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It's mid-2014 and nearly every American is required by the government to have health insurance coverage as outlined under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,434 Reads
If you're the CEO of a company, the realization that much of what you do can be copied by your competitors may be distressing, but veteran sales manager, consultant, and business speaker Jack Daly says not so fast.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,141 Reads 2 Shares
If you think negotiating is about winning or losing, you have already lost and should keep reading. Negotiating is about striking the best possible deal between parties without short-changing any party involved in the transaction.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,678 Reads 2 Shares
The best franchisees are some of the hardest-working and kindest people around. They provide customers with consistent products and services, give back to their communities, and provide jobs for thousands of employees.
  • Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,004 Reads
Natalie Ehrlich knows what it's like to overcome difficult times in her life. One of the most challenging periods she ever faced was when she was a single mother studying to earn her Ph.D. while raising her son at the same time.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,544 Reads
The continuing evolution of media consumption has made it increasingly challenging for an advertiser to both capture and hold an audience's attention.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,628 Reads
It seems nothing changes faster than the big social media platforms - Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. No sooner do marketers figure out how to best promote a product or business than they change the rules!
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,179 Reads 1,023 Shares
There's a lot of competition out there. As the economy continues to show signs of improvement, new franchises are entering the marketplace while existing brands open new stores or add new service providers.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,026 Reads 1,014 Shares
Four years ago David Griffin had just purchased 25 Jiffy Lube stores in Colorado. The stores were underperforming, some were dilapidated, and the U.S. economy still at one of its all-time lows.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,632 Reads 1 Shares
Retail traffic is an important indicator of shopper behavior and a bellwether for retail sales results. If more people are visiting stores, there are more opportunities for retailers to convert shoppers into sales.
  • Mark Ryski
  • 7,395 Reads
John Sullivan is a Midwesterner with a background in retail and corporate America. He moved to St. Louis following college and began his career with Macy's department stores.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,956 Reads
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Fast on the heels of its recent legal challenge to a new minimum wage law passed in Seattle, the International Franchise Association (IFA) has now set its sights on the city of Chicago.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,216 Reads
Some would say find what you do best and stick with it. If you've been successful with food franchising, then stay in that lane.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 28,290 Reads 8 Shares
If you've had issues financing your franchise, you're not alone. Like any business owner, you need money to take care of everyday costs like paying property taxes, meeting payroll, or purchasing inventory and equipment.
  • David Goldin
  • 7,575 Reads 1,014 Shares
This is Part 2 of a series on why new and emerging franchise brands fail. In these first two parts, we discuss 8 reasons they fail.
  • Joe Mathews and Thomas Scott
  • 6,650 Reads 2 Shares
A couple of months back we began occasionally profiling franchisees who have chosen to operate in brands that don't require a "brick and mortar" location.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,642 Reads 48 Shares
Franchisees in Seattle have been saddled with a new $15 dollar per hour minimum wage ordinance passed by the city's mayor, Ed Murray.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,903 Reads 22 Shares
Jack Hough has never been limited by space. Back in 1996, he was trying to figure out which restaurants to place where in a somewhat limited space at the North Georgia Premium Outlets mall.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,353 Reads 2 Shares
You've probably heard of emotional eating, but financial advisor Matthew T. Shafer says emotional investing is a problem that needs to be recognized society-wide, especially since the economy has been in such sharp focus this past half decade.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,759 Reads 16 Shares
Steve and Joanne Reitz are partners in life and in franchising. Since we last checked in with him (2009, Q4) the two also have been partners in exploring.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,376 Reads
Lynette Helling spent her first three years as a nurse working in a burn center.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,292 Reads 58 Shares
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Great people throughout history often fail, quite miserably, before finally reaching their goals, says international business strategist Dan Waldschmidt.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,725 Reads
Mysteries are solved when we use clues to find the culprits behind the crime. Financially speaking, when the crime results in the untimely demise of a business, we often see three usual suspects: low cash, low gross margin, and low net margin.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 16,281 Reads 4 Shares
Rose Colarossi, a high-energy multi-unit franchisee from Frisco, Texas, likes to open remarks about her franchising career with this question: "Which came first: the mama or the egg?"
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,730 Reads 1 Shares
More and more Millennials are leveraging their social media platforms and the Internet for nearly everything.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 11,567 Reads 1,023 Shares
Grant Simon entered the world of franchising with Great Clips. That's where he had found success when we first interviewed him back in 2008.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,996 Reads 1 Shares
Over time, every brand evolves to stay relevant to its customers. You may not go through a corporate "rebranding" exercise to the extent that Wendy's, Burger King, or Arby's recently did, adopting a new logo, new store design, and/or new products.
  • Nate DaPore
  • 6,305 Reads
MFV Expositions, the International Franchise Association and Franchise Update Media Join Forces for an All-Day, Educational Event in New York City on June 18, Exclusive to Multi-Unit Franchise Owners
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 8,974 Reads
John Mulherin, a former investment bank CEO, likes to say he flunked retirement. "I believe that as people age, they have a decision to make," he says.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,373 Reads
Why won't my employees just do what I tell them? Why am I struggling to motivate my team? Why aren't they giving me the performance I need?
  • Dr. Tasha Eurich
  • 7,388 Reads 1 Shares
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