Maine Feature Articles
Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in Maine.
Advertising is not what it was 10 years ago. The pace of change for technology and data accuracy is just beginning to be understood.
- Darrell Johnson
- 5,285 Reads 3 Shares
Charles Loflin first met Antonio Swad in 1997. Swad is the entrepreneur's entrepreneur, the founder of Wingstop and Pizza Patrón. The two men hit it off and began communicating about the possibility of Loflin opening some Wingstops in his home state of Texas.
- Kerry Pipes
- 13,119 Reads 14 Shares
Larry Spada spends his days working from the comfort of his home in the Carolinas. But like many tech-savvy executives today, he's always just a click away from his team at the Outdoor Living Brands headquarters in Richmond, Va.
- Kerry Pipes
- 7,901 Reads 209 Shares
Allan Young will tell you straight up that his job begins and ends with accountability. It's just the way the 46-year-old CEO of Noble Brands sees it.
- Kerry Pipes
- 2,714 Reads 7 Shares
A series featuring highlights from the 2017 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) continues with a look at top sales producers by category.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 4,158 Reads
A series featuring highlights from the 2017 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) continues with a look at recruitment spending: where the digital money goes, by category.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 3,181 Reads 6 Shares
A series featuring highlights from the 2017 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) continues with a look at recruitment budget spending by category.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 3,530 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
- 18,641 Reads
Results from the 2017 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) were unveiled in late September at the 18th annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference in Atlanta.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,258 Reads 4 Shares
Hundreds of franchise development professionals gathered in Atlanta this past September for the annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference (FLDC), one of the year's must-attend events for brands looking to improve their sales, share ideas, and learn more about today's best practices in franchisee recruitment.
- Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
- 5,056 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
- 2,879 Reads 1,023 Shares
When he was 16, Ed Wolak perfected the art of baking hand-cut donuts on the night shift at Dunkin' Donuts. He's been a single-minded brand ambassador ever since.
- Helen Bond
- 31,999 Reads 1 Shares
New survey highlights how young consumers want food that is tasty and affordable, made with quality ingredients, and offered in a social environment.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 16,998 Reads 9 Shares
Ed Wolak will open his 100th Dunkin' Donuts location next year. He's a dedicated multi-unit franchisee who has served in all kinds of industry leadership roles since forming his company in 1975. But he will tell you that his philanthropic commitment to the communities he serves is paramount to his ongoing success. He operates in Maine, New Hampshire, and New York and has developed a reputation for social responsibility and community involvement.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 11,273 Reads 10 Shares
Franchisees work hard, provide jobs, help their communities, and inspire countless others to follow in the footsteps of their well-earned success. That's why we recognize the best of them each year with our Most Valuable Performer (MVP) Awards.
- Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
- 15,931 Reads 5 Shares
Ally Svenson, co-founder of MOD Pizza with her husband Scott, is no stranger to starting and growing a business.
- Franchise Update
- 3,799 Reads 1,014 Shares
Renée Israel loves the smell and taste of fresh, kettle-cooked popcorn. When she and her husband Rob spotted mom-and-pop kettle corn makers at a farmers market in Boulder, Colo., in the early 2000s, it got them thinking. How could they bring fresh-popped flavored popcorn to a wider audience?
- Kerry Pipes
- 2,806 Reads 6 Shares
The usual reason for forming an independent franchisee association is to address problems with the franchisor or other conflicts within the system.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 11,540 Reads 1 Shares
Franchise recruiting is serious business. Incredibly, year after year, franchise brands continue to fumble the fundamentals. They are not executing the X's and O's.
- Kerry Pipes
- 3,046 Reads
Matt Smith, CMO at sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt, dishes on 2016 changes to the brand's marketing strategies and tactics.
- Matt Smith
- 8,412 Reads 9 Shares
Results from the 2016 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) were unveiled in October at the 17th annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,015 Reads
Dan Tarantin is president and CEO of Harris Research, franchisor of Chem-Dry and N-Hance Wood Renewal. Chem-Dry, founded in 1977, is a carpet and upholstery cleaning brand with more than 3,500 locations in 50 countries and provides services to nearly 10,000 homes daily.
- By Kerry Pipes
- 3,421 Reads
From a strategic perspective, we will be looking to connect with our customers in a more personal way to help strengthen repeat business.
- Franchise Update
- 4,725 Reads 1,014 Shares
5 tips to attract Millennials to your franchise sales team by understanding their needs and expectations.
- Eliot Burdett
- 3,722 Reads 1,023 Shares
You can say this about William Bruce: he's not afraid of change or embracing new challenges.
- Kerry Pipes
- 8,143 Reads 83 Shares
The past five years have been tough for those in the tax business, but things are looking up and Ken Leese's positive attitude has never waned.
- Kerry Pipes
- 5,423 Reads
It seems we read about more and more franchise acquisitions every day, where one franchisee becomes larger by purchasing another. Franchisees seem to be growing ever greater in size, with fewer small franchisees in the marketplace.
- Dean Zuccarello
- 9,519 Reads 1 Shares
Ken Leese is seeing an upswing in the economy and his Jackson Hewitt franchise operation has expanded by five units in less than two years.
- Kerry Pipes
- 16,229 Reads 3 Shares
2015 AFDR highlights: Franchisors set annual sales goals. Learn what the brands that exceeded their goals last year did right.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 2,809 Reads
2015 AFDR highlights: recruitment budgets and spending (where the money goes), based on responses from 139 franchise brands.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 4,727 Reads
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