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FDD is an anti-terrorism think tank, located in Washington DC committed to education about terrorism and promoting democracy in the Middle East. Writers include Cliff May, Walid Phares, Claudia Rosette, Ambassador Richard Carlson and others. Thoughtful commentary & news alerts about terrorism. Topics: al-manar, iraq, iran, democracy, middle east and more.
Iran is often talked about but poorly understood with the conversation bound by misinformation and tired cliches. Our hosts, FDD Senior Fellow Saeed Ghasseminejad and NUFDI Policy Director Cameron Khansarinia, together with experts, activists, and newsmakers will bring you Iran Uncovered. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nufdiran/support
Tariq Johnson from Zero to Profitable Franchise (and YouTube) reveals his strategies (profitable franchise secrets) on buying franchises and getting them profitable FAST, so you can experience the freedom and flexibility with owning a profitable franchise business! Check out https://www.tariqjohnson.com/ for free resources and tools. Get access to exclusive interviews with top performing Franchisees, accountants, and business experts so you can learn from their mistakes, and hear real life s ...
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 12 Explained
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https://www.NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We are going to be looking at Item number 12 of the FDD, the Franchise Disclosure Document, what it’s about, and why it's important. If you have been following along we've done the previous ones Items 1 to 11. So please go back and check those out and learn what a lot of those have built up to some of these l…
For more than six months now, the Iranian people have protested against the state by taking to the street, chanting "Woman! Life! Liberty!" and other anti-regime slogans. Iranians continue to show the world that they seek a government that represents their interests and values. The Iranian people are demanding freedom. To discuss, FDD Senior Fellow…
With the implosion of FTX and the arrest of its founder, Washington finally woke up to the need for more effective regulation of cryptocurrency. Yet as government agencies and legislators take up the challenge of crypto regulation, the associated national security challenges need to be front and center, too. Relative anonymity or pseudonymity make …
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Why Franchises Are More Tempting Than A Cinnabon - Stacey Riska, CFC's interview on The Mosaic Life
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com HOSTS NAME: Laura Wagenknecht No one wakes up today and says "I want to buy a franchise." But many people are very curious about it. That's why Laura Wagenknecht, of Mosaic Business Consulting, interviewed Stacey Riska, CFC on her podcast "The Mosaic Life" to learn more about the franchise business model. A mosai…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 11 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We are picking up where we left off before where we are reviewing the different items that are in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). We've covered all the way up to Item 10 in our previous episode. So please go back and watch those if you get a chance. You'll learn a lot about Item 11 if you do that. We wan…
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Chatting with the Chief: A Conversation with General James C. McConville
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General James C. McConville is the 40th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, filling a critical position for our nation once occupied by individuals such as General John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, Dwight Eisenhower, and Omar Bradley. A West Point graduate, soldier, leader, and aviator, General McConville has commanded the…
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From Corporate America to Wildly Successful Entrepreneur | Ep 25
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David, like many corporate employees felt unfulfilled at work and decided to make a change, and become an entrepreneur. He left his comfy corporate job and took a leap of faith opening his franchise. Since opening his franchise has ranked in the top 25% of franchises for this particular company and David is more passionate than ever about his work.…
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Czar Vladimir’s War: One Year and Counting
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Vladimir Putin expected to conquer Ukraine in three days. But the brutal and bloody war he launched against his neighbor has dragged on for one year. The factors that gave rise to this war are still widely misunderstood. How or when it will end remains unclear, too. To unpack everything, Foreign Podicy host Cliff May — FDD's Founder and President a…
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Tools of Terror: Iran’s Growing Ballistic Missile Threat
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The Islamic Republic of Iran possesses the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East, and Tehran is working hard to increase its size and quality by pursuing improvements in precision, range, mobility, warhead design, and survivability. That’s one of the conclusions drawn by FDD Senior Fellow and Iran expert Behnam Ben Taleblu in his maj…
Mike Waltz is a warrior and a diplomat. In 2014, he wrote a fascinating book called “Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan.” In 2015, he was a non-resident senior fellow at FDD. In 2018, he became the first Green Beret elected to Congress, taking the seat that had belonged to the now-Governor of Florida, Ron DeSan…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 10 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We're continuing on in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and we're gonna be today looking at Item/Section 10, which directly relates to the financial arrangements of the franchisor and the franchisee. And this section is a little bit complicated in that when you go to acquire a franchise, you may get some f…
The United States and Israel conducted the Juniper Oak 23 multi-domain military exercise in late January. The Pentagon calls it the “largest” and “most significant” bilateral U.S.-Israel exercise in history. This exercise comes as the Islamic Republic of Iran deepens its relationship with China and Russia, continues to export terrorism, inches towa…
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Pro Golfer Turns Business Owner: Accounting Lessons Every Small Business Owner Needs To Know
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“I hate doing bookkeeping.” “I don’t understand any of my numbers. “Taxes? Ugh I have no idea how to plan and leverage my business for tax advantages. Sounds familiar? Then you’re going to want to listen to this entire episode of “What’s Your Next?” feature Anne Gannon of The Largo Group. Anne’s story is so inspirational as she shares her journey o…
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Health Insurance, Success, and Your Story - Advice for Aspiring Business Owners From The Inspirational Health Guy
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When you're exploring business ownership, you're probably not thinking about health insurance. But you should be. You should also have a mission of HOPE: Helping Other People Everyday. Watch this episode of "What's Your Next" featuring Mark Brodinsky, The Inspirational Health Guy, and learn about: How can you do all of that? What should you know ab…
China, Russia, Iran, North Korea — not to mention the persistent threat from terrorist organizations. The United States confronts an extraordinary array of threats, with many of our adversaries working together more closely than ever. So, how should we respond? What kind of military do we need? And how can we ensure the United States continues to p…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 9 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We're going to be covering the basics of Item/Section 9 of the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). If you've been following along, we've been covering the previous items in the Franchise Disclosure Document and in Item/Section 9, it's an actually interesting item of the Franchise Disclosure Document in and of it…
During the Cold War, one of the few issues on which the United States and the Soviet Union agreed, was that other states should not have nuclear weapons. The likelihood that one of them would use those weapons – or transfer them to a regime or group that would was too great. This was called the principle of non-proliferation. It was regarded as an …
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How UFC Champion Rashad Evans PROFITS Off Vending Machines, and Mushroom | Ep # 24 W/Rashad Evans
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From world champion to a world-class entrepreneur on this week's episode I sat down with the legendary Rashad Evans. We talked about everything from competing in sports to entrepreneurship, recovering from losses, and even mushrooms. More specifically we dive deep into why Rashad Evans INSISTED on investing in vending machines. Learn more about Ras…
Jonathan Conricus was born in Jerusalem but grew up in Sweden. His family returned to Israel when he was 13 years old. A few years later he joined the Israeli Defense Forces, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and serving as the IDF’s international spokesman.He joins Foreign Podicy host and FDD founder and president Cliff May to di…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 8 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com Here were continuing with dissecting the items in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and we are reviewing the basics of Section/Item 8. We want to start with one clarification. One of our listeners actually made us aware of a correction that we probably should make, we've been referring in the FDD to the dif…
Not that long ago, Venezuela was among the freest and richest nations in Latin America. But in 1999, Hugo Chavez became president and introduced his brand of socialism known as Chavism. Venezuela’s liberties and prosperity were quickly eroded. Chavez died in 2013. Under his successor, Nicolas Maduro, who had been his right-hand man, Venezuela has c…
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How He Built An 11 MILLION Dollar Business Working 2 Days Per Week | Ep # 23 W/Skylar Lewis
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Is it possible to run a multi-million dollar business only working 2 days per week? YES! In this episode 8-figure CEO Skylar Lewis of (Rise Up Kings) reveals his "2 day work week" formula he uses to run his 11 MILLION dollar per year business. Plus, how he built his business from the ground up and is now helping other men maximize their life throug…
The Muslim Brotherhood has been around for close to a century but most people – certainly most Americans and Europeans – know very little about it. Is it reformist and non-violent as its spokesmen and defenders claim? Or is it – as Cynthia Farahat argues in a new book – the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization? The book is titled: The Secr…
The Uyghurs are a Turkic Muslim people who live in a Central Asian land usually called Xinjiang. They have been – and are being – brutally oppressed by China’s Communist rulers. There can be no debate about that. Nury Turkel was born in a detention center in Xinjiang. As a young adult, he made his way to America, where he became the first Uyghur to…
Many Americans recognize the threat emanating from the People’s Republic of China. But some may assume that Beijing’s malign activities are relegated to the Indo-Pacific. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, Beijing is increasingly active in Latin America — right here in our own hemisphere. What are Beijing and other adversaries up to …
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 7 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We’re covering another section in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), and this one is a biggie … this is section/item number seven. This section/item is really where a lot of people spend a lot of time evaluating what their total investment is going to look like in acquiring and running this franchise on an …
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FIFA’s Qatar World Cup Runneth Over
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FIFA’s World Cup of Soccer is a version of the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Stanley Cup – all rolled into one very international extravaganza. This year, the games have been hip-deep in controversies that have nothing to do with athleticism. Declan Hill is an is an associate professor of investigations at the University of New Haven, and t…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 6 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We've been covering the 23 sections/items that make up this legal document, the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), that you will review before you acquire a franchise. Specifically, we will be talking about section/item six, which is along the lines of expenses. It's really other fees and expenses in the operat…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 5 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We're going to be covering section/item five of the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which is the initial franchise fee. These are the fees involved in acquiring the franchise, typically the franchise fees, advertising fees, and your royalties here. So essentially it's what are you going to put out of your po…
Israel is the world’s only Jewish-majority state and the only surviving and thriving Jewish community that remains in the Middle East. Despite that — or, maybe, because of that — Israel has many enemies. You may think you know how this unique nation-state was born, but history, like science, is never settled. Jeffrey Herf, a Distinguished Universit…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 4 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We are still dissecting the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). These 23 sections/items of legal information are critical to making a decision about whether or not to acquire a franchise. We've been through the first three sections/items in previous posts so check them out. If you want to learn more about what t…
Richard Landes is an historian and author who specializes in medieval millennial thinking. His interests include media manipulation intended to defame, demonize, and de-legitimize the Jewish state. He joins host Cliff May to discuss his new book: "Can The Whole World Be Wrong? Lethal Journalism, Antisemitism, and Global Jihad.”…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 3 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We're continuing on from previous posts plowing through the Franchise Disclosure Document, also known as the FDD. As we mentioned previously there are 23 sections in this FDD. We are going to be reviewing one of the sections, Section 3/Item 3, which is truly what I consider to be very important, which is knowing …
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Wagner Group? They’re Russian mercenaries. They claim they’re not taking orders from Vladimir Putin, but you should be skeptical. At this moment, the Wagner Group is fighting on Putin’s side in Ukraine — but not as effectively as many expected. Less well known is the Mozart Group, which consists mostly of special operati…
Refusing to be silenced, even by brutal crackdowns, the freedom-seeking people of Iran have now surpassed six weeks of nationwide protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman murdered by the so-called "morality" police. Filling in for host Cliff May, FDD Senior Fellow Reuel Marc Gerecht is joined by Mariam Memarsadeghi — founder of Ta…
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 2 Explained
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com From our previous posts/episodes we've been reviewing the Franchise Disclosure Document, also known as the FDD. In our last post/episode, we covered section one, which had to do with the organizational structure of the franchisor itself. Today we're gonna be going and diving into Section/Item Two, which is about …
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 1 Explained
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The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Item 1 Explained https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com From our last episode, we learned what is a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), and we learned the meaning of the Franchise Disclosure Document. What we're going to do in this episode is we're actually going to look at one of the sections/items, section/it…
Americans must be prepared to defend themselves from hostile armies, navies, air forces – and, not least, soldiers in cyberspace. With that in mind, in 2019, Congress created the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, the CSC. Its mission: “to develop a strategic approach to defending the United States in cyberspace against cyber-attacks of significant co…
North Korea is again launching missiles, Iran continues inching towards a nuclear weapons capability, Russia is escalating its aggression in Ukraine, and China is sprinting to field a military capable of invading Taiwan and defeating any effort by Washington to intervene. Considering these extraordinary threats, what kind of Air Force does the Unit…
The Inter-American Development Bank, the IDB, says its mission is to “improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean,” support countries “working to reduce poverty and inequality,” and “achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way.” For the past two years, for the first time in its 62-year history, the IDB has had an American presid…
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HOT new Low Cost, and Recession Proof Franchise... (LOW COST FRANCHISE) | EP #22 ZTPF
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I just interviewed a CEO of an emerging franchisor that I think checks the boxes for a lot of hot topics right now. Right now, everyone keeps asking me : What’s a good recession proof franchise? What’s a good low cost franchise? A bonus is this is a work from home franchise concept as well! Want to know about this low cost franchise that I'd also s…
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The modern Middle East’s most accomplished dictator
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Since 1989, Ali Khamenei has been the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has outlasted and outplayed everyone else within the first revolutionary generation. His men now control all the critical institutions in the state. He out-negotiated the United States and western Europe in nuclear talks despite severe sanctions. He has pushed …
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A Day in the Life Questions To Ask Other Franchisees During Due Diligence
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We're doing these questions during due diligence in categories to keep things organized. Putting your questions in categories is something that you should make sure that you do in your due diligence as it is really easy to get lost in the phase of asking franchisees questions. If you don't have a very organized s…
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You're Hired! How Staffing Franchises are Making the World a Better Place
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https://www.NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com The temporary staffing industry is BOOMING! It's on track to generate a projected $185 billion in North America this year. Imagine yourself in a business that's ranked in the top 25 of Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list! New offices average over $6.1 million in just their first two years, and mature offices av…
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What is the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) in 6 Minutes of Less
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We're going to cover the exciting topic of the Franchise Disclosure Document. What is a Franchise Disclosure Document? It's often referred to as the F D D, has a whole mess of Items (Sections) and is often a massive document. Before we dig in I'm going to start off with a disclaimer. We are not attorneys, and we …
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Words and Actions in the Taiwan Strait
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Washington and Beijing are engaged in an increasingly intense contest spanning nearly all domains of power — and the stakes could not be higher. It’s a competition between the world’s leading constitutional democracy and the world’s leading authoritarian power. While this contest between the U.S. and China is a global one, it’s most acute in Taiwan…
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7 Top Statistics Answered About the Franchise Industry
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com Today what we have on tap for you is just where does the franchise industry currently stand today as far as its breadth and depth. And I think what's really interesting about all of these statistics we're going to go through is the amount that they've grown in just a short period of time. Now I do want to disclai…
Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington. He’s an expert on regional security in Russia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. He’s consulted for the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, and for the intelligence community. He’s the author of quite a few books, most recently: Wars of Ideas: Theology, I…
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Support Questions To Ask Other Franchisees During Due Diligence
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https://NextLevelFranchiseGroup.com We're continuing on with the questions to ask franchisees during due diligence, and I'm going to ask Stacey three questions. She's going to answer as if she were a franchisee talking to another franchisee, looking at the current franchise that we run today. And she's also going to give you some perspective on why…
Host Cliff May says Wall Street Journal‘s Michael Gordon is, “without a doubt, one of the best reporters I’ve ever known — and I’ve known many reporters over many years.” Decades ago, they sat in the same bullpen at The New York Times’ Washington bureau, where Cliff says Michael, “covered defense, national security, and international affairs better…
