April Porter

April Porter is the Founder and CEO of Ask April Porter. She is a franchise expert and was an award-winning multi-unit franchisee. Her passion is to help all franchisees and business owners reach their ultimate level of SWAG™.

Franchise Spotlight with Dan Clap and April Porter

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Franchise Spotlight: Voda

From humble beginnings to CEO, Dan's journey is filled with valuable lessons and a drive to redefine success. We discuss the rapid growth of Voda, the challenges faced, and the innovative approach that sets them apart. This blog post is condensed...

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What's choking the life out of your business?

Do you ever feel like something just has a stranglehold choking the life out of your business?

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The Fear of Failing Stops Here

A unique profession…my job is helping franchisees access their true potential in order to scale and build the franchise or small business empire of...

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The Secret to Creating More Time

In the last blog post, I talked about the #1 threat to small business owners’ and franchisees' success, which is everything that exists in the “I...

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The Biggest Obstacle to a Franchisee's Success - Ask April Porter

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The Biggest Obstacle to a Franchisee's Success

Sometimes franchisors and I are not on the same page. When that happens, it is mostly because the franchisor is looking at a problem and looking for...

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Starting with SWAG™

We have heard this advice more times than we can count - “Start with the end in mind.” Sometimes we hear, “Start with your why.” At Ask April Porter,...

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The Dangers of Ignoring the Franchise Gap

So often, humans like to pretend they are ostriches. (You see where I am going with this…) We like to put our heads in the sand - even those of us...

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How I Discovered the Franchise Gap Ask April Porter

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How I discovered the Franchise Gap

I was feeling pretty good as a franchisee in my first location. I had followed the franchisor’s instructions explicitly. I mastered the training...

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April Porter

April Porter is the Founder and CEO of Ask April Porter. She is a franchise expert and was an award-winning multi-unit franchisee. Her passion is to help all franchisees and business owners reach their ultimate level of SWAG™.