Michael Anderson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, and an ADD Coach.

He has over fifteen years experience in staff recruitment, hiring, organizational and personnel development, training, career counseling, and leadership training and development - in business, the military, and social services.

He was diagnosed with AD/HD in 1993. Wanting to do something positive for people who share this diagnosis, Mike decided to focus on coaching others with AD/HD, and in 2001 got the necessary training to do so.

And, he has enhanced his practice by becoming expert in analyzing the assessments he has his clients complete, thereby increasing the value of the information in these assessments, and allowing him to better develop realistic and practical action plans with them.

Franchising continues to gain popularity. States are pushing franchising, as opposed to other business offerings like licensing, multi-level marketing, etc. because there is more honesty in the transaction.

Franchising is regulated at the federal level by the Federal Trade Commission and sometimes locally at the state level. Illinois, for example, has an additional set of regulations. Any franchise approved for business by the State of Illinois has been rigorously scrutinized.

Through these regulations, a franchisor must disclose information about the business in a Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC). No other form of business offers such rigorous disclosure.

BAI is a franchise providing a wide variety of consulting services to small and midsize businesses. They are looking for candidates interested in getting into a business-to-business franchise. Skill required for potential candidates include the ability to ask good questions and listen carefully, willingness to market themselves, and comfortable in diverse situations.

There is plenty of territory available in Illinois. BAI’s strength is in their network, and they are able to assign the right resource for the problem, regardless of where the franchisee is located.