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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
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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
  • 16,219 Reads 4 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
  • 5,231 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
  • 10,321 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
  • 6,269 Reads 1 Shares
Operating a successful franchise business is challenging enough. Add in family members and things can get really interesting.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 9,871 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
  • 5,756 Reads 32 Shares
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
  • 7,036 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
  • 8,296 Reads
"A business that fails to satisfy its customers is worth nothing."
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,345 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
  • 6,669 Reads 50 Shares
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Franchisors traditionally include liquidated damages provisions in their franchise agreement.
  • Anthony Calamunci
  • 5,214 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
  • 12,802 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
  • 5,461 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
  • 5,828 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
  • 6,604 Reads 1 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you positive news each month
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 7,035 Reads 1 Shares
Steve Jobs was a master at many things. He built Apple into a multi-billion giant, and he did it in large part because of the people he hired.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,643 Reads 2 Shares
When we talk about customer service, we usually think about how we deal with the people who walk through our doors--both physical and virtual--to purchase our products and services.
  • John Tschohl
  • 26,200 Reads 44 Shares
Kevin Cushing began delivering newspapers in Chicago when he was in second grade. He eventually delivered more than one million.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,387 Reads
Irate customers. No matter how good you are at what you do, what business you are in, or where it is located, you will at some point find yourself facing an irate customer.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,408 Reads 359 Shares
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No one I know would dispute the benefits technology--specifically the computer--has had on every aspect of our lives.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,633 Reads 68 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 8,213 Reads 189 Shares
Now, more than ever, organizations are looking for ways to motivate their employees to be more productive.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,560 Reads
Never before has timing been as critical to an organization's success as it is today.
  • John Tschohl
  • 9,213 Reads 62 Shares
Customer service is a moving target; it is whatever the customer thinks it is.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,195 Reads 282 Shares
In 1969, when high school senior Rodger Head took a job at a Burger King, he had no idea he was entering the business he would stick with for his entire career.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 12,288 Reads 1 Shares
They are athletes, Nobel Prize winners, and heads of state.
  • John Tschohl
  • 10,549 Reads 1 Shares
Quality and price are two criteria for consumers when making a purchasing decision.
  • John Tschohl
  • 6,878 Reads 23 Shares
Desi Williamson has led a diverse career as a corporate sales and marketing executive, entrepreneur, motivational coach for the Minnesota Vikings, and now restaurant owner.
  • Desi Williamson
  • 6,567 Reads 165 Shares

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