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Restaurant Franchises Out Perform Their Non-Franchise Competitors Financially In A Recent Study

Do franchisors create more value and perform better financially than their non-franchise competitors? A resounding yes, according to a new study by The William Rosenberg International Center of Franchising at the University of New Hampshire.

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Stockade Companies' Tom Ford

Who ever forgets those early embarrassments? The careless and overheard remark in high school that gets repeated for months, the ticket for running a stoplight the day after you got your license-everyone knows those.

Ripley Hotch
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The Fourth Annual Franchise UPDATE STAR Awards Highlights Excellence In Franchise Lead Generation And Recruitment Strategies

Franchising is driven by expansion and growth. Creating leads and identifying prospects is an essential part of any corporate franchise operation. Franchise executives understand the importance of effective marketing and recruiting. They spend significant amounts of time, human resources, and financial resources to develop systems that help them optimize their recruiting.

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A Win-Win Situation for Franchisors and Women

When Nikki Gahr Sells decided to forgo her school teaching job of eight years in 1983, a job in which her mother had spent a lifetime, she didn't know a lot about career paths for anyone, much less women, outside of teaching. She went to a staffing agency for help in finding a new job. In an unexpected twist, the staffing agency hired Sells. The agency, Express Personnel Services, was the first franchisee of Express Services Inc.

Karen Fritscher-Porter
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How to Build a Strong Franchise Network

Whether it's in marriage or in business, the key to a successful relationship is mutual trust. Nowhere is that truer than in the relationship between franchisor and franchisee. Franchisees have trusted franchisors with their life's savings while we have trusted them with our brand name and reputation. Therefore, a strong franchise network, like a strong marriage, is a bond of trust.

Susan Last
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Franchising in the Dominican Republic

Home of Merengue and a rich baseball tradition, the Dominican Republic covers 48,730 square kilometers, has a population of approximately 8.8 million people living on the island, and has more than one million nationals living in the United States.

Larry B. Pascal and Patricia Mastropierro
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The Acquisition Fast-Track

Steven Rogers has set his company apart from the crowd with a winning formula on acquiring franchise systems in the residential services field. As president and chief executive officer of the Franchise Company, Rogers has amassed 9 franchise operations that provide services to more than 400,000 customers through a network of more than 2,000 franchisees employing 8,500 workers.

Joan Szabo
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Lou Brown and Robert Falconi Set Precision Tune on a New Road

In 2000, Lou Brown, one of the more successful high-tech entrepreneurs of the 1990's, decided to exchange silicon for a grease gun, and took over struggling Precision Tune.

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Study Measures Jobs, Payroll, Overall Output

Franchised businesses generate jobs for more than 18 million Americans and account for 9.5 percent of the private-sector economic output, a study released today by International Franchise Association Educational Foundation reported.

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New Franchise Concepts Impact Small Businesses

Franchisors in search of new concepts have discovered a rich market in small businesses that could benefit from the perks that larger companies enjoy, but cannot justify or afford them. Having access to these professional services can have a profound impact on the success of small businesses.

Julie Riffle
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From The Bottom Up -- How Some Franchisees Have Leveraged Their Companies By Becoming The Owners

Franchise companies do change hands; sometimes often. New ownership is not always sympathetic to the goals of franchisees, and that can cost a system badly. Some franchisees are taking a more aggressive approach to that situation-or the threat of it. They've become owners themselves. And there are good reasons why that strategy might work.