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Many franchisors lust for experienced multi-unit franchisees to buy their concepts.
  • Steve Olson
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Franchisors looking to bring in minority franchisees must consider the current cultural aspects of the ethnic minority groups they are hoping to recruit.
  • Jose Torres
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In 1986 we started Signarama and today we have approximately 800 stores in 50 countries.
  • Ray Titus
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As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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Through endless repetition soldiers commit to muscle memory every detail of each maneuver so they can perform without thinking in the mind-numbing chaos of battle.
  • Fredric A. Cohen
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Network systems attackers, as well as less-dangerous (though still nefarious) hackers, never rest in their ongoing quest to compromise franchise computer systems and capture a share of the billion-dollar bounty of stolen credit card data.
  • David Ellis
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When Carl T. Howard joined Fazoli's as president and CEO in 2008, the nearly 20-year-old QSR brand was at a crossroads.
  • Carl T. Howard
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A lawyer or doctor who acts negligently can be sued for malpractice. Many franchisees rely on the franchisor's purported expertise in running their business.
  • Glenn Plattner and Shelly Gopaul
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A report produced for the IFA at the beginning of this year, the Franchise Lending Matrix, forecasted approximately 15,200 new units would be added in 2011. We're at the halfway point of 2011. It's a good time to check the progress.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 3,340 Reads 1 Shares
Jack Riggs didn't follow a simple straight line to franchising. In fact, it was rather crooked. But as it turned out, every twist and turn in his life helped him become the successful entrepreneur he is today.
  • John Carroll
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Because of my 25-plus years devoted to best-practice hiring techniques, I may be thought of as an "old dog" by some, but that doesn't mean I can't learn any new tricks, and I picked up a few at the recent Multi-Unit Franchising Conference in Las Vegas.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 5,022 Reads 24 Shares
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Having survived five decades, including eight recessions, a bankruptcy, the closing of nearly half its restaurants, a reputation-killing E. coli outbreak, and multiple ownership changes, Sizzler, the original "American Family Steakhouse," was on the mend as it celebrated its 50th anniversary in January 2008.
  • Michael Branigan
  • 4,224 Reads 1 Shares
Gordon Gekko, the main character in the 1987 blockbuster film Wall Street, quickly became a popular cultural icon of unrestrained greed.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 8,449 Reads 464 Shares
Technology is always changing as new trends or new tools continually impact the way businesses operate.
  • Amanda Richardson
  • 12,262 Reads 1 Shares
Last time, I introduced the concept of using type casting to hire people who will naturally reflect your brand as a simple and proven method that ensures your people will behave as the natural extension of your brand at every touch point.
  • Rick Barrera
  • 8,053 Reads 780 Shares
To say the least, the past few years haven't been the best for business. We've weathered a brutal recession, and most of us aren't out of the woods yet.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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By his own description, Greg Thomas is ADHD. Sitting down to read a book, watching professional sporting events, or lounging on a beach doesn't really interest him.
  • John Carroll
  • 9,158 Reads 4 Shares
Facebook recently announced a major initiative regarding brand Pages and the ability to map and link to each local Place, basically creating a Facebook Place for every brick-and-mortar location.
  • Erica McClenny
  • 7,719 Reads 1,021 Shares
We've all heard of CRM (customer relationship management) systems and we can't escape hearing about social media.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,930 Reads 52 Shares
As we've seen in high-definition in the past few months--from the natural and man-made disasters in Japan, to the rolling upheavals across North Africa and the Middle East, to the volatile whipsaws in food and energy prices--the factors that must be accounted for while structuring financial affairs are much more complicated than ever before.
  • Carol Clark
  • 7,558 Reads 1,023 Shares
You won't find much disagreement among today's franchise CMOs and marketing executives with the statement, "Mobile marketing matters."
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,593 Reads 1,021 Shares
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Facebook took 852 days to reach its first 10 million users. Twitter took 780. Google+ took just 16, and after a month it has grown to more than 25 million users.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 4,665 Reads 6 Shares
Kevin Hatton is honest enough to admit that when he became an EMT at age 18, he came to the job with no noble or lofty motives.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,599 Reads
Power positioning is presenting yourself to the right person, at the right time and place, in the right way, with the right message.
  • Dr. Nido Qubein
  • 71,079 Reads 60 Shares
When Hollywood directors cast a superstar they count on two things, box office draw and the professional actor's ability to act
  • Rick Barrera
  • 8,338 Reads 1,021 Shares
Quality and price are two criteria for consumers when making a purchasing decision.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,139 Reads 23 Shares
Zane Tankel doesn't think of himself as a bleeding heart. He's been repeatedly recognized for his ability to build a hefty bottom line
  • John Carroll
  • 6,050 Reads 73 Shares
Growth: the all-American measure of success. But what kind of growth? And how do you measure growth in relation to success?
  • Steve LeFever
  • 13,116 Reads 1,021 Shares
The good news for franchise recruitment is there are key lead generation sources that will work to various degrees of success.
  • Steve Olson
  • 5,797 Reads 121 Shares
The rapid increase in social media channels has provided new opportunities to build relationships with promising franchisee prospects, but it also has brought new levels of confusion, uncertainty, and a feeling of overload.
  • Franchise Update
  • 7,664 Reads 154 Shares
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