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When Michael Ansley was a teenager helping his father, a painter, with work at KFC and Wendy's restaurants in Springfield, Ohio, he soaked up both his father's entrepreneurial spirit and a basic knowledge of the food and franchising business.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,827 Reads 585 Shares
One common thread linking this year's group of multi-unit dominators is how none planned a career in franchising.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,240 Reads
Recently, I spent several hours with Simon Sinek, a very creative New York marketing strategist.
  • Howard Putnam
  • 5,058 Reads 40 Shares
Wisconsin-based Topper's Pizza just launched its first-ever "mobile pizza store" this past July. The brand is one of many testing the waters of mobile food delivery vehicles.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,388 Reads 840 Shares
They are athletes, Nobel Prize winners, and heads of state.
  • John Tschohl
  • 9,529 Reads 1 Shares
On the cusp of turning 30, Bryan Selden was looking to grow his business.
  • John Carroll
  • 8,585 Reads 1 Shares
Last summer he was touring with fellow rap star Lil Wayne while also preparing for the release of his fifth studio album, which was being released by his own Maybach Music Group Empire.
  • Franchising.com
  • 15,339 Reads 1,023 Shares
John Scharnweber grew up in the restaurant business, starting at the bottom as a dishwasher and busboy growing up in Minneapolis.
  • John Carroll
  • 7,242 Reads 3 Shares
Practicing The Platinum Rule--treating others the way they want to be treated by adapting to their behavioral style--can quickly make you a more sensitive, effective leader.
  • Dr. Tony Alessandra
  • 7,578 Reads 1,014 Shares
In this sluggish economy, home-based franchises--or businesses you can run out of a home office--are some of the fastest moving franchise opportunities out there.
  • Susan Morris
  • 6,102 Reads 107 Shares
After speaking to a customer service representative on the phone recently, I was reminded of one of my hiring tips.
  • Lisa Ford
  • 3,861 Reads 25 Shares
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Former U.S. Marine Sergeant Steve Brevitz always dreamed of having his own business.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,393 Reads 1,023 Shares
Zane Tankel doesn't think of himself as a bleeding heart. He's been repeatedly recognized for his ability to build a hefty bottom line.
  • John Carroll
  • 8,535 Reads 749 Shares
Network systems attackers, as well as less-dangerous (though still nefarious) hackers, never rest in their ongoing quest to compromise franchise computer systems and capture a share of the billion-dollar bounty of stolen credit card data.
  • David Ellis
  • 6,598 Reads
Because of my 25-plus years devoted to best-practice hiring techniques, I may be thought of as an "old dog" by some, but that doesn't mean I can't learn any new tricks, and I picked up a few at the recent Multi-Unit Franchising Conference in Las Vegas.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 4,805 Reads 24 Shares
Gordon Gekko, the main character in the 1987 blockbuster film Wall Street, quickly became a popular cultural icon of unrestrained greed.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 8,173 Reads 464 Shares
Technology is always changing as new trends or new tools continually impact the way businesses operate.
  • Amanda Richardson
  • 11,947 Reads 1 Shares
Last time, I introduced the concept of using type casting to hire people who will naturally reflect your brand as a simple and proven method that ensures your people will behave as the natural extension of your brand at every touch point.
  • Rick Barrera
  • 7,967 Reads 780 Shares
To say the least, the past few years haven't been the best for business. We've weathered a brutal recession, and most of us aren't out of the woods yet.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,300 Reads 401 Shares
By his own description, Greg Thomas is ADHD. Sitting down to read a book, watching professional sporting events, or lounging on a beach doesn't really interest him.
  • John Carroll
  • 8,987 Reads 4 Shares
As we've seen in high-definition in the past few months--from the natural and man-made disasters in Japan, to the rolling upheavals across North Africa and the Middle East, to the volatile whipsaws in food and energy prices--the factors that must be accounted for while structuring financial affairs are much more complicated than ever before.
  • Carol Clark
  • 7,374 Reads 1,023 Shares
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Kevin Hatton is honest enough to admit that when he became an EMT at age 18, he came to the job with no noble or lofty motives.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,235 Reads
Power positioning is presenting yourself to the right person, at the right time and place, in the right way, with the right message.
  • Dr. Nido Qubein
  • 70,491 Reads 60 Shares
When Hollywood directors cast a superstar they count on two things, box office draw and the professional actor's ability to act
  • Rick Barrera
  • 8,031 Reads 1,021 Shares
Quality and price are two criteria for consumers when making a purchasing decision.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,864 Reads 23 Shares
Zane Tankel doesn't think of himself as a bleeding heart. He's been repeatedly recognized for his ability to build a hefty bottom line
  • John Carroll
  • 5,830 Reads 73 Shares
Growth: the all-American measure of success. But what kind of growth? And how do you measure growth in relation to success?
  • Steve LeFever
  • 12,724 Reads 1,021 Shares
Americans' love affair with big, chewy cookies was just taking off in the late 1970s when Lawrence "Doc" Cohen exited the retail pharmaceutical industry after 15 years to open his first Great American Cookies store in Lafayette, La.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,688 Reads 8 Shares
Forecasting is a tricky business, involving equal amounts of data crunching, interpreting economic and general news events, common sense, and guessing.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 7,061 Reads
Social Media has certainly proven to be a fantastic medium to cross-reference opinions, insight and perspectives. I often utilize Social Media to gain varying thoughts from both within and outside the franchise community.
  • Paul R Segreto
  • 19,650 Reads 1,020 Shares
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