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Massage Envy Now Targeting Multi-Unit and International Deals

After years of pursuing single-unit operators, Massage Envy is shifting to multi-unit recruitment

Rick Howard
18,867 Reads 104 Shares

Betting on a Better Burger (and Shakes): John Eucalitto Leads Wayback into the Future

The "better burger" marketplace may seem crowded, but for Wayback Burgers the competition makes for exciting challenges and opportunities.

Kerry Pipes
20,523 Reads 6 Shares

Burger to the Stars: Fatburger Celebrates 70 Years as

Succeeding in the fast casual restaurant business is often as simple as consistently executing on what you do best and remaining open to the small changes that help you take advantage of new opportunities.

Andy Wiederhorn
24,205 Reads 1 Shares

Good News! – December 2017

So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it’s hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to “Good News!” – our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
24,074 Reads 3 Shares

Franchisee Bringing Multiple Wetzel's Pretzels Locations To Canada

Franchisee Signs Eight-Store Deal To Expand Wetzel's Pretzels Presence In the Canadian Market.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,138 Reads 2 Shares

Nonstop Expansion: Cleaning Up in the Restoration Business

Mark Davis acquired a small restoration company called Rocky Mountain Catastrophe in Denver in 1996. He was just 27 and didn't know anything about the restoration industry.

Kerry Pipes
6,779 Reads 3 Shares

Good News! - June 2017

So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
4,332 Reads 2 Shares

Good News! – May 2017

Eddy Goldberg
4,687 Reads 1,014 Shares

Good News! - April 2017

Eddy Goldberg
7,492 Reads 10 Shares

Predictable Unpredictability: A Look at Global Franchise Development in 2017

Following the unexpected results of the U.S. presidential election in November, U.S. franchisors that our company assists in taking their franchises global, asked us to assess the impact on international franchising in key countries.

William Edwards
4,299 Reads 1 Shares

Good News! - January 2017

Eddy Goldberg
4,309 Reads

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Growing Abroad in 2017?: International Franchise Development Trends

International franchise development continues at a fairly high pace, despite all the challenges around the world that have little to do with the business climate.

Bill Edwards
8,519 Reads 4 Shares

Cleaning Up for 10 Years: Oxi Fresh Grows Up and Gives Back

I never want to stand still. I always want to be working on something and find ways to improve it, expand upon it, and to be innovative.

Jonathan Barnett
4,053 Reads

Good News! - November 2016

Eddy Goldberg
2,898 Reads

Good News! - October 2016

Eddy Goldberg
2,935 Reads

Challenge the Pros: Choosing the Right Marketing Media

We believe in utilizing many different marketing channels to reach our candidates, and more importantly, in targeting those in the right markets and for the right category or model.

Franchise Update
3,827 Reads 1 Shares

MOD Squad: She Saw a Need and Created a Brand (Twice)

Ally Svenson, co-founder of MOD Pizza with her husband Scott, is no stranger to starting and growing a business.

Franchise Update
4,786 Reads 1 Shares

Communicating with Candidates: Finding the Right Media and Frequency

How do you connect with your ideal candidates? What media is best for reaching your target franchisees? And how often should you communicate with them? Learn how Fastsigns does it!

Kerry Pipes
4,324 Reads 21 Shares

Tragedy to Triumph: Heidi Ganahl Kept Her Focus on Her Dream

Heidi Ganahl says she has always been an entrepreneur and dog lover. "My husband and I were characterized by two things: we thought up crazy, wild ideas and we loved taking care of our two dogs," she says of their life in the early 1990s.

Kerry Pipes
7,891 Reads 2 Shares

Good News -- April 2016

So many good things are happening so fast in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome back to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
3,756 Reads

Global Women: Female Leadership in International Franchising

In the U.S. we are privileged to have many women senior franchise executives (some of whom are profiled in this issue--Editors).

William Edward
4,841 Reads 1 Shares

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Rollin' Stone: Franchisee/Franchisor Gathers No Moss

A conversation with John Metz invariably leads to all kinds of topics, peppered with opinions and pointed insights gleaned from his many, and diverse, business adventures.

Kerry Pipes
10,061 Reads 2 Shares

Mega Zees: 7 franchisee superheroes Tell How They Did It

We kick off 2016 with our annual Mega 99 issue: a list of the largest U.S. franchisees ranked by total number of units--along with 7 profiles of multi-unit mega-operators.

9,320 Reads 6 Shares

Good News - February 2016

So many good things are happening in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
9,644 Reads

Good News - January 2016

By Eddy Goldberg
6,017 Reads 1,014 Shares

Managing International Leads: There's More to it Than You Think

It is the dream of many franchisors to take their concept into other countries. As in the U.S. and Canada, the lifeblood for expansion is generating leads from various sources, processing them, and signing a franchise agreement.

William Edwards, Michelle McClurg, William Gabbard, and Shanna Aldridge
3,353 Reads

Change Agent: Making the World a Better, Cleaner Place

Jonathan Barnett has a portfolio full of ideas and plans for his expanding the Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning brand.

Kerry Pipes
5,819 Reads 14 Shares

STAR Awards: Honoring the best in Franchise Recruitment

When it comes to being a "STAR" franchise development player, the best keep winning--and they keep working to get better.

Helen Bond
7,058 Reads 4 Shares

Global Tech: How Franchise Brands are Using Technology Abroad

Technology has become essential to the operation of franchised businesses around the world. This incudes not only operating the actual business, but managing the franchisor-franchisee relationship across country and continent boundaries.

William Edwards
16,562 Reads 4 Shares

11 Brands!: Orchestrating The Dwyer Group's Marketing Charge

Pam Harper says she learned at an early age the commitment and tenacity it takes to run a small business. She drew inspiration and strength from observing her own parents toil to make their businesses succeed.