2012 MVPs: Six Franchisee All-Stars Makes This Year's Team
The rapidly expanding mobile payments market is attractive to merchants because of the low entry barrier to obtain a smartphone or tablet device.
Gary Glover
Burton W. Folsom uncovered something revolutionary about capitalism in 19th century America.
Kerry Pipes
If you've played, coached, or watched a sport on the University of South Carolina (USC) campus, there's a good chance you've eaten a Firehouse Sub from Judy and Charlie Divita.
Helen Bond
One of the most challenging components of making decisions to invest in franchise units is trying to predict the future.
Darrell Johnson
A conversation with mega-franchisee Ed Doherty is invariably sprinkled with a lot of "wows."
Debbie Selinsky
During the initial stages of an exit strategy engagement with our clients, we spend considerable time gaining a full understanding the client's business.
Dean Zuccarello
Everyone knows the value of a sponge: it absorbs water. This is a pretty good deal.
Steve LeFever
The Multi-Unit Franchising Conference was held in Las Vegas this past April. Would it surprise you to know that 70 percent of all revenue generated by Las Vegas casinos is non-gaming revenue?
Jack Mackey
When Edwin Sarkissian and his family emigrated from Iran to the United States in 1996, he was a young boy who longed for a computer.
Debbie Selinsky
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.
Eddy Goldberg
In my previous column I made several suggestions for successfully navigating our times to a brighter future.
Carol M. Schleif
When Kevin Osterfeld's "dream job" as a stockbroker didn't turn out so dreamy, he decided to switch things up.
Debbie Selinsky
As is always the case, I learned a lot at the annual Multi-Unit Franchising Conference this year.
Mel Kleiman