No New Ideas
By Tim Conn
No New Ideas: Everything You Need to Know About Starting a Successful Franchise is the go-to book for anyone working on, interested in, or thinking about starting a franchise. From what it takes to be a successful franchisee to the best franchises in the market today, Tim Conn walks the reader through every step of the process.
Conn spent years building his own business before becoming a franchisor himself. That’s when he realized there were no new ideas, and the best ones were those that continued to be reproduced time and again.
Â
Order BookAdditional Information
Using his knowledge of nearly two decades in the franchise industry, Conn offers a frank, step-by-step guide to finding the franchise that meets your interests, skills, and resources. Even more importantly, he guides potential franchisees through how to make a franchise succeed.
No New Ideas: Everything You Need to Know About Starting a Successful Franchise shares both the ups and downs of franchise life, and shows why the best-implemented ideas are always the ones that flourish.
Author Bio
Tim Conn started his first small business at the age of 14, cleaning a small office building that his parents owned. He operated Tidy Tim’s Cleaning Service from 1985-2001 before launching into the wild world of franchises. In 2011, he and his partner, Mike Schuchman, founded Image One, a franchised cleaning service company that has revolutionized the industry. He enjoys spending time with Maria, his wife of 26 years, and their two sons, Anthony and Nikko, who are both franchise owners in his business.
ISBNs:
- 978-1733853231 (Paperback)Â
- 978-1733853248 (eBook)
Genre:
- Memoir
- Creativity
- Entrepreneurship
- Culture & Society
- Personal Growth
- InspirationÂ
Themes:
- Creativity Reframed (showing how all ideas are built on what came before)
- Cultural Remix (the art of borrowing, reshaping and reinventing)
- Humility (accepting limits while still striving for originality)
- Curiosity (finding inspiration everywhere, even in repetition)
- Persistence (turning borrowed sparks into fresh contributions)
- Legacy of Ideas (understanding how knowledge and culture evolve)Â
FAQs:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Q: What is No New Ideas about?
A: No New Ideas is Tim Conn’s exploration of creativity, showing how the greatest breakthroughs often emerge not from pure originality but from reworking, remixing and reimagining what already exists.
Q: Who is Tim Conn?
A: Tim Conn is a writer and entrepreneur who draws from personal experience and cultural history to examine how ideas circulate, evolve and inspire new generations.
Q: What makes this book different from other creativity or business books?
A: Instead of promising “secret formulas” for originality, No New Ideas reveals the power of iteration, connection and persistence in turning influences into meaningful innovation.
Q: Who would enjoy reading No New Ideas?
A: Creatives, entrepreneurs, writers, artists and anyone who struggles with the pressure to be “original” will find this book both liberating and inspiring.
