Allegra in the News: Franchise Industry Highlights

Food is the fuel source that supplies vital nutrients to make the body function. But nothing happens without signals from the brain, and unless it’s properly charged, like a cell-phone battery, it will affect your overall performance—processing information, solving problems, and much else. Kevin Cushing, president of the Alliance Franchise Brands’ Marketing and Print Division,…

Alliance Franchise Brands’ Marketing and Print Division President, Kevin Cushing, draws on his management wisdom for another thoughtful blog posting to the Printing Impression website titled, “Do You Have ‘Oozers’ and ‘Drainers’ in Your Network?” Kevin’s “Oozers” and “Drainers” descriptors are based on an article titled “What Creates Energy in Organizations?” from a 2004 issue…

If you immediately thought time zone, no. It’s your work state of mind. Kevin Cushing, president of the Alliance Franchise Brands’ Marketing and Print Division, recently posted a blog to the Printing Impression website titled, “Are You Building or Coasting? ” in which he identifies the three mental zones where—when we’re not zoned out—we spend…

At Allegra, and throughout the Alliance Franchise Brands’ Marketing and Print Division, our president, Kevin Cushing, coaches us to personally hit our “reset” buttons in order for us to achieve our best work. Kevin recently posted a blog titled, “So How Ya Doing So Far?” to the Printing Impressions website in which he provides several…

What’s Your Exit Strategy? In business as in sports, it’s not how you start; it’s your endgame that determines how you’ll experience your retirement. Peyton Manning, with timely and unrivaled help from his skilled, dedicated and motivated teammates, retired from pro football ON TOP as a decorated 18-year veteran with a batch of league records…

Why Printers Exiting Their Businesses Are at a Disadvantage If you’re a printer who falls into any one of these categories, you’re going to be at an unnecessary disadvantage when you choose to retire or sell your business: Your sales are flat and your margins are shrinking. You haven’t kept pace with technology and the…

The Entrepreneur’s Life Entrepreneurs are first dreamers. When you cease to dream, you cease to live, said Malcolm Forbes, the late chairman of Forbes magazine. But, what separates entrepreneurs from all others is they feverishly put words and ideas into action. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve,” so said Dr.…