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<title><![CDATA[The Art Of Negotiation: Getting Better At Getting What You Want In Business]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Negotiation really is an art, and can be a challenge to master for even the most astute business professional.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Magazine Of The Month: Multi-Unit Franchisee]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Each month, Niche Media highlights a standout niche magazine. February's pick is Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine because it is the only magazine dedicated exclusively to serving the hottest and fastest-growing niche in franchising: multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:55:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Career Choice: Continuous Learning Builds Better Leaders]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In order to excel in your work, in your life, or as a leader, you need to commit to continuous learning.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Competing For Rewards: Defining Incentives That Will Work For Your Team]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, people like to compete. They like to test themselves and be challenged. Most important, people like to win.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/competing_for_rewards_defining_incentives_that_will_work_for_your_team.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Empress Of Denny's: Dawn Lafreeda Controls 70 Units In 6 States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/empress_of_dennys_dawn_lafreeda_controls_70_units_in_6_states.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rate Your Retention: Five Things Your Employees Want Most]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[When great front-line hourly employees quit, most managers take it personally--and with good reason.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/rate_your_retention_five_things_your_employees_want_most.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Group Names Top 25 Franchise Brands]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Lots of lists rank the "best" franchise brands. But what about compiling a list of best franchises by going straight to the franchisees and asking them?]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/group_names_top_25_franchise_brands.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Of The Best: Franchisee Of The Year Winners Tell How They Do It]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Franchisors recognize the best performers in their system each year with a Franchisee of the Year award.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/best_of_the_best_franchisee_of_the_year_winners_tell_how_they_do_it.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["The Proven Match" For Finding Qualified Franchisees Debuts On Franchising.com Ad Portal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Proven Match has teamed up with Franchise Update Media Group (FUMG) to give results-driven franchisors a cost-saving profiling service that delivers pre-qualified candidates.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/the_proven_match_for_finding_qualified_franchisees_debuts_on_franchisingcom.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:42:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Restaurateur Extraordinaire: Sam Covelli Does It With More Than 200 Locations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/restaurateur_extraordinaire_sam_covelli_does_it_with_more_than_200_location.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Running For Charity: Colortyme Franchisee Raises Money And Awareness For Children's Hospital]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This April will mark the third year in a row that Al Coelho has run the 26-mile Boston Marathon. That's a significant achievement. But it's only a part of what Coelho will do that day.
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<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/running_for_charity_colortyme_franchisee_raises_money_and_awareness_for_chi.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Turning Up The Heat: Learning How To Handle Irate Customers And Look Like A Hero]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Irate customers. No matter how good you are at what you do, what business you are in, or where it is located, you will at some point find yourself facing an irate customer.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/turning_up_the_heat_learning_how_to_handle_irate_customers_and_look_like_a_.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustaining Business: Zane Tankel On Growing During Tough Times]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As the economy continues to struggle through a slow recovery, business people everywhere are looking for any tools or techniques that will help them keep their businesses alive and thriving.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/sustaining_business_zane_tankel_on_growing_during_tough_times.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finding Your Optimal Buyer: Sellers Must Learn To Look Beyond Price]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[When sellers are contemplating a decision regarding the sale of their business, they overwhelmingly select the bidder with the highest price, only to find afterward that this might not have been the best decision for their circumstances.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/finding_your_optimal_buyer_sellers_must_learn_to_look_beyond_price.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jim Collins To Keynote 2012 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine announced today that Jim Collins, business expert and best-selling author, will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2012 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference (MUFC).]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/jim_collins_to_keynote_2012_multiunit_franchising_conference.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Growing Up Franchising: Sam Covelli Develops Both His Brands And Employees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's. Under his father's leadership, Covelli Enterprises eventually grew to 26 locations, one of the largest McDonald's franchisees in the country.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/growing_up_franchising_sam_covelli_develops_both_his_brands_and_employees.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Members Only: Ray Harrigill Builds A Successful Membership-Based Business Model ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ray Harrigill believes in diversification. His Sunray Companies has restaurants (Bumpers Drive-In), tanning salons (Palm Beach Tan), fitness centers (Koko FitClub), and hotel properties (Hampton Inn), to name a few. That's because of lessons he's learned along the way.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/members_only_ray_harrigill_builds_a_successful_membershipbased_business_mod.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Creating Jobs: Zane Tankel Is Taking Matters Into His Own Hands]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Zane Tankel is not waiting on any government job programs to help his business.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/creating_jobs_zane_tankel_is_taking_matters_into_his_own_hands.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Happiness Dividend: You Can Raise The Satisfaction Level Of Your Employees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly every company in the world gives lip service to the idea that "our people are our greatest asset."]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/the_happiness_dividend_you_can_raise_the_satisfaction_level_of_your_employe.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Only?: Don't Neglect The Personal Customer Service Experience]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[No one I know would dispute the benefits technology--specifically the computer--has had on every aspect of our lives.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/online_only_dont_neglect_the_personal_customer_service_experience.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hacked Off: Ready-made Templates Make For Effortless Hacking]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There was a time when a hacker needed exceptional computer skills to breach a system. Only the most talented and experienced computer users could successfully bypass even the most minimal security provisions.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/hacked_off_readymade_templates_make_for_effortless_hacking.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Denny's Queen: Dawn Lafreeda, With 70 Units In 6 States, Is A Brand Champion]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/dennys_queen_dawn_lafreeda_with_70_units_in_6_states_is_a_brand_champion.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's Your Destination?: How To Plan For Success]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Some people wait for the future to happen. Others create their futures.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/whats_your_destination_how_to_plan_for_success.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Growing Like A Weed (Man): Canadian Franchisee, American Franchisor]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After 10 years at Union Carbide, Ottawa-born chemical engineer Roger Mongeon wanted to spend less time traveling and more time with his family.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/growing_like_a_weed_man_canadian_franchisee_american_franchisor.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Fear The Power: Enabling Employees To Grow Your Business]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I can't say enough about the importance of empowered employees in helping a business survive and grow, even in the worst of economic situations.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/dont_fear_the_power_enabling_employees_to_grow_your_business.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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