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Young Ones to Watch: Scott Frith ? 1851 Franchise Magazine

By: 1851 Magazine? ?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lawn Doctor
Founded	1967
Started Franchising	1967
Startup Costs	$68.4K-98.24K
Territories/Locations	?453

Scott Frith

Age: 39

CEO, Lawn Doctor

Connect to Scott on his LinkedIn.

To vote for Scott Frith?as?your favorite Young One,?click here.

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Lawn Doctor is not a young brand. In fact, the company is older than Scott Frith, its CEO. But passion and promise fuel Frith to add his youthful, innovative and strategic approach to the brand as he adds to its legacy. Scott Frith will be the first to admit he isn?t at the finish line, but is happy to provide truth, growth and opportunity to the lawn care industry.

1851:?How did you get started in your career?

SF: Lawn Doctor serviced our lawn when I was 6 years old. My father worked for another franchise brand when he was hired by Lawn Doctor in a marketing and franchise development capacity in 1978 as a result of this connection. We have been involved ever since. Currently, I am the CEO of the company and my father remains involved on the board of directors and as a senior advisor.

1851:?Why do you love what you do?

SF: I love franchising and what the Lawn Doctor brand represents. Franchising is the best business model in the world to provide passionate entrepreneurs with an opportunity for wealth creation. From the time I built my first piece of proprietary equipment for a franchisee in our manufacturing plant some 25 years ago to the present day, I have not seen many places where you can invest around $100,000 and get so much in return. I enjoy seeing passionate franchisees take what we have built together and use it as a means to achieve their dreams. Our future is even brighter than our past.

1851:?Do you feel young people are well-represented in business? Do they have the opportunity to make it these days? ?

SF: In general, there is a new breed of employee in the workforce that the business community at large is not prepared to properly engage with, learn from, and develop into the next generation of leaders. While still entrepreneurial at its heart, franchising has some of the same opportunities to embrace young people at all levels to keep our businesses moving forward and ensure long term sustainability.

I have become involved in the International Franchise Association?s?Blue Sky Group, charged with maintaining the relevance of the association that provides the global Voice of Franchising. To the association?s credit, they see an opportunity to explore the future through a different lense to make sure we remain accessible. I believe franchising needs to be more broadly incorporated into the curriculum at the high school, college, and graduate levels so there is awareness of what franchising is and the opportunity it represents.

To learn more about Lawn Doctor and franchising opportunities with the brand, visit 1851?s Due Diligence section by clicking here.

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Virtual Superpowers Could Make You Do Good In Real Life, Study Finds

By Sophie Bushwick
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You're a bird! You're a plane! You're a superhero! Sort of. Because a study finds that experiencing superpowers in a virtual environment can turn you into a do-gooder in real life. The work is in the journal PloS ONE. [Robin S. Rosenberg, Shawnee L. Baughman and Jeremy N. Bailenson, Virtual Superheroes: Using Superpowers in Virtual Reality to Encourage Prosocial Behavior]

Sixty men and women flew over a virtual city, either holding their arms out and controlling their movement like Superman, or as passengers in a virtual helicopter. Afterwards, back in the real world, the experimenter knocked over a cup of pens as if by accident, and waited five seconds so the subject had a chance to help with the mess. When people had spent the simulation as superheroes, they helped clean up more quickly and picked up more pens.

Coming to the virtual rescue was not necessary for the follow-up behavior. In the simulation, some subjects merely explored the city while others saved a lost child?but both groups performed basically the same on the pen test. So, feeling like a superhero may inspire the impulse to helpfully leap in. Just don't expect to leap any buildings in a single bound.

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Video: White House to face scrutiny over drone policy

>>> the white house taking heat for a document that outlines the use of drones to kill suspected terrorists, including americans. nbc's white house correspondent, peter alexander has the latest on this. good morning, peter.

>> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. the white house is expected to face new scrutiny over its drone strike policy that's responsible for taking out more than 400 terrorist targets in pakistan and yemen alone. but what if that target is an american citizen ? this morning, new questions over whether the obama administration is overstepping its bounds. they're among the most controversial and secretive weapons in the war on terror , unmanned drones, used to strike alcoh al qaeda targets worldwide. under fire after nbc news obtained a memo that includes deadly strikes against u.s. citizens that are operational leaders of al qaeda are a lawful act of national self defense . among those targeted, an war al alawki, killed in yemen in 2011 .

>> it is a chilling dumt document. it sets out the government's intentions to kill american citizens.

>> reporter: demanding more transparency about the strikes and is expected to target john brennan during his cia confirmation hearings, beginning tomorrow. president obama on tuesday urged congress to act.

>> they should at least pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms that would delay economically damaging effect of the sequester for a few more months.

>> reporter: if you think of it as a t-bone stake, the sequester is like a butcher's knife, lobbing off a big piece. republicans want to avoid the cuts but dismissed the president's proposed solution outright. the white house has made other news this week, saying the president will head to israel for the first time for the first time since taking office this spring, savannah. he is scheduled to arrive there, but the white house won't confirm the exact date.

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15 Tips to Find, Buy, and Rent Real Estate | Oxstones Investment ...

By Brandon Ballenger | Money Talks News???Tue, Nov 6, 2012 1:38 AM EST

Although the real estate market is still full of cheap property and over half a million new homes are being built this year, you still may see more renters than buyers.

And those renters are paying higher rates, CNN said recently: More than 10 million are spending more than half their income on what traditionally costs around 30 percent.

Does that make it a good idea to invest in rental property right now? Maybe, but it?s not exactly easy money.

Money Talks News owner Stacy Johnson owned rentals for more than 20 years, and he emphasizes one point above all else: Screen your renters.

?It?s better to get less rent from a good tenant than more rent from a bad one,? Stacy says. ?Like a spouse, finding a renter is the easy part. It?s getting rid of the bad ones that will cost you a ton of money and aggravation.?

To hear more advice from Stacy, as well as longtime landlord Kenny Hale, watch the video below. Then read on for more?

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While there?s no video or single article that?s going to tell you everything you need to know about buying rental property and learning the landlord ropes, here?s a quick primer with a few basics.

Buying and pricing the property

If your first foray into rental property will be with a single-family house, check out Buying a House? Pick the Right Pros and How to Steal a House ? 4 Steps to Buy an REO. A few additional tips:

1. Look for properties with simple, solid construction . Fancy or specialized construction might mean higher rent, but it also means higher maintenance.
2. Safety is more important than in your own home, since you won?t sue yourself for an accident.
3. Know state and local laws on rental property . Rules differ from state to state. For example, make sure what you call a bedroom legally counts as one in terms of size, that you provide adequate parking, and that the property is properly zoned and up to code.
4. Property prices may be lower in bad neighborhoods, but problems may be higher . Try to find a good, solid working-class neighborhood that has other rental properties.
5. Buy close to where you live ? no farther than you would drive to work. You want to be available when something goes wrong.
6. Join a local landlord association and build a support network. Things will go wrong, and knowing others in the same boat for advice and referrals will be worth its weight in gold.
7. Use online resources like Mr. Landlord and Landlord Protection Agency for advice and forms.
8. When it comes to pricing , check Craigslist and other local prices to see the going rates. And visit competing properties.
9. Make sure your rents will cover all your costs , not just the obvious ones, like the mortgage and utilities. Make an allowance for repairs, maintenance, vacancies, and uncollected rents. Like any business, don?t go into this one without a healthy amount of emergency cash.
10. When possible, let the tenant handle utilities . The fewer expenses you have to deal with, the better.

Finding and dealing with tenants

As mentioned earlier, a good background check is essential ? one bad renter will not only bust your budget, they?ll make your life extremely stressful. Here?s what to do:

1. Check credit . If one of your criteria is to rent only to tenants with good credit ? something Stacy strongly recommends ? mention early and often that you do credit checks. Say it in any ad you run and repeat it when people call.
2. Check ID. Before you actually run a credit or criminal background check, make sure applicants aren?t putting down somebody else?s information. (One popular screening service is the National Tenant Network.)
3. Consider holding an open house. This can be a good way to screen several candidates at once, face to face. You can ask questions about pets, smoking, relationships with previous landlords, or whatever else you think is relevant ? but remember that attitude is just as important as the answers. Look for direct, mature responses that show the applicant came prepared.
4. Don?t skip references. If you ask for references and the applicant doesn?t provide them, or they ?get the number wrong,? don?t let it slide ? especially if everything else seems too good to be true.
5. Wait until the check clears. Don?t hand over the keys until the tenant?s check clears. Sure, if the check bounces, you?ll know that you have not only a bad tenant but a stupid one. But you?ll also have to go through the hassle of getting them off your property.

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Worldprofit's, November 9th, 2012 LIVE Home Business Training ...

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Video: ?Young people realize they have a choice and a voice?

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