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We are experiencing a rare alignment of stars in the franchise finance world right now, and it's essential that operators act quickly to take advantage of this situation, before the party's over. To understand the current financing environment, let's take a look at the economic "big picture."
  • Dean Zuccarello
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Resiliency and optimism permeated the air at this year's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas March 27-29.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
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For most of her 40-year career, Linda Read says she has had to work harder, be smarter, and produce better results than the men in her field
  • Helen Bond
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Wendy Odell Magus is in the driver's seat, a position she relishes--and excels at. With more than two decades in marketing, she understands both the consumer and franchise sides of marketing and communication
  • Kerry Pipes
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The role of the leader is to create a smooth operating and empowered organization that frees employees from obstacles and barriers to their personal productivity.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 4,072 Reads 57 Shares
The primary concern most fast food business and franchise owners encounter is the balance of front of the house demands and back of the house operations.
  • Layne Davlin
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When Tony Lutfi was asked back in 2009 where he'd like to be in five years, he said 100 units.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,764 Reads 1,020 Shares
The White House and IFA recently announced that 290,000 veterans and military spouses have been hired or trained in the franchise business since the launch of the White House Joining Forces initiative in 2011.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza must be doing something right. In fact, the country's fifth-largest pizza chain is doing a lot of things right.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,393 Reads 1 Shares
Peter Holt received an early Christmas present late last year when Tasti D-Lite CEO Jim Amos announced he was stepping down and that Holt had been selected to take the reins of the 25-year-old brand.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,147 Reads 1 Shares
The 3rd annual Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference is right around the corner... in Atlanta, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, this June 25-26.
  • Franchise Update
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We all know that social media links influence our rankings in search engines.
  • Jeremy LaDuque
  • 2,312 Reads 51 Shares
A survey of 437 service industry franchisees conducted by Yodle in December 2012 revealed that 9 out of 10 respondents said online marketing support was a key factor in choosing a franchise brand.
  • Franchise Update
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Research by email marketing giant Constant Contact reveals that 60% of small businesses need help with social media marketing.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,043 Reads 7 Shares
In my 20-plus years of teaching and consulting with business owners and hiring managers about how to "hire tough so they can manage easy," I've discovered there are 10 commonplace mistakes almost everyone makes that are guaranteed to result in bad hiring decisions and waste untold time, money, and effort.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 7,708 Reads 1 Shares
If President Obama decided to name an Ambassador of Franchising, John "JD" Draper, with his dapper attire, mile-wide smile, and booming voice would surely make the "short list" of top candidates.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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Silos are good for one thing, and one thing only: holding stuff back.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,407 Reads 4 Shares
Managers are often task-oriented, and not necessarily focused on their employees. Leaders on the other hand are people-oriented;
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 7,103 Reads 533 Shares
A franchise is not an ordinary business asset. You don't really "own" a franchise outright as you do a traditional business.
  • Gerald Marks
  • 6,297 Reads 246 Shares
If you're not using social media as part of your recruiting process you should be.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,731 Reads 95 Shares
You might assume that Jo McCabe has a background in home repairs. The co-owner of Mr. Handyman and the system's 2010 Franchisee of the Year, serves the Prince William and southern Fairfax counties in Virginia.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,630 Reads 1 Shares
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Part 1 of this series addressed how to improve attendance at franchisee conventions. Part 2 discussed how to maximize the benefits to your franchisees.
  • Evan Hackel
  • 3,079 Reads 1 Shares
Moving your franchise business phone system to the cloud can increase employee productivity, improve customer service, and lower IT costs.
  • Bonnie Lam
  • 11,410 Reads 2 Shares
Executive review committees are typically composed of senior franchise executives who review a candidate's qualifications before granting them a franchise.
  • Steve Olson
  • 2,797 Reads 76 Shares
Generation Y. You know they're out there. But are you still scratching your head trying to figure out what to do about Millennials?
  • Jennifer Kushell
  • 2,263 Reads 4 Shares
David Buckley, CMO at Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, Inc., is a busy marketing executive. He's responsible for the development, planning, and execution of the consumer marketing strategies for not just one, but four retail chains under the Sears label.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,227 Reads 227 Shares
When Brandon Jones was in the third grade, his teacher asked the class to write about what they wanted to be when they grew up.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,672 Reads 21 Shares
I attend a lot of franchise conferences in Las Vegas. When you look around there, gambling seems to a very profitable business, right?
  • Jack Mackey
  • 6,794 Reads 1 Shares
If you and your franchisees are currently making a profit, let me remind you: There are people who are dedicating their lives to taking that profit away from you.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 5,586 Reads 1,014 Shares
Creating a customer-focused culture requires strategy and constant review. Each year you should review your goal setting and organizing efforts.
  • Lisa Ford
  • 4,726 Reads 36 Shares
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