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

Cyber attacks are on the increase. Here's what small- to medium-sized franchisees can do to be more secure in the future.
  • Darren Guccione
  • 18,076 Reads 1,023 Shares
In the restaurant world, if you survive 3 years, you have essentially beaten the odds. Before rebranding to Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom in 2013, Old Chicago Pizza & Pasta had a successful 37-year history that served three generations of guests.
  • Mike Mrlik
  • 4,512 Reads 1 Shares
Army veteran Jim Lager turns to franchising model where he prefers a hands-on approach, streamlined systems, and a drive to teach others.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,509 Reads
You want your customers to talk about you. Positive word of mouth advertising can enable your most loyal customers to not only talk about you but also to keep doing business with you. So give them something to talk about.
  • John Tschohl
  • 7,570 Reads
Organizations have leaders and managers. But there is a stark difference between the two and each has different skills sets. Can you recognize leaders from managers?
  • John Tschohl
  • 8,520 Reads
Jim Lager doesn't talk about himself a lot, but will allow that he's "pretty good at taking lousy businesses and turning them into something.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,301 Reads
Before rebranding to Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom in 2013, Old Chicago Pizza & Pasta had a successful 37-year history that served three generations of guests.
  • Mike Mrlik
  • 3,072 Reads 1 Shares
We live in a world where law firms commonly have billable hourly quotas that their attorneys must meet, and substantial hourly rates as well.
  • Carl Khalil and Sada Sheldon
  • 7,221 Reads
Discuss the role of diversity inside your marketing department and in your marketing strategies.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,651 Reads 1,021 Shares
We asked Stacy Anderson, chief marketing officer at Anytime Fitness and Waxing the City to discuss the role of diversity in the company's marketing department and in its marketing strategies.
  • Stacy Anderson
  • 26,137 Reads 121 Shares
Stories are the basis of human communication and decision-making. We use stories to relate to one another and make sense of the world around us.
  • Joe Mathews and Thomas Scott
  • 4,427 Reads
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All too often, service is not a priority for management. Instead of focusing on people--on their customers--they focus on numbers.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,298 Reads 62 Shares
The economy is improving, bringing with it a sense of optimism. That optimism, however, can be dangerous.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,536 Reads
You have only one chance to make a first impression. While that statement is something you've probably heard at least 1,000 times, many of us think of it only in terms of meeting someone in person.
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,156 Reads 11 Shares
John "JD" Draper simply looks like a leader. Maybe it's his dapper attire, mile-wide smile, and booming voice. Or maybe it's his decades long command of operating franchises.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,738 Reads 2 Shares
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
  • 14,878 Reads 3 Shares
Who are your customers? Do you know what they want? Do you know what they think about you and your products and services?
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,480 Reads 50 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
  • 9,353 Reads 1 Shares
If President Obama decided to name an Ambassador of Franchising, John "JD" Draper, with his dapper attire, mile-wide smile, and booming voice would surely make the "short list" of top candidates.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,264 Reads 1 Shares
Operating a successful franchise business is challenging enough. Add in family members and things can get really interesting.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 8,140 Reads
I am often asked how I define exceptional customer service. Here it is in a nutshell: Speed, price, and technology--all built around service.
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,876 Reads 32 Shares
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In a recent survey, workplace expert Michelle McQuaid found that 65 percent of workers in the United States would be happier if they had a boss who recognized their good work
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,092 Reads 270 Shares
What make a franchise All-STAR? A passion for excellence. That's the premise behind the STAR Awards (Speaking To and Responding), presented annually at Franchise Update's Leadership & Development Conference, held October 3-5 in Atlanta.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 5,878 Reads
"A business that fails to satisfy its customers is worth nothing."
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,542 Reads 1 Shares
Some multi-unit franchisees take it to the limit. They're not content with one or two or even a handful of units.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,546 Reads 50 Shares
Franchisors traditionally include liquidated damages provisions in their franchise agreement.
  • Anthony Calamunci
  • 4,158 Reads 201 Shares
Until recently, a franchisee was considered an independent business operator doing business in the style, under the trademark, and in the name of the franchisor. However, district court filings by franchisees in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and California are pushing the boundaries on the franchisor/franchisee relationship.
  • Jim Mulcahy
  • 11,885 Reads 6 Shares
FUSR bring you positive news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, innovating, and continuing to grow, both domestically and overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,385 Reads 1,014 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in today's transforming global economy, FUSR brings you positive news each month
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,510 Reads 1 Shares
A couple of years ago, I went through an exceedingly challenging period in my personal life, where the path I'd been on for several decades proved flawed, and I had to figure out how to pick up the pieces and move on. The status quo had become unacceptable, even though the way forward was unclear.
  • Carol Schleif
  • 5,685 Reads 1 Shares

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