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Tommy Haddock has added 10 Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits restaurants since we profiled him six years ago.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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What gets rewarded gets done, so recognize and reward a lot! This is especially so if you want to learn how to change company culture.
  • Ron Kaufman
  • 5,920 Reads 327 Shares
I recommend you get your management team together and take them to see the baseball movie "Moneyball," adapted from the book by Michael Lewis.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 3,866 Reads 89 Shares
When I was 19 years old, I was promoted to passenger service manager for Capital Airlines at Midway Airport in Chicago.
  • Howard Putnam
  • 5,120 Reads
"I'm sorry, but this just isn't working, I think it's best if we part company." Have you been on the giving or receiving side of that statement?
  • Jay Werth
  • 4,542 Reads 73 Shares
Long gone are the good old days of 2002 - 2007, when development jokes about fog-the-mirror tests abounded.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 2,942 Reads 2 Shares
In October 1998, Steven Keys converted his residential lawn care business to a U.S. Lawns franchise.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 16,881 Reads 3 Shares
Franchise shows were the champions of recruitment during the 1980s and early 1990s. Franchisors effectively sold owners throughout the U.S. by "working the circuit" 40 weeks a year.
  • Steve Olson
  • 4,547 Reads 81 Shares
Many entrepreneurs and business owners embrace the idea of franchising their business and leap into the franchise model with great hopes and expectations.
  • Beata Krakus
  • 15,755 Reads 3 Shares
In business, owners often become trapped because they don't heed the messages their business sends and don't pay attention to basic principles.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 7,180 Reads 1 Shares
In the previous three issues of FUSR, we published a high-level overview of the 2012 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR), followed by selections of highlights from the report
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,826 Reads 14 Shares
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Franchising is seeing a flurry of activity in financing, mergers and acquisitions, and franchisee incentives in 2012, especially for returning veterans.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,470 Reads 39 Shares
Food--fast, slow, casual, takeout, sit-down, delivery--is by far the largest single sector in franchising.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,045 Reads
Kevin Cushing began delivering newspapers in Chicago when he was in second grade. He eventually delivered more than one million.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,454 Reads
You search and screen and interview for the best employees. Days pass, sometimes weeks, as you narrow down your choices (and continue to operate understaffed).
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,327 Reads 1 Shares
After 10 years at Union Carbide, Ottawa-born chemical engineer Roger Mongeon wanted to spend less time traveling and more time with his family.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,649 Reads 277 Shares
Leadership is a fundamental ingredient for the success of a franchise concept. When franchisees invest in a brand, they are casting a vote of confidence in the leadership team.
  • Don Fox
  • 4,352 Reads
Each month, Niche Media highlights a standout niche magazine. February's pick is Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine because it is the only magazine dedicated exclusively to serving the hottest and fastest-growing niche in franchising: multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees.
  • PRESS RELEASE
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Negotiation really is an art, and can be a challenge to master for even the most astute business professional.
  • Sharon Housley
  • 6,279 Reads 1 Shares
In order to excel in your work, in your life, or as a leader, you need to commit to continuous learning.
  • Joelle K. Jay, Ph.D.
  • 6,290 Reads 534 Shares
How do you promote your franchise to prospective buyers?
  • Steve Olson
  • 3,821 Reads 2 Shares
Angry Crab Shack
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Generally speaking, people like to compete. They like to test themselves and be challenged. Most important, people like to win.
  • Dave Melton
  • 4,191 Reads
"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,188 Reads
Denny's has nearly 1,700 restaurants worldwide, nearly 90 percent owned by our franchise partners.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,410 Reads 1 Shares
Recognizing the challenges of today's retail markets, most franchisors are creating strategic solutions for their franchise systems.
  • Anthony J. Calamunci
  • 2,420 Reads 6 Shares
Local store marketing (LSM) strategies can go a long way in boosting a brand's growth and nationwide image, says Sandy Lechner, president and CEO of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Synergy Brand Management, which provides turnkey branding solutions for franchises.
  • Helen Bond
  • 9,696 Reads 2 Shares
Real estate brokers and franchise consultants have repeated the phrase "location, location, location" for nearly 100 years.
  • Noah Glass
  • 10,529 Reads 3 Shares
When great front-line hourly employees quit, most managers take it personally--and with good reason.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 7,631 Reads
In this complex world of advertising choices, it is important to know which ad programs are working.
  • Bill Dinan
  • 3,513 Reads 72 Shares
Determining social media policies for the workplace is especially difficult for franchisors, who have both corporate employees and independent operators to consider.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,891 Reads 29 Shares
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