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On many levels, 2014 was a tumultuous year for the franchise business model.
  • Darrell Johnson
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Simplification and a renewed focus on business and life have taken center stage for Anand Gala since we profiled him in 2010.
  • Kerry Pipes
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Houston franchise group Spicy Ketchup, LLC, signs a deal to bring 5 Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria locations to Texas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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IFA says franchisees proudly show high levels of satisfaction and contract renewal rates despite new report by union group.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Having trouble hiring that "perfect" salesperson? These 7 interviewing tips will help you separate the winners from the rest of the pack.
  • Eliot Burdett
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2015 AFDR highlights: Responses by franchisors to qualified mystery shoppers who submitted inquiries through their websites reveal that much room for improvement remains.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Those preparing to be business successors need to understand they must win the right to be heard. Work hard, ask the appropriate questions, identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities, and you'll be rewarded with openness and respect.
  • Champ Rawls
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5 helpful tips for deciding how to balance national and hyper-local marketing for franchise brands.
  • Laurel Mintz
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Social media marketing news you can use. This week: NYU professor predicts the future of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google; free web images for marketers; Google+ on the way out?; sending money with Facebook Messenger; and Twitter wins court case protecting free speech, anonymity.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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Longtime Tennessee multi-brand operator adds Quaker Steak & Lube to his portfolio. The deal marks the first Tennessee location for the brand.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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A proposed bill in California threatens more than 80,000 franchise locations that employ nearly one million workers in the state.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,246 Reads 1,014 Shares
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4 ways franchise brands can leverage technology to improve the effectiveness of their field support teams.
  • Chris Taylor
  • 7,251 Reads 3 Shares
2015 AFDR highlights: Brokers – who's using them, costs and commissions, and investment levels
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine recognizes franchisee excellence with MVP Awards at the 2015 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Guidant Financial and BoeFly announce a new partnership with Russo's Restaurants to increase credit access to franchisees, helping more entrepreneurs make Russo's Restaurants franchise ownership and expansion a reality.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,006 Reads 9 Shares
Beyond surveillance: 5 things to know about using video intelligence to enhance employee and store performance and boost your bottom line.
  • Matt Steinfort
  • 3,636 Reads
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: Yelp sues two reputation management companies; brands choosing Instagram over Facebook; why your business doesn't need a Facebook page; Facebook adjusts "Likes" downward.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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When it comes to franchising, Shahid Hashmi has just one regret: he wishes he'd gotten into it earlier.
  • Helen Bond
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Dzana Homan's story is one of inspiration and perseverance. She grew up in Yugoslavia where she spent a happy childhood filled with friends and surrounded by a large extended family.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,377 Reads 1 Shares
While very skilled at installing systems, point-of-sale (POS) vendors often don't understand security basics and likely won't make your security their main priority.
  • Brand Barney
  • 17,172 Reads 3 Shares
Franchise development department success depends on five different pieces fitting together in an organized and precise manner...
  • Marc Kiekenapp
  • 2,838 Reads 6 Shares
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe secured 51 franchise agreements in the first quarter of 2015. The deals represents 51 new cafés in markets such as Atlanta, Detroit, Providence, Miami, Charleston, S.C., and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 12,495 Reads
ApplePie Capital, a new source of franchise finance, announces its 11th brand.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,576 Reads 61 Shares
The National Retail Federation says Obama administration's overtime expansion would harm restaurant and retail careers, managers, and consumers.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,720 Reads 7 Shares
2015 AFDR highlights: Measuring cost per lead and per sale. How well are you tracking these critical metrics?
  • Eddy Goldberg
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As president of a leading franchise technology company, I'm afforded a unique vantage point as I get to study the trends, patterns, habits, and behaviors of hundreds of franchisors.
  • Keith Gerson
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Diana Hovey says she came to know and love Corner Bakery Cafe over a cup of coffee at a unit in her neighborhood.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,061 Reads 1 Shares
The Melting Pot fondue restaurant offers new financing program incentive combined with reduced franchise fee for new franchise agreements through the end of the year.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,583 Reads 14 Shares
Founded in 2010 and only franchising since 2012, dessert franchise CREAM signs development deal for more than 30 units in Florida.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,582 Reads
An survey this year of the IFA's U.S.-based franchisor members showed that 82 percent are either already "going global" or are planning to take their franchise international soon.
  • Bill Edwards & Robert Shaw
  • 4,866 Reads 1,023 Shares
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