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Veronica Jordan was determined to trade in her 9-to-5 desk job for something more creative and profitable. In 2012, after searching for 3 years, she came across a Facebook ad that inspired her to unleash her inner entrepreneur.
  • Danielle Buenrostro
  • 33,414 Reads 9 Shares
Women play a critical and growing role in franchising. In our Annual Women's Issue, we profiled 28 "C-Suite Women." We share their profiles in this new weekly series.
  • Franchise Update
  • 6,448 Reads 1 Shares
I have had the good fortune to experience and witness many professionals who truly know how to serve. However, one person in particular consistently blows me away by how he builds rapport instantly with strangers and learns so much about them in only a short conversation.
  • John (and Bo) DiJulius
  • 29,633 Reads 12 Shares
Remember when we used to hear Prince's song "1999" and it seemed so far into the future? Well, how about the year 2020, which is just 3 years away?
  • John DiJulius
  • 4,484 Reads 3 Shares
La Madeleine Turning to Refranchising and Looking for Multi-Unit Operators to Spur Rapid Growth in an Effort to Double the Brand's Size in 5 Years.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 26,028 Reads 369 Shares
Marco's Pizza Teams Up With Multi-Unit Franchisee and Area Representative To Ramp Up the Brand's Growth in Montana.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 27,739 Reads 1 Shares
After you've sold a franchise, your next job is support!
  • Marc Collopy
  • 6,094 Reads 4 Shares
So many good things are happening so quickly 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
  • 2,844 Reads 1,023 Shares
Harry Rose, founder and chairman of The Rose Group, is a winner. In 2016, for the second year in a row, Applebee's named Rose its Franchisee of the Year.
  • Danielle Buenrostro
  • 37,820 Reads 27 Shares
We often hear about the wage gap. But one emerging reality from the trend of the flexible economy is a tax classification gap.
  • Jocelyn Mangan
  • 32,134 Reads 8 Shares
Women play a critical and growing role in franchising. In our Annual Women's Issue, we profiled 28 "C-Suite Women." We share their profiles in this new weekly series.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,335 Reads 1 Shares
American Family Care
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A typical multi-unit agreement provides to the developer the right (and obligation) to open a certain number of units according to a specified timetable within a defined territory.
  • Kay Ainsley
  • 2,864 Reads 1 Shares
Control and project a positive image in the communities where you operate franchise locations. Generating respect can make you a "local hero" and boost your business.
  • Dan Schneider
  • 32,521 Reads 1 Shares
Senator files regulatory reform bills in an effort to counter numerous regulations that burden franchisees and other small business operators.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 28,924 Reads 1 Shares
Market research and customer data analytics are front and center for Debbie Gonzalez, chief brand officer at Massage Envy.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,404 Reads 2 Shares
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) Campbell's Soup beta tests new Pinterest tool to spot trends earlier; 2) Email marketing - 14 mistakes to avoid; 3) Twitter - 7 steps to identify your target audience; 4) Facebook updates its Analytics for Apps platform; and 5) Instagram expands the number of photos and videos allowed in its carousel ads.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,297 Reads
Eddie Rodriguez, one of the 10 largest Wendy's franchisees, says he has never worked a day in his life. After 43 years in franchising, Rodriguez continues his relentless dedication to growing a brand he believes in--and in expanding it beyond his company's 179 Wendy's locations in Florida, New Mexico, and Texas.
  • Danielle Buenrostro
  • 42,482 Reads 12 Shares
Allan Young will tell you straight up that his job begins and ends with accountability. It's just the way the 46-year-old CEO of Noble Brands sees it.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,522 Reads 8 Shares
The chip card (EMV) deadline passed in October 2015. Yet according to industry accounts, fewer than 50 percent of retail and restaurant outlets were set up by the end of December 2016 to accept cards this way.
  • Tom Epstein
  • 41,455 Reads 3 Shares
Debbie Gonzalez loves trying new and fresh ways to market a brand. Before moving into franchising with Massage Envy in 2014, she held marketing leadership roles at Kellogg's, Gerber, Herman Miller, and PetSmart.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 2,675 Reads 1 Shares
The only guaranteed way to be prepared for a change in leadership that doesn't create culture shock is through forethought and planning.
  • Kendall Rawls
  • 42,589 Reads 3 Shares
Movita Juice Bar
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Franchisees need to be telling their story to legislators and the public. It's one of the best ways to eliminate misperceptions about how small businesses operate.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 37,026 Reads 2 Shares
Want more multi-unit growth in your system? Try these four tips!
  • Kay Ainsley
  • 2,576 Reads
A series featuring highlights from the 2017 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) continues with a look at cost per lead and cost per sale.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,353 Reads
Al Bhakta is proof that friends can be successful in business together. As managing director of the Dallas-based Chalak Mitra Group of Companies, Bhakta is one of seven longtime friends who have made wise business decisions together through the years.
  • Danielle Buenrostro
  • 50,347 Reads 16 Shares
Following the unexpected results of the U.S. presidential election in November, U.S. franchisors that our company assists in taking their franchises global, asked us to assess the impact on international franchising in key countries.
  • William Edwards
  • 4,085 Reads 1 Shares
K'Zell "Zelly" Wesson took his pro basketball career global more than 17 years ago. He currently plays in Turkey as a forward for Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor, a team in the Turkish Basketball League. But the 6-foot-7-inch Wesson is also making sure he's got game as he nears the end of his playing days--by investing in and growing a chain of Workout Anytime fitness gyms in the USA.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 44,150 Reads 364 Shares
CFA Day Forum will feature pro-business Congresswoman Virginia Foxx as keynote speaker. The event will also offer franchisees the opportunity to walk the halls of Congress and meet with representatives.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 33,685 Reads
Since joining Always Best Care in August 2015, my primary focus has been to overhaul the brand. In 2016, our major marketing objective was to build the brand's overall marketing platform and system.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,004 Reads 1 Shares
Larry Miramontes, VP of Marketing at Always Best Care Senior Services, dishes on 2017 changes to the brand's marketing strategies and tactics.
  • Larry Miramontes
  • 3,203 Reads
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