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Franchising is bursting (not busting!) out all over these days, with a flurry of activity in financing, mergers and acquisitions, and incentives.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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In business, a lot changes in three years, especially in a down economy. And while his business has taken a turn for the worse, Tom Barnett's values and commitments remain strong as ever.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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Small business owners frequently juggle a variety of roles within their companies. Creating a balance and effectively managing available time is extremely important to most small businesses.
  • Sharon Housley
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Every business sector has its leaders, its standouts, its superstars. In franchising these are the Empire Builders, multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees who operate not one or two, but 10, 20, 100, or more franchised units.
  • Franchise Update Media
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Tom Barnett has taken it on the chin. The last three years of economic woe have taken a toll but his values and commitments remain as strong as ever.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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When Lenny's Sub Shop offered fans who "liked" its Facebook page a free half-pound sandwich as part of a Valentine's Day promotion last year, the Memphis-based franchise felt the love.
  • Helen Bond
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At the risk of placing substance over style, all leaders must understand this simple truth: style does matter.
  • Glenn Gutek
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In 1996, Michael Ansley and his former college roommate asked their fathers for loans to buy their own franchise (Buffalo Wild Wings, then known as BW3) unit near Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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There's something to be said for having walked for years in another person's shoes, for having come up the ranks to a leadership position.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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If you're wondering what a movie about baseball has to do with customer loyalty, I can give you the answer in one word: insight.
  • Jack Mackey
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When I was a little girl, I remember learning a song about friendship that has stuck with me since.
  • Melinda Caughill
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The U.S. economy is on the rise. While the world economy will be fortunate to realize a 3 percent growth rate in 2012 (less than 2 percent and we'll see a global recession, something too close to call at the moment), most of the domestic indicators are signaling a positive outlook for next year.
  • Darrell Johnson
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Franchisee satisfaction is a key component in getting franchisees to actively participate in your brand's marketing strategy at the local level.
  • Franchise Update
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Sixty-one percent of mobile users surveyed conduct local searches on their phones, and 72% of them said they made a purchase based on local searches on their smartphones.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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Tommy Haddock has added 10 Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits restaurants since we profiled him six years ago.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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Tommy Haddock has added 10 Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits restaurants since we profiled him six years ago.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,846 Reads 1 Shares
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
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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
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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
  • 3,386 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
  • 8,125 Reads 1 Shares
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