Arkansas Feature Articles

Looking for a franchise opportunity in Arkansas? Whether you're a first-time business owner or a seasoned entrepreneur, Arkansas offers exciting potential for franchise success. With thriving markets in key cities like Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, Jonesboro, there's a perfect environment to launch and grow a franchise. From food and beverage to retail and services, the diverse economic landscape in Arkansas is ripe for franchise opportunities. Explore the best franchise options today and take the next step toward business ownership in Arkansas.

Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in Arkansas.

A Schlotzsky's Family: From busboy to 18-unit franchisee

JJ Ramsey grew up working in the family’s Schlotzsky’s franchise business. Today he has 18 Schlotzsky’s of his own.

Kerry Pipes
13,110 Reads 521 Shares

How Much Are Extended Unemployment Benefits Behind Hiring Problems?

Is the additional money unemployed workers are receiving acting as a disincentive to them returning to work?

Eddy Goldberg
6,498 Reads 45 Shares

Family Valued: Sometimes dysfunctional, but always family

Mike Philip, with 22 years in franchising, applies a light touch to his serious success

Kerry Pipes
5,853 Reads 6 Shares

2020 Dominators

Who's dominating in their markets and regions? See our 2020 Dominators rankings to find out!

Multi-Unit Franchisee
24,431 Reads 14 Shares

Experienced Multi-Unit Operator Bringing 10 Slim Chickens Restaurants To Tennessee

Multi-brand operator adding 10 more Slim Chickens locations in Tennessee markets.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
5,286 Reads 4 Shares

Practical Strategies To Limit Premises Liability Claims Involving Covid-19

How to keep your business premises safe from Covid-19 liability claims

Michelle Jacobs, Deborah Coldwell, Mini Kapoor, & Sally Dahlstrom
7,668 Reads 14 Shares

Slim Chickens Continued Signing Franchisees During Covid-19

Covid-19 Pandemic Didn’t Slow Down Development For Slim Chickens As The Brand Inked Agreements For 38 More Locations Since February.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
3,945 Reads 30 Shares

GPS Hospitality Growing In Spite of Covid-19 Crisis

Multi-Brand Operator To Hire 1,500 New Employees At Locations Across 13 States.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,537 Reads 41 Shares

Stories from the Covid-19 Front Lines: Q&A with Multi-Brand Franchisee David Ostrowe

Multi-brand franchisee David Ostrowe (Burger King, Taco Bell, Blaze Pizza) shares what he’s doing to survive Covid-19

Franchise Update Media
4,900 Reads 13 Shares

Growth Straight Ahead

New Franchise Research Report Forecasts Franchise Industry Growth In 2020, Despite Uncertain Economy.

Kerry Pipes
5,136 Reads 44 Shares

Operator Signs New Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement With Slim Chickens

Multi-Concept Operator Bringing Slim Chickens Locations To Southeast Oklahoma and Northern Texas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
5,940 Reads 90 Shares

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Atlanta-Based Private Equity Firm Adding More Massage Envy Locations To Portfolio

Private Equity Firm With Diverse Holdings Snaps Up Another 18 Massage Envy Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,884 Reads 77 Shares

2019 Dominators

Who's dominating in their markets and regions? See our annual Dominators issue to find out!

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,390 Reads 22 Shares

Cafes To Grow! Targeting 100 Units and $100 Million In Sales

These two 30-somethings are Tropical Smoothie Cafe's biggest franchisees

Kerry Pipes
10,885 Reads 328 Shares

Oklahoma Multi-Unit Operator Adds Second Brand

Golden Chick Multi-Unit Operator Set To Open 6 Pizza Inn Locations Throughout Southern Kansas And Northern Oklahoma.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
3,558 Reads 8 Shares

Oklahoma Partners Open Their 6th uBreakiFix Location

Multi-Unit Franchisee Team in Oklahoma Add Another uBreakiFix Location To Their Holdings.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
5,239 Reads 4 Shares

Missouri-Based Multi-Brand Operator Snaps Up 13 More Panera Bread Locations

Multi-Brand Operator Acquires 13 Additional Panera Bread Locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,822 Reads 379 Shares

2018 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue to grow--and they're getting bigger every year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, building new units, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,955 Reads 9 Shares

Community Connection: Giving to Get, and Getting to Give

Cause Marketing: How 6 brands give back to the communities they serve.

Helen Bond
7,219 Reads 26 Shares

Multi-Brand Operators Bringing 8 New Fazoli's Locations to Georgia and Arkansas

Two Experienced Multi-Unit, Multi-Brand Franchisees Sign on to Open Multiple Fazoli's locations throughout Georgia and Arkansas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,724 Reads 58 Shares

Fazoli's Multi-Unit Operator Opens Another Location In Arkansas

Fazoli's Multi-Unit Franchisee Bringing the Brand's Second Location to the state of Arkansas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,654 Reads 13 Shares

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Capital Ideas: How to Get Lenders to "Yes"

In his late 20s, Glen Johnson fell in love with the Tropical Smoothie Cafe brand. He moved quickly, and in just a handful of years expanded to 26 Tropical Smoothie locations.

Sara Wykes
10,437 Reads 78 Shares

Doubling Up, Doubling Down: Tom Garrett Returns to Franchising with a Bang

To say Tom Garrett has been a busy man since we last profiled him in 2015 would be a gross understatement. When we first met up with Garrett, his Atlanta-based GPS Hospitality company was operating 196 Burger King locations.

Kerry Pipes
22,593 Reads 1,198 Shares

Houston-Based Operator Adding More Captain D's

Houston-Based Multi-Brand Operator Kicks Off The Year By Opening The First of Four New Captain D's Locations in The City.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
20,798 Reads 3 Shares

Franchisee Group Signs On for 26 More in Texas and Georgia

Two Multi-Unit Operators Merge to Become Tropical Smoothie Café's Largest Franchisee and Then Sign New Development Agreement.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
23,136 Reads 4 Shares

Virginia Captain D's Operator Hits 20-Unit Mark

Virginia Multi-Unit Operator Opens 20th Captain D's location.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,406 Reads 3 Shares

2017 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue expanding each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "Dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, building new units, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees.