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<title><![CDATA[Time For Benchmarking: All That's Needed Is The Will]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I am convinced that someday the franchising community will finally get around to unleashing its biggest competitive strength: unit predictability.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health-Scare Reform: "There's Still More That We Don't Know Than We Do."]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Since national health care reform was signed into law in March 2010, it has generated strong reaction from multi-unit franchisees and small-business owners across the nation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Customer Within: Provide Coworkers With The Best Service Possible]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[When we talk about customer service, we usually think about how we deal with the people who walk through our doors--both physical and virtual--to purchase our products and services.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/the_customer_within_provide_coworkers_with_the_best_service_possible.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Do It Now: 3 Easy Ways To Stop Procrastinating Today]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Procrastination is like a virus. It creeps up on you slowly, drains you of energy, and is difficult to get rid of if your resistance is low.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/do_it_now_3_easy_ways_to_stop_procrastinating_today.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Ask, Don't Know: Actively Eliciting Feedback From Employees Builds Better Leaders]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Effective leadership is based on ongoing input and feedback. Where 20 years ago managers rarely asked for input, today effective leaders are regularly seeking and receiving employee feedback.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/dont_ask_dont_know_actively_eliciting_feedback_from_employees_builds_better.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ice Cream And Coffee: It's A Perfect Mix For Gavin Hart]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Gavin Hart loves his Dairy Queen vanilla cones and Dunkin' Donuts coffee. But he also loves to see his customers enjoy them, too.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/ice_cream_and_coffee_its_a_perfect_mix_for_gavin_hart.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Are You Leaking?: Securing Customers' Credit Card Data]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The cost of credit card data compromise has risen nearly 70 percent since 2010 (Cost of Cyber Crime Study, 2011). ]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/are_you_leaking_securing_customers_credit_card_data.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Persistence And Faith: "In The End We're Just Cooking, We're Not Saving The World"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It's fitting that Johnny Collins runs marathons. The persistence and long-term training needed to finish a 26.1-mile race is mirrored in Collins' long, difficult quest to start his own business.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/persistence_and_faith_in_the_end_were_just_cooking_were_not_saving_the_worl.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Power In Numbers: Two More Franchisee Associations Join Coalition Of Franchisee Associations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) has recently added two new franchisee association groups to its ranks.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/power_in_numbers_two_more_franchisee_associations_join_coalition_of_franchi.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Managers With Initiative: Six Key Benefits Of Performance Management]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Managers are inundated with a high volume of information and required to make multiple decisions daily.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/managers_with_initiative_six_key_benefits_of_performance_management.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Think You Know What Your Customers Want?: Research Shows 90 Percent Of Businesses Don't]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[What customers value most changes constantly, and the pace of change has increased exponentially with the economic recession, says marketing/management expert and best-selling author Jaynie L. Smith.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/think_you_know_what_your_customers_want_research_shows_90_percent_of_busine.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Capital Access: Branca Family Expansion Is Heading West]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Robert Branca, Jr., is part of the Dunkin' Donuts family...seriously. Branca and his family own 60 Dunkin' Donuts in New England.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/capital_access_branca_family_expansion_is_heading_west.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Are Better: Multi-Brand Franchising Continues To Grow]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[One brand, two brands, three brands, more. When it comes to growth and expansion, that's exactly what many multi-unit operators have in mind.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/more_are_better_multibrand_franchising_continues_to_grow.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving Forward In The New Normal: Surviving And Thriving In A Changed Economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Is anybody else as fed up as I am with hearing about how bad things are? Let's get on with it already and start focusing on what we can do to survive--and thrive--in the new reality.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/moving_forward_in_the_new_normal_surviving_and_thriving_in_a_changed_econom.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leadership Support: Three Pillars Of Strength To Help Leaders In Tough Times]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the current economic climate, where businesses are merging, downsizing, and outsourcing at mind-boggling rates, it's hard to maintain your leadership equilibrium.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/leadership_support_three_pillars_of_strength_to_help_leaders_in_tough_times.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Service Is A Privilege]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Serving customers is not a punishment; it is a privilege. That's how I want my team members to think.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/customer_service_is_a_privilege.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Impacting Profitability: Don't Overlook The Hidden Benefits Of Empowerment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Organizations can expect obvious results when they implement an empowered environment.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/impacting_profitability_dont_overlook_the_hidden_benefits_of_empowerment.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Capital Access: Chirag Patel Is Expanding His $9 Million Operation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chirag Patel left India to work as an engineer and consultant in America. But it didn't take long to learn that franchising offered big opportunities for anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/capital_access_chirag_patel_is_expanding_his_9_million_operation.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's In A Name?: Training Front-Line Employees In Customer Engagement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This has always been the place, right? America, I mean, where anybody can start with nothing and turn it into something.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/whats_in_a_name_training_frontline_employees_in_customer_engagement.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reconnecting: With Tom Barnett]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In business, a lot changes in three years, especially in a down economy. And while his business has taken a turn for the worse, Tom Barnett's values and commitments remain strong as ever.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/reconnecting_with_tom_barnett.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting It Done: Increasing Productivity Through Better Time Management]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Small business owners frequently juggle a variety of roles within their companies. Creating a balance and effectively managing available time is extremely important to most small businesses.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/getting_it_done_increasing_productivity_through_better_time_management.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multi-Unit Franchisees Share Their Stories With Empire Bulders.tv]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Every business sector has its leaders, its standouts, its superstars. In franchising these are the Empire Builders, multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees who operate not one or two, but 10, 20, 100, or more franchised units.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/empire_builderstv_series_debuts.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Experiencing Turbulence: Enduring Values Keep Tom Barnett Aloft During A Bumpy Economic Ride]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tom Barnett has taken it on the chin. The last three years of economic woe have taken a toll but his values and commitments remain as strong as ever.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/experiencing_turbulence_enduring_values_keep_tom_barnett_aloft_during_a_bum.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leading With Style: Understanding More About The Way You Lead]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At the risk of placing substance over style, all leaders must understand this simple truth: style does matter.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/leading_with_style_understanding_more_about_the_way_you_lead.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Capital Access: Michael Ansley Uses Cash And Credit To Grow His Franchise Business]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In 1996, Michael Ansley and his former college roommate asked their fathers for loans to buy their own franchise (Buffalo Wild Wings, then known as BW3) unit near Ann Arbor, Mich.]]></description>
<link>http://www.franchising.com/articles/capital_access_michael_ansley_uses_cash_and_credit_to_grow_his_franchise_bu.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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