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2015 AFDR highlights: top sales producers and top Internet sales producers by category show where franchise sales came from, with data from 2010 through 2014.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,100 Reads
Change in a franchise system is inevitable. All franchise brands across all segments--food, home services, health and wellness, B2B, and others--eventually come to a point in their growth where the choice is clear: either change and continue to grow, or remain stale and gradually fade away as more progressive competitors pass you by.
  • Franchise Update
  • 2,340 Reads 8 Shares
Change in a franchise system is inevitable. All franchise brands across all segments -food, home services, health and wellness, B2B, and others--eventually come to a point in their growth where the choice is clear...
  • Michael Abt, CEO
  • 2,667 Reads 22 Shares
Franchising has proven itself to be a bellwether business model, surviving the financial crisis and adding units since the early days of the current economic recovery.
  • Jacob Grosshandler
  • 2,998 Reads
Franchising has proven itself to be a bellwether business model, surviving the financial crisis and adding units since the early days of the current economic recovery.
  • Jacob Grosshandler
  • 2,346 Reads 23 Shares
Keith Gerson has spent more than 35 years in franchising in many different sales, development, and leadership positions.
  • Keith Gerson
  • 2,312 Reads
Cancer was a wakeup call for Charles Loflin. He was a successful businessman in 2009 going from one accomplishment to the next.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 12,672 Reads 3 Shares
A McKinsey Quarterly Report shows that positive word of mouth has more than twice the impact of traditional advertising.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 3,869 Reads
In 2009, Charles Loflin's life was in high gear and he was racking up one success after another. Then his wife got cancer.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,628 Reads
The findings from the 2014 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) were unveiled this October at the 15th annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference in Atlanta.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,633 Reads 1,023 Shares
A McKinsey Quarterly Report shows that positive word of mouth has more than twice the impact of traditional advertising.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 3,632 Reads
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A Subway franchisee in Allentown, Pa., has started accepting Bitcoins for payment - and it's working.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,899 Reads 68 Shares
At Fresh To Order (f2o), guests experience a unique offering--flavors and service inspired by fine dining served at a fast casual pace--and at fast casual prices.
  • Pierre Panos
  • 3,515 Reads 86 Shares
At The Little Gym International, our franchise development process is more high-touch than high-tech.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,423 Reads 1,021 Shares
The 3rd annual Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference is right around the corner... next week, in fact, in Atlanta, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, June 25-26.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,220 Reads 108 Shares
The 3rd annual Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference is right around the corner... in Atlanta, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, this June 25-26.
  • Franchise Update
  • 2,329 Reads 42 Shares
As of 2012, there were about 1,300 franchised food brands operating in the U.S.; roughly two thirds started offering franchises in 2000 or later.
  • FRANdata
  • 12,666 Reads 1 Shares
In all likelihood, 2013 will feel a lot like 2012. Only two significant factors could change the economic environment in 2013 from the past two years of choppy, but painfully gradual improvement.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 5,150 Reads 2 Shares
Personal credibility is based upon a leader's character and integrity and the actions and behaviors that stem from them.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 9,005 Reads 1,021 Shares
The 2013 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) is the comprehensive research guide to sales and lead generation performance in franchise recruitment.
  • Franchise Update
  • 2,458 Reads 94 Shares
Janet is a savvy small-business owner. She successfully navigated her way through the recession and is enjoying steady growth.
  • Russell Trahan
  • 2,119 Reads 15 Shares
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October marked an infamous anniversary on Wall Street. Twenty-five years ago, the unthinkable happened when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped a record 106 points to end the trading week at just under 2500.
  • Carol Schleif
  • 3,774 Reads 4 Shares
There's always more hype and more promises during a presidential election season. With all the rhetoric, expectations rise.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 1,942 Reads 1,023 Shares
You can't improve what you don't measure, the old saying goes... which is one reason so many in franchising eagerly anticipate the release of the Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) at Franchise Update Media Group's annual Leadership & Development Conference.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,965 Reads 117 Shares
As a former Air Force fighter pilot, Greg Mooneyham is a natural risk-taker. But his decision to venture into the world of franchising in the fitness industry during an economic downturn was a calculated move to practice what he preached.
  • Helen Bond
  • 6,088 Reads 142 Shares
Burton W. Folsom uncovered something revolutionary about capitalism in 19th century America.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 2,731 Reads 2 Shares
When we heard Frank Bonanno had been named 2012 Vetrepreneur of the Year by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association, we had to catch up with him to find out what else he's been up to since we last profiled him in this magazine 2 years ago (3rd quarter 2010).
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 17,416 Reads 3 Shares
Since its launch in June 2011, the Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference has become a darling of chief marketing officers, brand managers, and marketing managers.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,138 Reads 87 Shares
When the keynotes, panelists, and attendees at a conference can't stop talking about emerging technology and social media tools, it says a lot about the current state of franchise marketing.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,108 Reads 198 Shares
More employers are offering benefits that encourage employees to improve their health in 2012, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released this past summer.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,545 Reads 15 Shares

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