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Effective closing skills are critical in the franchise sales process. Learn how to develop them in yourself - and your team.
  • Steve Olson
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For the past 30 years, the U.S. has experienced the longest bull market on record for fixed-income securities. As interest rates declined, investors in bonds benefited.
  • Carol M. Schleif
  • 8,073 Reads 1 Shares
Demands on CMOs are increasing every day. This CMO-turned-solution-provider offers 5 ideas to help marketers keep their balance.
  • Bob Scaglione
  • 2,729 Reads
Are your franchisees shying away from local online marketing initiatives? You're not alone, according to this report from Brandmuscle.
  • Brandmuscle
  • 3,601 Reads
Bill Sole has been a successful master franchisee for the Anago Cleaning Systems brand in the Bay Area for nearly a decade now. He has just taken on the new territory of Inland Empire where his franchisees will service Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario counties.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,177 Reads
The best financial advisors are also great team players. Top financial advisors and attorneys should work together to create a successful collaborative effort for their clients.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,028 Reads
Are you sabotaging your content marketing? Here are 5 ways to stop - today!
  • Ellen Gomes
  • 2,081 Reads
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: optimizing mobile sites, crisis management, comedy in marketing, build a YouTube audience, 14 top SMM tools, and DIY website builders.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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Jim Lager doesn't talk about himself a lot, but will allow that he's "pretty good at taking lousy businesses and turning them into something.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,260 Reads
Ten years ago, when FRANdata began tracking the concentration of units controlled by multi-unit franchisees, it totaled 45 percent. Today, multi-unit operators control 55 percent of all franchise units.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 7,369 Reads 1 Shares
So, do you want to live your life like a boss, calling the shots and living on top? Consider living life like a boss.
  • Jen Lawrence
  • 7,440 Reads
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We asked Pete Lindsey, Vice President of Franchising at Sport Clips, what changes he's planning for the brand's lead generation practices in 2015.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,682 Reads
Tips for reaching customers with online and social media tools and understanding how to maximize these online resources to reach your customers quickly and effectively.
  • Eric Groves
  • 8,462 Reads
Energy company offers five fundamental and highly effective tips for leading a small business to success.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,472 Reads
The way candidates buy franchises has changed significantly, and a lot of franchisors have been caught off guard, exposing flaws in their recruitment processes, skills, and systems.
  • Joe Mathews
  • 2,706 Reads
Last issue we discussed the first of the three key selling skills involved in effectively selling new franchises--and how they apply in good economies and bad.
  • Steve Olson
  • 4,341 Reads 2 Shares
In these challenging times, it pays to be as prepared as possible. Here are some suggestions from the banker's side of the desk that will help increase your chances of success when it comes time to renew or renegotiate your current loan structure.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 7,070 Reads 1 Shares
Nachhattar Chandi is not exaggerating when he describes his story as one that began with "colossal odds" and resulted in "triumph."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,127 Reads 1 Shares
We asked Rosemarie Reed, vice president of marketing at CruiseOne, about the role the brand's culture plays in creating, framing, and developing its brand message/image to customers. Here's what she had to say.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 2,028 Reads
You'll find Craig Joy with his sleeves rolled up working alongside his employees at his Checkers restaurants in Florida. The multi-unit franchisee takes a people-driven approach to running his business and, as a result, maintains a very high retention rate for his employees.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 12,362 Reads 1 Shares
It's email dating 101: there's nothing worse than waking up, checking your email, and find that annoying email from last night - trying to get back into your inbox for a second round.
  • Jared Flamm
  • 2,063 Reads
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"You don't want to change who you are," says Sally Hogshead. "You just want to become more of who you already are."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,205 Reads 1 Shares
On a personal level, I bet 100 percent of you agree with me that people really do matter, but are you living it every day in your businesses?
  • Nate DaPore
  • 7,031 Reads 1 Shares
Franchisors often ask us when they should activate their franchise marketing fund. They may have a requirement for marketing spending in their FDD, but may not be collecting or spending the money centrally.
  • Janet Muhleman
  • 16,541 Reads 3 Shares
Pinterest business users will want to explore the updated Pinterest Analytics tool. The new version adds information about your top pins and boards in the Pinterest Profile section.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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Hudl, a sports video software company based in Lincoln, Neb., has a system for feedback they refer to as #RealTalk. Playing off the slang phrase "real talk" (curt honesty), the team uses the phrase to denote when a conversation has taken a serious turn.
  • Gregory Ciotti
  • 4,093 Reads
A declaration is a powerful thing. By making a declaration, you not only announce something, you proclaim it to be a true and accurate representation of who you are and what you believe in.
  • Steve Farber
  • 9,744 Reads
A new set of regulatory guidelines for franchisors provides clarity on how to present franchise opportunities to prospective buyers.
  • Tom Pitegoff
  • 8,633 Reads
Loan financing and equity investment are two common methods of funding a new business start-up, assuming you do not have the capital on your own. Each strategy has advantages.
  • Jenny Q. Ta
  • 11,899 Reads 1 Shares
Bobby and Lori Forrest came well-prepared for their second careers as multi-unit franchisees for Sport Clips.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 19,242 Reads 6 Shares
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