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In July 2011, Atlanta-based private equity firm, Roark Capital Group, purchased Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.
  • Hala Moddelmog
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According to Chris Jackson, director of marketing and branding at College Hunks Hauling Junk, "He lives College Hunks. If he is in the grocery store, it's a marketing opportunity."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Aziz Hashim, who was an engineer before deciding he liked restaurants and franchising better, has a detailed, systematic process for evaluating potential new brands.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Burton W. Folsom uncovered something revolutionary about capitalism in 19th century America.
  • Kerry Pipes
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After 30 years in franchising, there is one lesson that I've learned personally and shared professionally.
  • Dina Dwyer-Owens
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Previously, I described one of the few positives from the recent financial crisis: In the world of small-business lending, franchising has gained a competitive edge in the battle for access to capital.
  • Darrell Johnson
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In this era of tight and uncertain franchisee financing, savvy franchisors are working hard to provide more options for finding startup capital for new franchisees and growth capital for existing franchisees.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Successful franchise recruitment requires building a marketing plan that produces qualified prospective buyers at acceptable costs.
  • Steve Olson
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After visiting with Guillermo Perales five years ago, perhaps the most pointed question to ask him today is, "What have you not been up to?"
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 13,968 Reads 7 Shares
Cheryl and Joey Robinson operate 35 Supercuts locations in the Los Angeles area. Cheryl represents their company, Sapphire Ventures, on the board of the Supercuts Franchise Association (SFA).
  • Jack Mackey
  • 3,515 Reads 31 Shares
Michael Knobelock has always been in sales. As a 14-year-old growing up in Houston, he sold newspaper subscriptions and was a top salesman, earning between $400 and $500 a week in the 1970s.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 12,094 Reads 14 Shares
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This is the first of a three-part series on how to optimize your franchisee conventions.
  • Evan Hackel
  • 2,708 Reads 31 Shares
The decision to sell your successful multi-unit business is now firmly on the horizon.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 8,454 Reads 2 Shares
Twenty-year-old Michael Silva-Nash's family bought the Greater Little Rock Molly Maid franchise in 2005.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Charlie and Judy Divita operate six Firehouse Subs in the greater Columbia, S.C., area, including one nestled in the heart of the USC campus.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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A year ago, Ray Margiano, an admitted lifelong "workaholic," had an epiphany.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 3,228 Reads 31 Shares
Earlier this year we interviewed representatives from companies that specialize in helping business operators hire smarter.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,724 Reads 132 Shares
At every level, technology is now a game changing tool - and a great weapon of destruction.
  • Scott Klososky
  • 7,153 Reads 1,023 Shares
When it comes to communication, no two brands are the same. While some of their technologies (extranet sites, social media footprint, advertising strategies) might align, communication is not a one-size-fits all box.
  • Franchise Update
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Amazon.com is a master at courting - and keeping - customers. It builds everything around the customer and has a better grasp of the power of the customer experience than any other company in the world.
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,216 Reads 156 Shares
Terri Snyder has 30 years of marketing experience in food service, including Pizza Hut, Domino's, and T.G.I. Friday's.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,056 Reads 2 Shares
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How do you feel when a valued employee gives notice? Are you shocked? Disappointed? Do you feel like you've been jilted?
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 6,116 Reads
Hubspot has published an ebook to educate marketing professionals and business owners on how to develop and manage an effective Internet marketing program.
  • Hubspot
  • 3,848 Reads 332 Shares
Social media provides new and powerful tools for communicating with customers.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,246 Reads 16 Shares
When we heard Frank Bonanno had been named 2012 Vetrepreneur of the Year by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association, we had to catch up with him to find out what else he's been up to since we last profiled him in this magazine 2 years ago (3rd quarter 2010).
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 19,912 Reads 3 Shares
Gift cards! Often viewed as giveaways or as marketing ploys. You may want to think twice before you throw them into your offerings mix -- there are potential obstacles you may not have considered.
  • Ronald Tramazzo
  • 11,773 Reads 7 Shares
When things get quiet at Carla Fryar's Great Clips salons in Northfield and New Prague, Minn., she tells her employees to hit the road--dressed as the brand's mascot, Sudz, a life-sized blue shampoo bottle.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,227 Reads 1,014 Shares
After 30 years in franchising, there is one lesson that I've learned personally and shared professionally. It goes like this: It's one thing to know your business.
  • Dina Dwyer-Owens
  • 6,075 Reads
Ed Doherty has a passion for his business and growth. His roots in the restaurant business trace back to his youth when he worked after school and college to help his mother run a deli.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,736 Reads 382 Shares
Automating the hiring process has a number of benefits for multi-unit franchisees, from speeding the hiring process to helping identify higher-quality candidates.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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