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Browse our selection of franchise articles and features to help further your knowledge in opening and operating a franchise business. Our exclusive features cover the franchise growth, operations, legal, leadership, marketing, real estate, and technology site of the franchise business. Written by the editorial team that produces Franchise Update Magazine and Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine, the franchise industries premier magazines.
I find it amazing that the delivery of high quality customer service is so uncommon even with all the talk and focus on the topic.
- Lisa Ford
- 5,789 Reads 429 Shares
Johnny Collins is a man of faith and endurance. He knows what kind of hard work and dedication it takes to run a marathon, serve as a firefighter, and work as a security officer.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,967 Reads 160 Shares
Franchisors recognize the best performers in their system with a Franchisee of the Year award (or equivalent).
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,389 Reads 14 Shares
Today's economy has resulted in some brutal price wars that make it difficult, if not impossible, for many companies to raise prices.
- Steve LeFever
- 30,678 Reads 6 Shares
We have made progress digging our way out of the pit of economic meltdown we tumbled into in 2007, but we certainly have a long way to go before we experience the vibrant economy we enjoyed in much of the 1990s and the early to mid-2000s.
- Dean Zuccarello
- 6,613 Reads
After earning a degree in computer science from the University of Delaware, Craig Colby set up his own consulting and programming business for the first decade of his career.
- Kerry Pipes
- 11,012 Reads 2 Shares
When Chirag Patel left India 15 years ago, he had mixed feelings about leaving his home and his parents.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 5,181 Reads 1,014 Shares
At the recent Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators Conference, Service Management Group (SMG) conducted interviews with executives on how their customer satisfaction efforts are working.
- Jack Mackey
- 8,666 Reads 1,014 Shares
Steve Jobs was a master at many things. He built Apple into a multi-billion giant, and he did it in large part because of the people he hired.
- John Tschohl
- 5,898 Reads 2 Shares
Along with the existence of positive and constructive team roles, negative and destructive agendas can emerge that undermine the ability of individual teams to function and perform adequately.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 6,632 Reads 206 Shares
Franchising can be a tough business. Franchise growth and expansion can be even tougher. More and more brands - and franchisees - are fighting for space and market share today and certain markets are saturated with operators.
- Kerry Pipes
- 10,995 Reads 1,014 Shares
Sunita Sagar got her first shot at franchising in 2007, when she was given the chance to buy an underperforming Denny's in Campbell, Calif.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 4,860 Reads 3 Shares
Anil Yadav has graced the pages (and one cover) of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine twice before.
- Kerry Pipes
- 9,777 Reads 1 Shares
I am convinced that someday the franchising community will finally get around to unleashing its biggest competitive strength: unit predictability.
- Darrell Johnson
- 4,848 Reads 93 Shares
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.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 5,378 Reads 429 Shares
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.
- John Tschohl
- 25,051 Reads 44 Shares
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.
- Dr. Tony Alessandra
- 5,980 Reads 1,014 Shares
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.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 5,021 Reads 240 Shares
Gavin Hart loves his Dairy Queen vanilla cones and Dunkin' Donuts coffee. But he also loves to see his customers enjoy them, too.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 5,622 Reads 360 Shares
The cost of credit card data compromise has risen nearly 70 percent since 2010 (Cost of Cyber Crime Study, 2011).
- Gary Glover
- 5,780 Reads 103 Shares
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.
- Tracy Staton
- 5,709 Reads 156 Shares
The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) has recently added two new franchisee association groups to its ranks.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 4,970 Reads
Managers are inundated with a high volume of information and required to make multiple decisions daily.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 16,952 Reads 2 Shares
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.
- Jaynie L. Smith
- 4,534 Reads 144 Shares
Robert Branca, Jr., is part of the Dunkin' Donuts family...seriously. Branca and his family own 60 Dunkin' Donuts in New England.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,201 Reads 53 Shares
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.
- Kerry Pipes
- 12,204 Reads 6 Shares
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.
- Carol Schleif
- 6,090 Reads 62 Shares
In the current economic climate, where businesses are merging, downsizing, and outsourcing at mind-boggling rates, it's hard to maintain your leadership equilibrium.
- Joelle Jay, Ph.D.
- 4,693 Reads 111 Shares
Serving customers is not a punishment; it is a privilege. That's how I want my team members to think.
- Dave Melton
- 8,690 Reads
Organizations can expect obvious results when they implement an empowered environment.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 5,034 Reads 64 Shares
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