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The home care industry has rapidly become one of the most popular in franchising--with some of the most satisfied and successful franchisees, according to a new report just released by Franchise Business Review.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,555 Reads
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation, potential minimum wage increases, and likely overtime rule changes add to the ongoing challenges of managing the expense side of any business.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 4,925 Reads
In 1996, Jack Hough was trying to figure out which restaurants to place where in a somewhat limited space at the North Georgia Premium Outlets mall.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,936 Reads 28 Shares
This 2014 first-ever Multi-Unit Franchising Conference Video collection includes 11 key featured sessions and over 12 hours of video.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,357 Reads
Franchise Update's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference just wrapped another winning event that attracted record numbers and offered another stellar lineup of keynote speakers and industry titans.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,883 Reads
Franchising is all about outsourcing. Someone comes up with a great concept and essentially outsources its growth to franchisees so corporate can focus on its core task of system development.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,527 Reads 3 Shares
If the nation hadn't been in the midst of a government shutdown and debt ceiling debate, last year's Nobel Prize winners in economics probably would have received more attention and commentary.
  • Carol Schleif
  • 7,443 Reads 1,023 Shares
Tom Sutko spent three decades in leadership roles with a Fortune 500 company. The years taught him a lot about management and operations.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,698 Reads 2 Shares
Here's an intriguing idea from New York Times best-selling author and writing coach Michael Levin, "Creativity is a muscle; use it or lose it." Levin says anyone can grow their creativity just like any other muscle.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,373 Reads
In wrestling with this question, it is clear that so-called loyalty programs are really rewards programs.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 10,830 Reads 1 Shares
Conventional wisdom says it makes sense for multi-unit franchisees with food brands to stick with food as they expand. Ahmed El-Hawary doesn't see it that way.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,492 Reads 2 Shares
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Business owners and managers today face a myriad of challenges--a tight market with strong competition, workforce issues, slimming margins, and the need to keep pace with technological advancements to name a few.
  • Michael Vaughan
  • 6,457 Reads
Ted Kergan has been a student in the school of hard knocks. He's got the diploma to prove it. But along the way he's become Louisiana's largest Sonic Drive-In franchisee.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 13,796 Reads 4 Shares
We hear hacking horror stories every day. Businesses around the world call us in a panic, needing to decipher what went wrong with their security.
  • David Ellis
  • 14,019 Reads 7 Shares
For many multi-unit franchisees one brand just isn't enough. They prefer to spread their risk across different brands, seeking diversity and economies of scale.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,912 Reads 1,023 Shares
Every company makes mistakes that could make them lose customers. I don't care what business you are in, something will go wrong.
  • John Tschohl
  • 9,740 Reads 1 Shares
"Who has my back in retirement?" That's the question pre-retirees and retirees want answered when it's all said and done, says veteran financial planner David Zolt
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,370 Reads 1,023 Shares
In March 2013, U.S. banking regulators issued new guidance designed to curb increasingly aggressive lending by both banks and finance companies.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 5,625 Reads
When he was a young man fresh off the farm in Dalhart, Texas, Mike Treadwell wanted to stretch his entrepreneurial wings by opening a restaurant. First, he opened an Alfie's Fish 'n Chips in Amarillo, then a Mike's Fried Chicken & Fish.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,576 Reads 26 Shares
Franchising is a diverse world comprised of all kinds of brands, products, services, and opportunities.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 13,074 Reads 1,023 Shares
Whether you're launching a new business or wondering why your existing company isn't performing as well as predicted, longtime corporate executive Larry Katzen suggests taking a careful look at your business plan.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,949 Reads 1,022 Shares
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At the 2013 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy explained how the company plans to grow in the future.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 5,998 Reads
When a customer ordered a sandwich at one of Mike Knobelock's restaurants in North Carolina, it came with pickles on it. "They didn't like pickles," says JJ Villafranca, COO at Knobelock's company.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,101 Reads 2 Shares
In survey after survey, company meetings get knocked by everyone from employees to senior executives as being among the biggest waste of work hours.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,416 Reads
In a time when many business executives are looking at what to cut because of rising payroll and healthcare costs, Michael Kulp, president and CEO of KBP Foods, a $250 million restaurant company with units in nine states, is taking an "inverse" approach.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,988 Reads 6 Shares
Whether the mergers and acquisitions market is in a hot upswing or in a down cycle, one valuation measure remains the primary focus in nearly all transactions: the multiple of EBITDA (or cash flow).
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 14,970 Reads 1,014 Shares
Do you know there is "free" money out there for your business, and that it is easier than ever to claim it?
  • Nate DaPore
  • 6,260 Reads
Franchisees looking to grow, expand, or simply up their game would do well to check out Franchise Update Media's upcoming 2014 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference (MUFC) next month, April 23-25 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,849 Reads 70 Shares
Corporate prepaid credit and debit cards offer a new approach to managing day-to-day employee spending that, until now, was available only to the largest corporations.
  • Toffer Grant
  • 5,640 Reads
In earlier articles, I have discussed your two key yardsticks of financial performance: the balance sheet and the income statement. Taken together, they represent as complete a financial picture of your company as it's possible to get.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 29,747 Reads 159 Shares
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