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Like most U.S. business sectors, the smoothie industry was hit hard during the recession.
  • Frank Easterbrook
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Veterans make great franchisees. Organized, disciplined, determined - all characteristics that suit them for franchising. Chris Rolen is a great example.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,490 Reads 1,014 Shares
Litigation is America's fastest growing business because plaintiffs have everything to gain and nothing but a few hours to lose, says Hillel Presser, author of Financial Self-Defense (Revised Edition).
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,548 Reads 1 Shares
It's old news to all of us that franchising has evolved since 2007 with the changes in the lending environment, home equity, high unemployment rates, and lack of consumer confidence.
  • Marc Kiekenapp
  • 3,850 Reads 18 Shares
I am often asked how I define exceptional customer service. Here it is in a nutshell: speed, price, and technology - all built around service.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,749 Reads
Rich Hope has spent three decades in advertising and is comfortable planning marketing strategies and executing successful campaigns.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,312 Reads 1 Shares
Have you heard the joke about the chief marketing officer who walks into a bar?
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,588 Reads 212 Shares
Welcome to 2018. The future of franchising is upon us. What does the landscape look like?
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 8,271 Reads 2 Shares
Trying to get a handle on your 2013 social media marketing strategy? Good luck with that!
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,208 Reads 14 Shares
When Burger King set out to revamp its menu, it made sense that Tom McDonald would have some input.
  • Helen Bond
  • 10,973 Reads 2 Shares
Taking risks is a part of life for Greg Mooneyham. He is, after all, a former Air Force fighter pilot.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,597 Reads 493 Shares
Tint World
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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
  • 5,227 Reads 134 Shares
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
  • 5,041 Reads
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
  • 6,018 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
  • 3,581 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
  • 10,255 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
  • 5,125 Reads 124 Shares
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
  • 2,239 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
  • 2,790 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
  • 6,324 Reads 1,023 Shares
The Human Bean
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Do you know how many days it takes from signing until your franchisees can begin collecting revenues?
  • Keith Gerson
  • 3,984 Reads 1 Shares
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
  • 5,307 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
  • 5,527 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
  • 10,281 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
  • 4,565 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
  • 5,806 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
  • 3,944 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
  • 3,540 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
  • 3,067 Reads 52 Shares
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