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Let's start with what's an Acai berry. Looking like a cross between a grape and a blueberry, the açaí (ah-sigh-EE) berry is a small, reddish-purple fruit harvested from palm trees that grow around the Amazon River Basin.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,827 Reads 2 Shares
The usual reason for forming an independent franchisee association is to address problems with the franchisor or other conflicts within the system.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,418 Reads 2 Shares
In the U.S. we are privileged to have many women senior franchise executives (some of whom are profiled in this issue--Editors).
  • William Edward
  • 4,515 Reads 1 Shares
Fast-Growing GPS Hospitality Adds Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen To Its Franchise Portfolio Expanding Presence In Georgia and West Virginia.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,970 Reads
Indiana Moves Forward With Its Own Bill To Provide Definition of An Employee and In Effort to Fight Back Against Federal Government.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,531 Reads
Is your sales team overburdened by poor leads? A dedicated qualifier will free up their time and boost your chances to sign the best prospects.
  • Steve Olson
  • 2,938 Reads 1 Shares
A conversation with John Metz invariably leads to all kinds of topics, peppered with opinions and pointed insights gleaned from his many, and diverse, business adventures.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,758 Reads 2 Shares
At Bar Louie, Jill Szymanski draws on her experience at Burger King and Applebee's to build, train, and retain a great sales and development team.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,880 Reads
Millennials. You are likely tired of reading about them but you can't stop, because with 60 million Americans in this generation, they're too big to ignore.
  • Adam Pierno
  • 3,529 Reads 1,021 Shares
Former McDonald's Multi-Unit Franchisee Inks Deal with Pie Five Pizza To Open Multiple Locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,657 Reads 6 Shares
Survey Finds The 500 Largest Restaurant Chains in the U.S Experienced Growth That Reached $288 billion in 2015.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,820 Reads 1 Shares
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The M&A marketplace has seen some impressive activity over the past few years. Theoretically, this should have created a positive environment for all people looking to execute an M&A transaction.
  • By Dean Zuccarello
  • 8,066 Reads
As many of you know, we're a distractible audience – you can't get away with doing the same thing again and again. You have to constantly be reinventing your message and ways to present your material.
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 4,877 Reads
What makes a great company culture? Free food? Extra vacation time? Flexible hours? Employers spend more than $720 million on engagement every year, yet only 30 percent of the workforce is actively engaged.
  • Julie Moreland
  • 9,390 Reads
If you had LeBron James on your team, you'd feel pretty good about your chances of winning--big. And that's exactly what Blaze "Fast-Fire'd" Pizza intends to do.
  • By Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,065 Reads 15 Shares
Iraq Vet Business Owner Testifies Before House Small Business Subcommittee Of Risk Due To Overreach Of NLRB.
  • 7,435 Reads
In the life of a franchise sales professional, never a day should go by when we do not learn (or relearn) a selling skill. We are the tip of the spear when it comes to representing our brand to future franchise owners.
  • Jim Bender
  • 3,411 Reads 1 Shares
An exit strategy doesn't have to represent the fear of letting go but can actually give you more control and put you in the driver's seat of your business.
  • Dan Schneider
  • 10,260 Reads 4 Shares
Mission statement, shmission statement! Do you have a Customer Service Vision for your employees to live out every day, with every customer, in every transaction?
  • John DiJulius
  • 15,583 Reads 3 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) What politicians and celebrities can teach you about brand marketing online; 2) SEO vs. SEM - which is better for you?; 3) Spruce up your Facebook cover photo for more customer engagement; 4) Snapchat video delivery is on the rise; and 5) a step-by-step visual guide on how to use Pinterest.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 4,587 Reads
As senior vice president and chief investment officer of Impact Properties, Shirin Kanji is in charge of all of the Tampa-based company's investment-related activities.
  • Helen Bond
  • 12,813 Reads 12 Shares
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Mary Rogers likes to start things and she likes to see children learn. In 1984, she started Computer Explorers, a brand created to teach kids how to work with the newly arriving wave of personal computers.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,502 Reads
World-class service companies have what I like to call a "customer bill of rights" that every person in that organization clearly knows and follows 100 percent of the time.
  • John DiJulius
  • 15,347 Reads 9 Shares
As senior vice president of marketing for School of Rock, Elliot Baldini is a perfect fit. A self-professed lifelong musician with a passion for performance, he also sports wicked marketing chops.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,992 Reads 3 Shares
GPS Hospitality Promotes Founding Partner Brian Arnold To Chief Development Officer As It Continues Expanding Beyond Its 222 Burger King Locations.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,595 Reads 1 Shares
Cici's Pizza is no more. Long live Cicis! CEO Darren Harris explains the brand's stem-to-stern overhaul and why the 30-year-old pizza buffet concept knew it was time for a change.
  • Darin Harris
  • 2,703 Reads
Utah The Latest State To Challenge NLRB Ruling With New Bill Establishing Franchisees As Sole Employers Of Their Workers.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,570 Reads
So many good things are happening so fast in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,895 Reads 2 Shares
Multi-unit franchisee Gary Moore has spent most of his life in the restaurant business, assuming nearly every available job title along the way.
  • Helen Bond
  • 11,816 Reads 1,021 Shares
Ross Harried has found that a "small" strategy can serve up big business success. His Maui Wowi Ka'anapali Carts (Tiki huts on wheels) are 8 feet wide, 3 feet deep, 8 feet high and can squeeze in most anywhere...
  • Helen Bond
  • 10,440 Reads 9 Shares
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