Earl Blanks is a former owner of a Party City franchise. Prior to his involvement with Party City, Blanks had started a small consulting business, the Small Business Marketing Planning Center, which provided marketing consulting services to smaller companies that generated $3-5 M per year in sales. Prior to that experience, Blanks worked at Procter & Gamble for over 7 years. Earl Blanks received his undergraduate degree from University of Arkansas and his MBA from Cornell University.
A franchise is simply the right to do something in a certain area. They grant you the right to use their brand name, and their way of doing business. McDonalds, if you buy a McDonalds franchise, you are going to get their brand name. You are going to get all the techniques for how you do French f...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Earl Blanks Provides Background For Lecture on Economic Development From Employee to Entrepreneur
Earl Blanks States Importance of Understanding Mega Trends and Identifying Opportunities
