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The Case for Coaching Supervision by Anne Pink
Coaching supervision provides on going development and support to qualified Coaches ensuring that they continue to evolve their skills and maintain an ethical approach to their Coaching relationships.

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Kids and Pets Still Popular
Kids and Pets: Still Popular Kids represent huge opportunities for franchise companies. There are 4 million babies being born every year in the U.S. and most families are dual-income households. That combination has created $60 billion in annual revenues for the childcare industry. As the number of children increases, so does the competition to get into the best schools. Parents are feeling the pressure to help their kids get a competitive edge and a growing number are willing to pay for supplemental education services. In this issue we talk to Dr. Nick Whitehead of Oxford Learning and Amy Peterson-Smith of Kiddie Academy to get their views on the business of kids.

Fred Smith Has Lift-Off: The Beginnings of Federal Express
“By the early '70s when I'd gotten out of the service it was very clear that this new society was coming in earnest,” recalls Smith. “And so, at that point I said, ‘What the hell, let's try to put it together.’” After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, Smith purchased a controlling interest in Ark Aviation Sales, a company that focused on aircraft maintenance. This was the first step towards realizing his goal of what would soon become Federal Express.

Lesson #2: Never Stop Putting Up A Fight
“I was very committed to the people that had signed on with me and if we were going to go down, we were going to go down with a fight,” says Smith. “It wasn't going to be because I checked out and didn't finish it out.”
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Chris Gardner Story
When you first hear the Chris Gardner story, you might think you were hearing the storyline of a Hollywood movie. In fact, the Chris Gardner story was so real that it was turned into a movie, the recently released “The Pursuit of Happyness” starring Will Smith and his real-life son Jaden Smith. But, before becoming the subject of a major motion picture, the Chris Gardner story was one of uncertainty and insecurity.

Buying a franchise during recession
In this article Nick Strong looks at the dinamic of franchise purcvhasing and recruitment during times of economic growth and during the downturn. Nick explores how, even in times of economic challenge, business format franching can offer benefits to both franchior and people buying a franchise.
Top tips to buy a franchise
Nick Strong and Richard Holden, head of franchising for Lloyds TSB bank, look at some top tips for you to consider when you decide to buy a franchise in the UK.
Get an MBA or Buy a Franchise?
Nick Friedman, America's youngest franchiser, discusses the new choice in achieving career success. Obtaining an MBA versus buying a franchise.
The most important thing to know about your strategic plan.
As part of the product development process for RapidInfluence we had numerous sessions with individuals both inside and outside of our target market. The purpose of these discussions were to work through the premises of our Strategic Planning Manifesto and to preview the first version of our product. One of the more insightful sessions we had was with Ian Smith of Portfolio Partnership and the author of The Smith Report, a must read for growth companies. In our session we discussed the need for companies to create strategic plans and more importantly to implement them. During our discussion, Ian rightly pointed out that success in strategic plan implementation was largely dependent on knowing what the status of various action items are within the strategic plan.
How to...launch a successful business
Mark Smith and Nick Beeny think they have hit on a winning business formula - a website designed to tell people how to do just about anything. How did they set it up and where do they see it going?
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