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What gets rewarded gets done, so recognize and reward a lot! This is especially so if you want to learn how to change company culture.
  • Ron Kaufman
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I recommend you get your management team together and take them to see the baseball movie "Moneyball," adapted from the book by Michael Lewis.
  • Jack Mackey
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When I was 19 years old, I was promoted to passenger service manager for Capital Airlines at Midway Airport in Chicago.
  • Howard Putnam
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"I'm sorry, but this just isn't working, I think it's best if we part company." Have you been on the giving or receiving side of that statement?
  • Jay Werth
  • 4,541 Reads 73 Shares
Long gone are the good old days of 2002 - 2007, when development jokes about fog-the-mirror tests abounded.
  • Darrell Johnson
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In October 1998, Steven Keys converted his residential lawn care business to a U.S. Lawns franchise.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Franchise shows were the champions of recruitment during the 1980s and early 1990s. Franchisors effectively sold owners throughout the U.S. by "working the circuit" 40 weeks a year.
  • Steve Olson
  • 4,542 Reads 81 Shares
Many entrepreneurs and business owners embrace the idea of franchising their business and leap into the franchise model with great hopes and expectations.
  • Beata Krakus
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In business, owners often become trapped because they don't heed the messages their business sends and don't pay attention to basic principles.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 7,178 Reads 1 Shares
In the previous three issues of FUSR, we published a high-level overview of the 2012 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR), followed by selections of highlights from the report
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,825 Reads 14 Shares
Franchising is seeing a flurry of activity in financing, mergers and acquisitions, and franchisee incentives in 2012, especially for returning veterans.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,468 Reads 39 Shares
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Food--fast, slow, casual, takeout, sit-down, delivery--is by far the largest single sector in franchising.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,045 Reads
Kevin Cushing began delivering newspapers in Chicago when he was in second grade. He eventually delivered more than one million.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,452 Reads
You search and screen and interview for the best employees. Days pass, sometimes weeks, as you narrow down your choices (and continue to operate understaffed).
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,312 Reads 1 Shares
After 10 years at Union Carbide, Ottawa-born chemical engineer Roger Mongeon wanted to spend less time traveling and more time with his family.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,641 Reads 277 Shares
Leadership is a fundamental ingredient for the success of a franchise concept. When franchisees invest in a brand, they are casting a vote of confidence in the leadership team.
  • Don Fox
  • 4,349 Reads
Each month, Niche Media highlights a standout niche magazine. February's pick is Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine because it is the only magazine dedicated exclusively to serving the hottest and fastest-growing niche in franchising: multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees.
  • PRESS RELEASE
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Negotiation really is an art, and can be a challenge to master for even the most astute business professional.
  • Sharon Housley
  • 6,277 Reads 1 Shares
In order to excel in your work, in your life, or as a leader, you need to commit to continuous learning.
  • Joelle K. Jay, Ph.D.
  • 6,288 Reads 534 Shares
How do you promote your franchise to prospective buyers?
  • Steve Olson
  • 3,816 Reads 2 Shares
Generally speaking, people like to compete. They like to test themselves and be challenged. Most important, people like to win.
  • Dave Melton
  • 4,185 Reads
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"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,183 Reads
Denny's has nearly 1,700 restaurants worldwide, nearly 90 percent owned by our franchise partners.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,399 Reads 1 Shares
Recognizing the challenges of today's retail markets, most franchisors are creating strategic solutions for their franchise systems.
  • Anthony J. Calamunci
  • 2,420 Reads 6 Shares
Local store marketing (LSM) strategies can go a long way in boosting a brand's growth and nationwide image, says Sandy Lechner, president and CEO of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Synergy Brand Management, which provides turnkey branding solutions for franchises.
  • Helen Bond
  • 9,694 Reads 2 Shares
Real estate brokers and franchise consultants have repeated the phrase "location, location, location" for nearly 100 years.
  • Noah Glass
  • 10,526 Reads 3 Shares
When great front-line hourly employees quit, most managers take it personally--and with good reason.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 7,627 Reads
In this complex world of advertising choices, it is important to know which ad programs are working.
  • Bill Dinan
  • 3,510 Reads 72 Shares
Determining social media policies for the workplace is especially difficult for franchisors, who have both corporate employees and independent operators to consider.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,888 Reads 29 Shares
Lots of lists rank the "best" franchise brands. But what about compiling a list of best franchises by going straight to the franchisees and asking them?
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 44,641 Reads 1,014 Shares
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