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Connecticut Feature Articles

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

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

How restaurants are working to adapt to delivery, take-out, and the opportunities and challenges technology is throwing their way.
  • Helen Bond
  • 3,032 Reads 3 Shares
Multi-Unit Franchisees Say Being Flexible But Firm When Negotiating Leases Is Going To Get The Best Results.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,422 Reads 15 Shares
Welcome to “Good News!” – our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, regulation and legislation, technology, trends, milestones, and other news about franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,059 Reads 5 Shares
Welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, regulation and legislation, technology, trends, milestones, and other news about franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,418 Reads 5 Shares
Negotiating the best deal on the best site - advice from the pros.
  • Helen Bond
  • 3,452 Reads
Who's dominating in their markets and regions? See our annual Dominators issue to find out!
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,635 Reads 21 Shares
Check Out This New Study That Reveals The Best And Worst States For Entrepreneurs To Start And Grow A Successful Business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,205 Reads 29 Shares
Tips from 6 franchisees on how to carry out a successful grand opening.
  • Sara Wykes
  • 7,880 Reads 101 Shares
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
  • 8,010 Reads 8 Shares
Social impact investing boosts underserved communities globally - time for it to expand in the U.S.!
  • Joyce Mazero
  • 8,032 Reads 14 Shares
The "better burger" marketplace may seem crowded, but for Wayback Burgers the competition makes for exciting challenges and opportunities.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 20,038 Reads 5 Shares
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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.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,348 Reads 1 Shares
Multi-Unit Franchisee Mark Molina Acquires His Fourth Orangetheory Fitness Studio In Connecticut. The Award-Winning Franchisee Is Helping The Brand Double the State's Studio Count This Year.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,831 Reads 3 Shares
Matt Rusconi, who recently added a hot new tech franchise to his two restaurant brands, has a refreshing attitude toward work: he loves it.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,890 Reads
Minimum wage increases will be ringing in the New Year in states across the country. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) continues to push for greater increases in minimum wage. Wage increases will not only affect employees but also business owners and consumers.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 19,362 Reads
Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue growing larger each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these Dominators expand their portfolios through acquisitions, new units, refranchising offers, and scooping up successful units from retirees
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,837 Reads 1,023 Shares
Minimum wage increases are threatening to erode profit margins and shake up the business model for many brands, but finding a sustainable solution is not easy. Michael Seid examines the situation from his seat on Connecticut's Low Wage Employer Advisory Board.
  • Michael Seid
  • 4,977 Reads 58 Shares
When retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Tim Hershberger signed on as a franchisee with Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Florida, the 30-year military veteran was already focused on the customers he knew best. And his military ties have helped jump-start his first nongovernmental venture.
  • Helen Bond
  • 16,091 Reads
So many good things are happening so fast 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
  • 3,824 Reads 1 Shares
After two decades in franchising, Shahid Hashmi has an aggressive growth plan that he predicts will top $150 million in revenue in the next 10 years.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 24,753 Reads 32 Shares
JGJO Development Co. LLC inks new deal to bring at least 10 Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar locations to Long Island and Queens area of New York.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,753 Reads 5 Shares
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Doing good is a longtime pursuit in America. You might even say it's a part of the culture. Americans love a good cause and like to help when they can.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,087 Reads 14 Shares
When it comes to franchising, Shahid Hashmi has just one regret: he wishes he'd gotten into it earlier.
  • Helen Bond
  • 12,003 Reads
When Cold Stone Creamery first showed up on his radar, Lloyd Sugarman knew it had great franchise potential years before the couple who started it were ready to grow.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 14,703 Reads 3 Shares
Lloyd Sugarman--Sugie, to his friends--is something of a "franchise whisperer." He sniffed out Coldstone Creamery as a concept with great franchise potential years before the couple who started it were ready to grow.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,233 Reads 1 Shares
Successful franchise recruitment requires building a marketing plan that produces qualified prospective buyers at acceptable costs.
  • Steve Olson
  • 2,515 Reads 66 Shares
Ed Doherty has a passion for his business and growth. His roots in the restaurant business trace back to his youth when he worked after school and college to help his mother run a deli.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,667 Reads 382 Shares
Recently, janitorial supply companies have been the subject of litigation in which the franchisees claimed that instead of being independent contractors, they were in fact employees of the franchisor.
  • Richard S. Mulligan
  • 2,608 Reads 117 Shares
Ed Doherty knows how to "wow" people. In fact, he has command of the word and he knows how to use it.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 13,440 Reads 1,772 Shares
A conversation with mega-franchisee Ed Doherty is invariably sprinkled with a lot of "wows."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 4,914 Reads 5 Shares

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