Massachusetts Feature Articles
Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in Massachusetts.
The husband-and-wife duo are targeting the Chestnut Hill area to open their first location this fall
- M. Scott Morris
- 1,222 Reads 1 Shares
Entrepreneur Ryan Debin builds his business with enterprises that focus on family, fitness, and fun.
- Helen Bond
- 2,047 Reads 2 Shares
These 5 multi-unit franchisees show how to manage across state lines and municipal borders
- M. Scott Morris
- 2,188 Reads
New Big Chicken restaurants are on the horizon for parts of Massachusetts and Michigan.
- M. Scott Morris
- 2,827 Reads 2 Shares
Who’s up? Who’s down? Find out who’s dominating their states and regions in our 2023 Dominators Rankings.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 2,426 Reads 1 Shares
The franchisor and potential competitors provided the business with time to establish itself.
- M. Scott Morris
- 2,390 Reads 19 Shares
When Kelly’s Roast Beef rebranded, management made extra sure to retain the best elements of the brand’s 70-year history
- Neil Newcomb
- 2,237 Reads
Service brand franchises continue to expand as summer approaches
- Eddy Goldberg
- 3,102 Reads 3 Shares
Now’s the time for restaurants to start hiring and training staff for their busy summer season
- Rahkeem Morris
- 3,483 Reads 13 Shares
Franchisee group signs multi-unit agreement to acquire 2 existing Shipley Do-Nuts locations and open 16 more in Colorado
- Kerry Pipes
- 3,021 Reads 4 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors in early 2023
- Eddy Goldberg
- 3,275 Reads 13 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors as 2022 draws to a close
- Eddy Goldberg
- 2,363 Reads 3 Shares
Who's dominating in their markets and regions? See our 2022 Dominators rankings to find out!
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 378 Reads
Real estate revival, regional mall operators in a bind, restaurant operators face a tight market for sites, and yes, even Waffle House closed for Hurricane Ian
- Eddy Goldberg
- 3,437 Reads 2 Shares
Franchisees speak out on the delicate art of balancing the franchisee-franchisor relationship for mutual prosperity
- Colleen McMillar
- 5,199 Reads 13 Shares
Service brand franchises continue to strike new deals across all sectors
- Eddy Goldberg
- 4,799 Reads 2 Shares
Alignable’s latest rent report finds rent delinquency rates for restaurants and retailers at their highest level of the year
- Kerry Pipes
- 5,317 Reads 63 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
- 5,000 Reads 1 Shares
Latest Alignable Rent Report finds rent crisis for small business operators reaching new heights.
- Kerry Pipes
- 4,426 Reads 3 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
- 3,145 Reads 5 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
- 3,135 Reads 10 Shares
12 female franchise leaders speak on “Raising Up the Next Generation” in our annual issue on women in franchising: Ruth Agbaji, Founder & CEO, Code Wiz
- Franchise Update Magazine
- 2,245 Reads 5 Shares
Multi-unit operator bringing Korean fried chicken brand Bonchon to New Hampshire
- Kerry Pipes
- 2,816 Reads 1 Shares
Who’s dominating in their markets and regions? See our 2021 Dominators rankings to find out!
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 3,444 Reads 4 Shares
44% of small business owners are concerned about Omicron hurting their already-challenging economic recovery.
- Kerry Pipes
- 2,301 Reads 3 Shares
Investments in service brands continue growing as operators from all sectors seek diversification during the ongoing pandemic
- Eddy Goldberg
- 2,863 Reads 6 Shares
With 102 units, Jamie Weeks is the largest franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness and has no plans to slow down anytime soon
- Kerry Pipes
- 11,420 Reads 212 Shares
Newest acquisition deal takes largest Orangetheory Fitness operator to more than 100 locations.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 7,518 Reads 20 Shares
Mega operator Northern Management Group acquires 14 Dunkin’ stores in $44 million deal.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 4,276 Reads 6 Shares
The crystal ball for selling and buying franchises in 2021 is cloudy. We asked multi-unit operators and M&A pros what they see ahead.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 6,892 Reads 42 Shares
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