Category: Cooperative

23 Jun

CUSA Blog: Freelance or Franchise?

Consider Franchising: As a former CEO of a successful franchise development company, I helped more than 300 brands in over 90 different industries. I wrote a very successful book entitled “Solving The Puzzle Of Owning A Franchise” (2007). What I...
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12 Jun

Leadership In A Collaborative Environment

In the July/August Issue 2011 of the Harvard Business Review entitled Are You A Collaborative Leader?, we learn some interesting information; “Collaborative leadership is the capacity to engage people and groups outside one’s formal control and inspire them to work...
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9 Jun

CollaborateUSA Blog: Uber-Entrepreneurs

I was reading a couple of articles this week, the first entitled “Millennials are from Mars, Boomers are from Venus” (Money Magazine June 2015, page 52) that really speaks to the differences in the generations especially as it relates to:...
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22 May

CollaborateUSA Blog: Secret of Wealth Creation

Consider wheat. From a single grain (seed) ultimately and entire field of wheat can be created. What is wealth? Most definitions say it is the accumulation of stuff, like money and assets. Certainly, it is that; but I say it...
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17 May

CollaborateUSA Blog: The Gig Economy

It comes by many names, Gig Economy, Share Economy, Maker’s Movement, and Collaborative Consumption; but the world is changing. Today, Millennials, Boomers, and just about everybody whether international or local are expressing their talent and seeking to match with people...
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13 May

CollaborateUSA Blog: Freelancers

In an Forbes Article dated February 28, 2014, Micha Kaufman asking the question…. “Is the Global Recession over?” sites a recent Gallop Poll that many Americans aren’t convinced that the tide is turning. According to the Freelancer’s Union 1 in...
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