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Most of the money and time companies spend on training is wasted. That's because the majority of companies use outdated training ideas and boring training methods.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,272 Reads 72 Shares
After 34 years of negotiating leases for 150 hair salons in California and the New York Metro area, Gary Grace appreciates the advantages of being part of a franchise system with a well-known name.
  • Helen Bond
  • 13,103 Reads 2 Shares
Who is responsible for innovation? For many franchise concepts, innovation is the sole domain of the franchisor as it safeguards the brand's equity: "Do only things that I say, and do them exactly as the operations manual specifies."
  • Jacob Grosshandler
  • 13,813 Reads 2 Shares
Growing up on a farm in the Texas panhandle, Mike Treadwell was looking for a way to stretch his entrepreneurial wings. He thought of opening a restaurant.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 11,974 Reads 6 Shares
Customers want a consistent service experience. It seems like that would be easy to deliver yet it is not the norm.
  • Lisa Ford
  • 4,397 Reads
In a time when many business executives are looking at what to cut because of rising payroll and healthcare costs, Michael Kulp, president and CEO of KBP Foods, a $250 million restaurant company with units in nine states, is taking an "inverse" approach.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,046 Reads 2 Shares
What if you could give someone a really special gift that would cost you no money at all? And what if that no-cost gift could significantly change another's life?
  • Steve Farber
  • 4,497 Reads 31 Shares
More and more small business owners are selling their companies, with sales hitting a four-year high in early 2013 in the United States, and Canada predicting its largest small business turnover ever in the next five years.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,490 Reads 21 Shares
Do you know there's an easy way to identify and predict how cybercriminals might get into your organization? Fortunately for already-busy franchisees, the process isn't as complicated as you may think.
  • Luke Engelhardt
  • 6,468 Reads
Charles Smithgall has a system. He operates with a simple business plan and model that focuses on executing fundamentals and getting results.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,356 Reads 1 Shares
Hello? Is anybody there? One of the biggest problems sales people face with social media and technology is the lack of real, meaningful contact and communication.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,420 Reads
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If you ask retired NFL defensive tackle Don Davey to list the qualities needed to succeed in the NFL or in franchising, his list is the same: competitiveness, tenacity, discipline, coachability, and focus
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,416 Reads
Peyton Manning just completed his most productive season ever as a pro. If anyone is surprised by that, they shouldn't be. According to ESPN, what many fail to realize is that statistically the Denver Broncos have the number one offensive line in football.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,572 Reads
Because most of us dread being called out for mistakes or weaknesses, leaders who hope to give honest feedback run the risk of angering employees and decreasing their productivity if it isn't delivered correctly.
  • Dr. Tasha Eurich
  • 5,255 Reads
Not all entrepreneurs have the drive, initiative, and persistence to make it to the top. It takes a savvy operator who can evaluate risk and is not afraid to take it.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,304 Reads 1,023 Shares
Cancer was a wakeup call for Charles Loflin. He was a successful businessman in 2009 going from one accomplishment to the next.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 14,633 Reads 3 Shares
When you drive up to Disneyland the message is clear: "The Happiest Place On Earth." That not only announces their intention, it also defines their performance standards.
  • Jim Cathcart
  • 4,443 Reads
Keeping the business model simple has paid off handsomely for Charles Smithgall over the past 18 years he has been an Aaron's franchisee
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,274 Reads 1,014 Shares
More than 5,000 veterans and military spouses have become franchise business owners in the past two years, according to the International Franchise Association.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,983 Reads 1,023 Shares
While many small and medium-sized businesses have been quick to embrace free postings on social media networks, one-fourth of those active on social networks expect to spend more money to advertise on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter in 2014...
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,326 Reads
Swahili is a language used throughout eastern Africa. It is a lingua franca - a language used to make communication possible among people not sharing a common mother tongue.
  • Darrel Johnson
  • 6,262 Reads
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There's a sign on the wall in Charles Haney's Burger 21 restaurant in Voorhees, N.J., that he believes lists all the best ways to succeed. One, he says, defines who he is: "B-different."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,806 Reads 3 Shares
Great multi-unit franchisees deserve to be recognized. That's exactly why Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine created the annual MVP Awards. If you think you have what it takes – or you know a franchisee who does – nominate them for the MVP Award.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,163 Reads 1,021 Shares
A few months ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a front-page story detailing how it's legal for nongovernmental providers of key data series, such as the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment poll ...
  • Carol Schleif
  • 7,100 Reads
Earlier this month, Franchise Business Review announced the 2014 recipients of its Franchisee Satisfaction Awards, part of a national project that looks at franchisee satisfaction at some of the country's most popular franchise brands.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,722 Reads
Companies can make more money when they empower employees to make decisions that create over-happy customers, says John Tschohl, president of Service Quality Institute.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,521 Reads
One of Charles Haney's favorite things about his new Burger 21 restaurant in Voorhees, N.J., is a wall sign that he believes lists all the best ways to succeed.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,483 Reads 1,014 Shares
Talk about starting a business during the worst of times. Jason Duffy knows just what that's like.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 17,224 Reads 229 Shares
Among the many tools and tactics companies can use to improve the customer experience, speed is the most overlooked.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,943 Reads 154 Shares
To most financial advisors, convincing their clients of the absolute necessity of maintaining a sound financial system and cash controls—and the need to consistently review, evaluate, and plan—is about as easy as selling first aid.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 7,532 Reads 60 Shares
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