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New company creates a franchise loan marketplace that connects franchisees in need of capital with investors seeking fixed-income returns.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,891 Reads 6 Shares
Don Smith is an eternal optimist. And for Smith, the first and largest Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchisee, this positive outlook has paid off.
  • Helen Bond
  • 21,654 Reads 9 Shares
Engagement means a lot of different things to different people. To some it means happy, satisfied team members.
  • Nate DaPore
  • 5,794 Reads 1 Shares
Thomas Maguire operates a PuroClean franchise to help home owners and business owners with property damage restoration, emergency clean up, and repair services for home owners.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,408 Reads 2 Shares
Reporters love sources who understand their needs. Getting a call from a reporter who wants to quote you as an expert for his story, review your products or services, or invite you to write an exclusive article for a publication, is a major coup.
  • Ginny Grimsley
  • 6,841 Reads
Jeff Tews and Susan Rather were married for just a year when they entered a new venture as franchisees in the home care field.
  • Helen Bond
  • 9,860 Reads
Now that we're nearing November, it's time to refocus on the business with an eye toward planning for 2015.
  • Steve Lefever
  • 7,853 Reads 1 Shares
Leadership authority Roxi Hewertson exposes 4 myths about what makes a great leader. By changing the way you think about leadership you can change the effectiveness of your business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,861 Reads 4 Shares
You want your customers to talk about you. Positive word of mouth advertising can enable your most loyal customers to not only talk about you but also to keep doing business with you. So give them something to talk about.
  • John Tschohl
  • 7,638 Reads
Gary Grace's life in franchising has been marked by several major achievements and milestones.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,037 Reads 1 Shares
Hopefully, you've heard that the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has changed... again.
  • Giles Witherspoon-Boyd
  • 16,465 Reads 1 Shares
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Two diverse partners blend together to be active in their Checkers franchiser business and their community.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,811 Reads
Organizations have leaders and managers. But there is a stark difference between the two and each has different skills sets. Can you recognize leaders from managers?
  • John Tschohl
  • 8,594 Reads
To celebrate and recognize the achievements of multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees, we again turn our annual focus to multi-unit franchisees we like to call "Dominators."
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,139 Reads 1,023 Shares
Sam Anabi's time as a police officer in La Verne, Calif., laid the foundation for his business focus of helping those in need.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,328 Reads
Bobby and Lori Forrest have one of the highest multi-store averages in the Sport Clip system. Together they have bought existing under-performing stores and turned them around consistently. As a husband-and-wife team, their strengths and weaknesses complement each other.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,493 Reads
You have good and poor employees, it's an unfortunate fact of life. But you need all of your employees to get along and work well together. Here are 10 effective ways to identify difficult employees and tips for helping coworkers get along better.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,791 Reads
Craig Joy, who works side by side with employees on the sandwich line at his Checkers restaurants in Florida, is known for his people-driven approach to business and the high retention rate of what he calls his "incredible team."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,181 Reads
Checkers co-franchisees Bruce Keehn and Andrew Lynn don't seek photo ops or newspaper articles about all the good they do in their communities.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,074 Reads 8 Shares
Employees are on the frontline and the face of your business to customers. It's important that they show customers they care about them. Here are 11 strategies to help operationalize caring.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,612 Reads
Veteran entrepreneur shares tips for balancing business and personal life while working from home. She's a serial entrepreneur who offers advice for maintaining professionalism in business without sacrificing or feeling guilty about your family.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,848 Reads 1,023 Shares
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Chris Moore, a multi-unit Watermill Express franchisee, is in the enviable position of knowing exactly who his customers are, what they want, and why—and where—they want it.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,610 Reads 1,021 Shares
For the past 30 years, the U.S. has experienced the longest bull market on record for fixed-income securities. As interest rates declined, investors in bonds benefited.
  • Carol M. Schleif
  • 8,179 Reads 1 Shares
Bill Sole has been a successful master franchisee for the Anago Cleaning Systems brand in the Bay Area for nearly a decade now. He has just taken on the new territory of Inland Empire where his franchisees will service Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario counties.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,306 Reads
The best financial advisors are also great team players. Top financial advisors and attorneys should work together to create a successful collaborative effort for their clients.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,077 Reads
Jim Lager doesn't talk about himself a lot, but will allow that he's "pretty good at taking lousy businesses and turning them into something.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,368 Reads
Ten years ago, when FRANdata began tracking the concentration of units controlled by multi-unit franchisees, it totaled 45 percent. Today, multi-unit operators control 55 percent of all franchise units.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 7,523 Reads 1 Shares
Tips for reaching customers with online and social media tools and understanding how to maximize these online resources to reach your customers quickly and effectively.
  • Eric Groves
  • 8,588 Reads
Energy company offers five fundamental and highly effective tips for leading a small business to success.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,629 Reads
In these challenging times, it pays to be as prepared as possible. Here are some suggestions from the banker's side of the desk that will help increase your chances of success when it comes time to renew or renegotiate your current loan structure.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 7,218 Reads 1 Shares
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