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Home care franchising has risen to the top of the charts in terms of profitability and franchisee satisfaction in just two years, says a new report by market research firm Franchise Business Review.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Rick Silva developed a passion and understanding for business early in life. The son of Cuban immigrants, he watched his mom and dad start their own small business from scratch in Miami.
  • Kerry Pipes
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A couple of years ago, I went through an exceedingly challenging period in my personal life, where the path I'd been on for several decades proved flawed, and I had to figure out how to pick up the pieces and move on. The status quo had become unacceptable, even though the way forward was unclear.
  • Carol Schleif
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With the heightened focus on social media during the past few years, it's important to remember that social media is only a part of your marketing mix.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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That's a question a lot of people ask themselves every day. It's also one of the questions posted on Focus.com.
  • Franchise Update
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If there's anything Gavin Hart enjoys more than a vanilla cone at one of his Dairy Queens, it's handing one over to a customer.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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There's something for everyone and anyone involved in marketing in an e-book from Hubspot and social media guru David Meerman Scott.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Here's a rundown of some social media pitfalls and gotchas that keep managers awake at night.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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Let me get right to the point. The keys to success in any business are: (1) the quality of the products or services you offer, and (2) your employees' ability to deliver outstanding customer service. And I'm not the only one who thinks so.
  • Mel Kleiman
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One of the questions I hear most often from executives is "How do I motivate my employees to do the things I want them to do?"
  • Nido Qubein
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Effective performance plans must detail the specific actions leaders and employees must follow to accomplish the goals and objectives set within it.
  • Timothy Bednarz
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Whether you have one franchise or a thousand, Discovery Day catapults your recruiting process to its crescendo.
  • Steve Olson
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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
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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
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What seems to have changed is a couple of yahoos in a pizza joint sticking cheese up their nose can threaten a global brand.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Franchisors recognize the best performers in their system with a Franchisee of the Year award (or equivalent).
  • Eddy Goldberg
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As a bootstrap franchisor, there certainly are ways you can gain public attention through your own personal efforts.
  • Steve Olson
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Jersey Mike's has developed a recruitment system that's strong on speed, efficiency, and good communication, says Brian Sommers, vice president of franchise development for the Manasquan, N.J.-based franchisor.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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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
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Franchising is bursting--not busting--out all over, with a flurry of financing, M&A, and IPO activity.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you positive news each month
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,912 Reads 1 Shares
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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
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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
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When Chirag Patel left India 15 years ago, he had mixed feelings about leaving his home and his parents.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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It's a familiar scenario: a successful concept is born from a family-owned restaurant where everybody knows your name and embodies a particular culture.
  • John Longstreet
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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
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In this tech-obsessed world, franchisors seeking to recruit the next generation of top-tier franchisees are engaging prospects through a constant flow of communication.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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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
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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
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To better position us to reach our 2012 goal of doubling franchise awards, we recently revamped our lead follow-up processes to increase the speed and effectiveness of our prospect follow-up.
  • Franchise Update
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