and managed by an entrepreneur, opened, it took only 3 1/2 years for the business to start making money.

Recently, Jon Trivers has reported that the small independent retailer is alive and well and prospering in the cities of America. According to the study, the reason is because retailing is difficult.

Why can’t some mega corporation break into the retail market? Maybe at the helm of their stores they need an entrepreneur, instead of just an employee.