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

Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,063 Reads 3 Shares
Tips from a veteran for veterans exploring buying a franchise 
  • Tifton Coleman
  • 6,498 Reads 13 Shares
Our August roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 9,865 Reads 3 Shares
Franchise growth, franchise expansion, new franchise units, mergers & acquisitions, franchise capital, franchise funding, regulation, legislation, technology, new brands, emerging brands, leadership, franchise incentives, franchise news, Covid-19, coronavirus, pandemic
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,374 Reads 2 Shares
Nearly half of small business operators put hiring on hold, while some even plan layoffs.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,705 Reads 2 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across the U.S. in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,103 Reads 7 Shares
U.S. franchisor California Pizza Kitchen re-enters India with a new store in the Seawoods Grand Central Mall
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,011 Reads 1 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals nationwide in July
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,168 Reads 2 Shares
Our July roundup of consumer marketing news, trends, and other developments!
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 11,764 Reads 2 Shares
20% of U.S. companies say attracting and hiring diverse candidates is a major challenge
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • 4,000 Reads 2 Shares
Welcome to “Good, Bad, and Other News!” – our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, expansion, regulation, legislation, technology, trends, people, milestones, and other news about franchisors large, medium, merging, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,686 Reads 1 Shares
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Latest Alignable Rent Report finds rent crisis for small business operators reaching new heights.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,537 Reads 3 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals nationwide in June
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,998 Reads 12 Shares
Choice Hotels buys Radisson Americas for $675 million; Taco Bell and Panera debut new prototypes as sit-down continues to decline; the last HoJo’s shuts its doors
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,017 Reads 5 Shares
The IFA’s 2022 Franchise Economic Outlook report shows 2021 was a remarkable year for growth and forecasts further recovery in 2022
  • Matt Haller
  • 5,866 Reads 15 Shares
Digital dilemma: Balancing adoption of online technologies against increasing customer data privacy and protection laws
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,974 Reads 7 Shares
The IFA’s Open for Opportunity campaign seeks to protect the franchise business model in 2022
  • Matt Haller
  • 3,634 Reads 19 Shares
Existing Phenix Salon Suites multi-unit operators sign new 8-location agreement with the brand
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 2,397 Reads 6 Shares
One-third of all U.S. small businesses could not pay their May rent in full and on time, according to study.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,024 Reads 10 Shares
WaBa Grill multi-unit operator signs deal to bring 8 of the brand’s locations to Nevada.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,111 Reads 4 Shares
Daddy’s Chicken Shack grows from a small stand at LA’s weekly food festival to a fast-casual fried chicken brand with 2 stores open and 20 more in development
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,987 Reads 12 Shares
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How well are you protecting your customers’ data and complying with the raft of new data privacy rules?
  • Helen Bond
  • 5,551 Reads 2 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to grow across all sectors in April and May
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,556 Reads 9 Shares
Welcome to “Good, Bad, and Other News!” – our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, expansion, regulation, legislation, technology, trends, people, milestones, and other news about franchisors large, medium, merging, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,228 Reads 4 Shares
The IFA’s Open for Opportunity campaign seeks to protect the franchise business model in 2022
  • Matt Haller
  • 4,324 Reads 14 Shares
2022’s Mega 99 list ranks the country’s largest multi-unit franchisee by unit count, including their brands
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 15,535 Reads 25 Shares
We asked LIT Method’s chief strategy officer how data privacy rules are affecting franchisee recruitment strategy and tactics at his brand
  • Franchise Update Media
  • 3,579 Reads
Northern California Mountain Mike’s Pizza multi-unit operator is set to bring 9 Juice It Up! locations to markets in the Golden State
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,351 Reads 11 Shares
Our monthly roundup of international franchise expansion, with a focus on food, from bubble tea to coffee, pizza, chicken, and burgers
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,457 Reads 4 Shares
Bill Edwards’ biweekly newsletter rounds up international franchise news, stats, trends, and more from a worldwide network of correspondents
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,980 Reads 2 Shares

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