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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
  • 13,498 Reads 14 Shares
The decision to sell your successful multi-unit business is now firmly on the horizon.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 9,388 Reads 2 Shares
Twenty-year-old Michael Silva-Nash's family bought the Greater Little Rock Molly Maid franchise in 2005.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 14,098 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
  • 6,618 Reads 19 Shares
Earlier this year we interviewed representatives from companies that specialize in helping business operators hire smarter.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,130 Reads 132 Shares
At every level, technology is now a game changing tool - and a great weapon of destruction.
  • Scott Klososky
  • 8,277 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
  • 7,095 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
  • 23,277 Reads 7 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
  • 12,833 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
  • 11,423 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
  • 6,744 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
  • 3,562 Reads 8 Shares
The Summer Olympics reinforced my respect for world-class athletes of all nationalities.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 6,020 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
  • 17,484 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
  • 5,407 Reads 11 Shares
"A business that fails to satisfy its customers is worth nothing."
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,354 Reads 1 Shares
There's an old saying: "Most people aim at nothing in life... and hit it with amazing accuracy."
  • Dr. Tony Alessandra
  • 7,325 Reads 1 Shares
Leaders are confident that they are capable, through their actions and attitudes, of creating a healthy work environment.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 21,112 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
  • 4,698 Reads 20 Shares
It's like most relationships. Sometimes things seem stable and positive between franchisees and franchisors.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 14,813 Reads 72 Shares
Some multi-unit franchisees take it to the limit. They're not content with one or two or even a handful of units.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,693 Reads 50 Shares
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If you've played, coached, or watched a sport on the University of South Carolina (USC) campus, there's a good chance you've eaten a Firehouse Sub from Judy and Charlie Divita.
  • Helen Bond
  • 6,117 Reads 120 Shares
A leader's primary function is to help employees develop a strong belief in the mission of the company and the importance of their individual jobs.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 10,710 Reads 1,023 Shares
More employers are offering benefits that encourage employees to improve their health in 2012, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released this past summer.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,462 Reads 15 Shares
Leaders by their very nature are under pressure to have advanced intellectual and emotional intelligence. In today's economy, they better add one more - VQ, The Vision Quotient.
  • Scott Klososky
  • 6,215 Reads 1 Shares
As is always the case, I learned a lot at the annual Multi-Unit Franchising Conference this year.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 7,860 Reads 320 Shares
When Kevin Osterfeld's "dream job" as a stockbroker didn't turn out so dreamy, he decided to switch things up.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,388 Reads 40 Shares
In my previous column I made several suggestions for successfully navigating our times to a brighter future.
  • Carol M. Schleif
  • 4,885 Reads 34 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.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,632 Reads 1,650 Shares
When Edwin Sarkissian and his family emigrated from Iran to the United States in 1996, he was a young boy who longed for a computer.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 12,277 Reads 7 Shares
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