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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
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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
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Franchising is seeing a flurry of activity in financing, mergers and acquisitions, and franchisee incentives in 2012, especially for returning veterans.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,332 Reads 39 Shares
Food--fast, slow, casual, takeout, sit-down, delivery--is by far the largest single sector in franchising.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Kevin Cushing began delivering newspapers in Chicago when he was in second grade. He eventually delivered more than one million.
  • Kerry Pipes
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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
  • 8,024 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
  • 5,454 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
  • 4,104 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
  • 6,170 Reads 1 Shares
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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.
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How do you promote your franchise to prospective buyers?
  • Steve Olson
  • 3,559 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
  • 4,066 Reads
"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,009 Reads
Denny's has nearly 1,700 restaurants worldwide, nearly 90 percent owned by our franchise partners.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,218 Reads 1 Shares
Recognizing the challenges of today's retail markets, most franchisors are creating strategic solutions for their franchise systems.
  • Anthony J. Calamunci
  • 2,268 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
  • 9,455 Reads 2 Shares
Real estate brokers and franchise consultants have repeated the phrase "location, location, location" for nearly 100 years.
  • Noah Glass
  • 10,374 Reads 3 Shares
When great front-line hourly employees quit, most managers take it personally--and with good reason.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 7,392 Reads
In this complex world of advertising choices, it is important to know which ad programs are working.
  • Bill Dinan
  • 3,387 Reads 72 Shares
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Determining social media policies for the workplace is especially difficult for franchisors, who have both corporate employees and independent operators to consider.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,744 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
  • 44,336 Reads 1,014 Shares
Franchisors recognize the best performers in their system each year with a Franchisee of the Year award.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,626 Reads 7 Shares
Welcome to the final installment of "Anatomy of a Franchise Start-Up."
  • Keith Gerson
  • 4,528 Reads 1 Shares
Proven Match has teamed up with Franchise Update Media Group (FUMG) to give results-driven franchisors a cost-saving profiling service that delivers pre-qualified candidates.
  • Franchise Update Media
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Sam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's.
  • Tracy Staton
  • 6,671 Reads 1 Shares
This April will mark the third year in a row that Al Coelho has run the 26-mile Boston Marathon. That's a significant achievement. But it's only a part of what Coelho will do that day.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,131 Reads 8 Shares
Irate customers. No matter how good you are at what you do, what business you are in, or where it is located, you will at some point find yourself facing an irate customer.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,551 Reads 359 Shares
As the economy continues to struggle through a slow recovery, business people everywhere are looking for any tools or techniques that will help them keep their businesses alive and thriving.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,859 Reads 1 Shares
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