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Gina Puente has built her franchise empire in a nontraditional way. She operates her brands in airports and hospitals and she is an innovator with a passion for creating her own brands.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,534 Reads 233 Shares
Having a flock of happy customers is like having your own advertising agency.
  • Dr. Nido Qubein
  • 5,633 Reads 163 Shares
An overwhelming number of franchisees are perplexed about network security ownership and responsibility--especially when it comes time to pay for a data compromise.
  • Gary Glover
  • 6,080 Reads 14 Shares
In an episode of "The Simpsons," Lisa tells her dad that the Chinese use the same word for both "crisis" and "opportunity"--to which Homer replies, "Yes! Crisitunity!"
  • Carol Schleif
  • 6,127 Reads 150 Shares
Edwin Sarkissian escaped the oppression of his native Iran with his family in 1996.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 109,290 Reads 834 Shares
Managers are overwhelmed and burdened with many tasks and responsibilities in a constant quest to improve results.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 4,624 Reads 1,023 Shares
According to Chris Jackson, director of marketing and branding at College Hunks Hauling Junk, "He lives College Hunks. If he is in the grocery store, it's a marketing opportunity."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,157 Reads 284 Shares
Aziz Hashim, who was an engineer before deciding he liked restaurants and franchising better, has a detailed, systematic process for evaluating potential new brands.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,626 Reads 74 Shares
Previously, I described one of the few positives from the recent financial crisis: In the world of small-business lending, franchising has gained a competitive edge in the battle for access to capital.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 5,195 Reads 16 Shares
After visiting with Guillermo Perales five years ago, perhaps the most pointed question to ask him today is, "What have you not been up to?"
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 14,384 Reads 7 Shares
Michael Knobelock has always been in sales. As a 14-year-old growing up in Houston, he sold newspaper subscriptions and was a top salesman, earning between $400 and $500 a week in the 1970s.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 12,511 Reads 14 Shares
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The decision to sell your successful multi-unit business is now firmly on the horizon.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 8,726 Reads 2 Shares
Twenty-year-old Michael Silva-Nash's family bought the Greater Little Rock Molly Maid franchise in 2005.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 13,244 Reads 1 Shares
Charlie and Judy Divita operate six Firehouse Subs in the greater Columbia, S.C., area, including one nestled in the heart of the USC campus.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,971 Reads 19 Shares
Earlier this year we interviewed representatives from companies that specialize in helping business operators hire smarter.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,834 Reads 132 Shares
At every level, technology is now a game changing tool - and a great weapon of destruction.
  • Scott Klososky
  • 7,495 Reads 1,023 Shares
How do you feel when a valued employee gives notice? Are you shocked? Disappointed? Do you feel like you've been jilted?
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 6,331 Reads
When we heard Frank Bonanno had been named 2012 Vetrepreneur of the Year by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association, we had to catch up with him to find out what else he's been up to since we last profiled him in this magazine 2 years ago (3rd quarter 2010).
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 20,929 Reads 5 Shares
Gift cards! Often viewed as giveaways or as marketing ploys. You may want to think twice before you throw them into your offerings mix -- there are potential obstacles you may not have considered.
  • Ronald Tramazzo
  • 12,114 Reads 7 Shares
When things get quiet at Carla Fryar's Great Clips salons in Northfield and New Prague, Minn., she tells her employees to hit the road--dressed as the brand's mascot, Sudz, a life-sized blue shampoo bottle.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,632 Reads 1,014 Shares
Ed Doherty has a passion for his business and growth. His roots in the restaurant business trace back to his youth when he worked after school and college to help his mother run a deli.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,045 Reads 382 Shares
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Automating the hiring process has a number of benefits for multi-unit franchisees, from speeding the hiring process to helping identify higher-quality candidates.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,202 Reads 8 Shares
The Summer Olympics reinforced my respect for world-class athletes of all nationalities.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 5,327 Reads 35 Shares
When Pam Wolfe began operating Papa Murphy's Take'N'Bake Pizza franchises 15 years ago you could almost always find her in the company kitchen
  • Helen Bond
  • 16,519 Reads 2 Shares
Ask yourself this question: If I died today, have I taken the appropriate steps to provide for the smooth and effective transition of my business, and to protect my family
  • Steve LeFever
  • 4,781 Reads 11 Shares
"A business that fails to satisfy its customers is worth nothing."
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,735 Reads 1 Shares
There's an old saying: "Most people aim at nothing in life... and hit it with amazing accuracy."
  • Dr. Tony Alessandra
  • 6,594 Reads 1 Shares
Leaders are confident that they are capable, through their actions and attitudes, of creating a healthy work environment.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 20,846 Reads
Cathy Amato expects to do $30 million in combined sales for 2012. That's a far cry from the less than $250,000 her company did when she first started two decades ago.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,152 Reads 20 Shares
It's like most relationships. Sometimes things seem stable and positive between franchisees and franchisors.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 13,598 Reads 72 Shares
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