New Job or New Business?
Are you looking for a new job or a new business? When I first meet with a franchise candidate I like to ask them a simple question, “are you looking for a job or a business?” I promise, it’s not...
Why Fall is a Good Time to Buy a Franchise
Why Fall is a Good Time to Buy a Franchise by Kelly Mangum If you are looking to buy a franchise, now the time is right. Fall is the perfect time to begin conversations with franchise opportunities that interest you....
i9 Sports Launches New Location in Virginia
Palloma and Todd Peterson are excited to launch their first season as i9 Sports franchisees this Saturday, September 21, at Fairfax Christian School in Vienna, VA. As parents of a six year old, energetic, daughter, they understand the importance of...
Completing Your Research is Vital in Franchising
Researching a franchise opportunity requires careful consideration and involves due diligence and time on the part of both the franchise candidate and the franchise company. Ed Texiera of FranchiseKnowHow, LLC, has spent over 30 years in the franchise industry working...
Arizona Native Returns From Hollywood to Build i9 Sports in His Community!
Former visual effects producer, Arin Finger has big plans for his hometown. America’s first and fastest growing youth sports franchise has launched in the Greater North Phoenix area, opening with winter sports programs, including flag football and instructional soccer. Born and raised...
Surfs Up! i9 Sports Waves Into Southern California.
America’s first and fastest growing youth sports franchise has launched in the West Inland Empire, opening with winter sports programs, including flag football and instructional soccer. i9 Sports enters the Southern California area thanks to Jeff Cunningham, a former sales manager who...
New i9 Sports News Footage Released!
As a leader in the youth sports industry, i9 Sports has made the news again! Our recent study on moms and youth sports stress reveals an alternative to the hyper-competitive atmosphere that plagues youth sports today! See our latest news...
Is It Ok to Fire a Customer in Your Youth Sports Business?
Whether working for someone else or ourselves, all of us have had customers we want to fire (and maybe sentence to eternal torment). Since I own my business I can fire a customer. But, should I? Is the old axiom...
i9 Sports Keeps It’s INC 5000 Streak And Ranks In The 2013 List!
For the fourth year in a row, i9 Sports has been ranked one of the Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies by INC. magazine! Inclusion in the elite Inc. 5000 is further proof of the continued growth i9 Sports has seen and Frank Fiume, CEO...
Buying a franchise – Are You a Pleaser?
One of my favorite quotes is: “Our weaknesses are the excesses of our strengths.” That could not be more true than people who are pleasers by nature. Do you struggle saying no? Ever find yourself over-committing because you don’t want...