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Franchisees nationwide are looking for new ways to cut costs and improve efficiency. Payroll is an easy, and yet often overlooked, opportunity for companies to make operational changes that will have a direct, measurable impact on the bottom line.
  • Matt Merriam
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When Steve Olson stepped onto the stage at the Leadership & Development Conference in Atlanta in October, he once again had the unenviable job of reporting the good, the bad, and the ugly in franchise development as seen through the lens of Franchise Update Media Group's annual Mystery Shopper survey.
  • Kerry Pipes
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In a recent survey, workplace expert Michelle McQuaid found that 65 percent of workers in the United States would be happier if they had a boss who recognized their good work
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,011 Reads 270 Shares
Franchise business growth will slow down a bit in 2013 yet will continue to outpace growth in other business sectors, according to an IHS Global Insight report prepared for the International Franchise Association Educational Foundation.
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You can't improve what you don't measure, the old saying goes... which is one reason so many in franchising eagerly anticipate the release of the Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) at Franchise Update Media Group's annual Leadership & Development Conference.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,574 Reads 117 Shares
At least six times a year, Don Copus gathers his Hungry Howie's employees for a corporate outing where you may find the Berkley, Mich.-based franchisee batting for one softball team, pitching for the other, or manning the grill.
  • Helen Bond
  • 10,241 Reads 5 Shares
Zig Ziglar once said, "People don't buy drills, they buy holes." Carrying his logic into franchising, franchisees don't really invest in franchise opportunities; they invest in the future they are designing for themselves and their families.
  • Joe Mathews
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When franchisee prospects begin their research into franchise brands, they're often clueless about what questions to ask their franchisor, or what to ask franchisees during validation.
  • Brian Sommers
  • 2,236 Reads 86 Shares
In last month's FUSR, we began a three-part series on how to better understand the psychology of franchise buyers.
  • Steve Olson
  • 2,789 Reads 163 Shares
Franchising is big. And so are some of its franchisees. Just take a look at our "Mega 99" list (page 54) and you'll see what we mean!
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Do you know how many days it takes from signing until your franchisees can begin collecting revenues?
  • Keith Gerson
  • 3,979 Reads 1 Shares
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This past August marked a milestone for Randy Shacka and for Two Men and a Truck: Shacka not only became the first non-family president of the Michigan-based franchisor, he also did it at the only company he's ever worked for--and at just 33.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,301 Reads 351 Shares
Ellen Hui spent years as a multi-brand franchisee in the San Francisco Bay area. Following the sale of her business, she has turned to helping franchisors and franchisees improve their operational efficiencies.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,522 Reads 85 Shares
Last time leadership authority Roxi Hewertson, President & CEO of the Highland Consulting Group, detailed five behaviors and attitudes that show up consistently in successful leaders.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,274 Reads 1,039 Shares
Pam Wolfe loves to cook. So much so that when she first began operating Papa Murphy's Take'N'Bake Pizza franchises 15 years ago you could almost always find her in the company kitchen
  • Helen Bond
  • 4,562 Reads 1 Shares
What make a franchise All-STAR? A passion for excellence. That's the premise behind the STAR Awards (Speaking To and Responding), presented annually at Franchise Update's Leadership & Development Conference, held October 3-5 in Atlanta.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 5,794 Reads
Astute leaders guide and direct from the front lines of the company. Leaders are continually present and interacting with their employees in order to see what is slowly transforming and changing and what is causing unit frustrations.
  • Timothy F. Bednarz
  • 3,941 Reads
Knocking down the silos, integrating marketing and sales to align their efforts to boost both consumer and franchise marketing results, is a hot topic these days.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,535 Reads 609 Shares
With planning well under way for the 3rd annual Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference in Atlanta on June 25-26, we asked our incoming chair, Wendy Magus, vice president of marketing at Kiddie Academy, for her thoughts on why this conference has quickly become so valuable to her.
  • Franchise Update
  • 3,061 Reads 52 Shares
Marketers have a lot to do these days, both despite and because of technology - as well as their expanding role in the enterprise.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,883 Reads 154 Shares
If you're using a content marketing strategy with your social media channels, you'll recognize the problem that our tool of the month solves.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,298 Reads 12 Shares
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Franchise Update Media Group (FUMG), the leading industry resource for franchise development, announces that Sean Falk, multi-brand franchise owner and former Marine, is the chairman of the 2013 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference, which will be held March 27-29 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
  • Franchise Update Media
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As many of you already know, there are significant changes to lease accounting on the horizon.
  • Cory Bennett
  • 15,892 Reads 1,005 Shares
Randy Merrill is an Army veteran who is looking for a few good brands--as long as they're in his wheelhouse: sports, health, and wellness.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,044 Reads 14 Shares
Terri Snyder's 30 years of experience in foodservice marketing include stints with Pizza Hut, Domino's, and T.G.I. Friday's.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,756 Reads 2 Shares
Are you a great leader or an "at risk" failing leader? How do you know? What would your staffers say? What would your own supervisor say?
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,493 Reads 625 Shares
It was a late night of channel surfing that gave this former surfer-turned-franchisee a life-changing idea to feed the hungry.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,133 Reads 50 Shares
How can you help prospects with questions to ask and what information they should be seeking from franchise development people and franchisees?
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,796 Reads 124 Shares
You'll increase your closings by 30 percent or more if you understand why and how buyers buy.
  • Steve Olson
  • 4,992 Reads
Mobile commerce is catching on, even in the high-end market of buying a business.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,514 Reads 3 Shares
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