New York Feature Articles

New York Feature Articles

Looking for a franchise opportunity in New York? Whether you're a first-time business owner or a seasoned entrepreneur, New York offers exciting potential for franchise success. From food and beverage to retail and services, the diverse economic landscape in New York is ripe for franchise opportunities. Explore the best franchise options today and take the next step toward business ownership in New York.

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

So you want to get financing to grow your business. What does your bank want from you in your loan proposal?
  • Rod Bristol
  • 7,207 Reads 18 Shares
New Research Explores Consumer Dining Habits and Motivators Changing the Way Diners Engage with Foodservice.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Improve your lead gen through social media with these 4 useful tips
  • Lora Kellogg
  • 7,953 Reads 80 Shares
So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,999 Reads 6 Shares
At Franchise Update Media we have made it our business for more than three decades to be the premier authority and resource for franchise information, education, and opportunities. Through our two magazines, three conferences, four newsletters, and content-rich website, we continue to bring timely, relevant, and useful news and information to franchisees, franchisors, and opportunity seekers.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,508 Reads 4 Shares
An international presence can add prestige to a brand, instill pride in employees and franchisees, and add to a company's bottom line. For franchisors going international, selecting the right markets and franchisees will greatly improve their chances of success. If not carried out correctly, however, this can also be a costly drain on a company's time, energy, and money.
  • Kay Ainsley
  • 4,149 Reads 3 Shares
Previously, we discussed the importance of marketing to succeed in your franchise business. In this article, we dig into specific tactics, resources, and suggestions for attracting and retaining customers.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 57,414 Reads 2 Shares
Fast-growing ZIPS Dry Cleaners often draws comparisons to Planet Fitness for shaking up an industry with a same-day, one-price model.
  • Helen Bond
  • 9,267 Reads 12 Shares
By now, bitcoin has become a household word. The idea of a digital, unregulated "cryptocurrency" elicits strong responses. Some have heralded bitcoin as revolutionary. Others, such as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, denounced it as a "fraud." But in January of this year, Dimon walked that comment back, and declared, “The blockchain is real.” Why the change?
  • Joyce Mazero and William Sentell
  • 21,492 Reads 25 Shares
Multi-unit El Pollo Loco franchisee opens the brand's first location in Santa Rosa, California.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,349 Reads 13 Shares
Grand openings at Wayback Burgers ensure franchisees connect with the local market
  • Kandi O'Connor
  • 10,822 Reads 22 Shares
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Facebook changes driving you bonkers? Try these helpful tips from SocialJoey!
  • Jack Monson & Mike McDowell
  • 7,060 Reads 50 Shares
Absent an economic shock, we should have continued expansion this year and into next.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 5,967 Reads 5 Shares
If you love animals, enjoy working with people, and would like to be your own boss, investing in a pet franchise can be a fulfilling, enjoyable, and financially rewarding career. You’ll be helping both animals and their owners while doing something you enjoy tremendously.
  • Emma Pearson
  • 18,858 Reads 33 Shares
The marketing skills you'll need to grow your franchise business vary with the type of business you're in – as well as where and how you do business. Food, retail, and service businesses each require different marketing skills; storefront, mobile, and home-based businesses mean different approaches to finding customers; and the ways to attract customers are not the same for different industries or sectors (restaurants, senior care, or home repair service, for example).
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 26,051 Reads 18 Shares
Kamal Singh worked as a cashier at McDonald's, delivered sub sandwiches, opened his own Lenny's Subs shop, began adding other franchise brands.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,335 Reads 25 Shares
Arizona-Based Arby's Multi-Unit Operator Opening Brand's First New 'Fast-Crafted Style' Restaurant in Tucson Area.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,361 Reads 24 Shares
Two NFL Players Team Up To Bring Additional Jamba Juice Locations to Washington, DC Market
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,505 Reads 11 Shares
In 2015, I reported on the increasing use of technology in international franchising. Today, technology has become even more essential to the operation of franchised businesses around the world. Global use of technology in franchising includes franchise management, development, operations, training, social media, mobile pay, online delivery apps, marketing, and web-based POS systems.
  • William Edwards
  • 7,098 Reads 17 Shares
Development learns to play well with operations at Kids First Swim Schools
  • Gary Roth
  • 3,100 Reads 2 Shares
In what ways does your development department work alongside your operations department to enhance the recruitment process?
  • Franchise Update
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China is hot, as is much of Asia. So is Latin America. Hot for what? For expansion-minded U.S. franchise brands seeking growth opportunities. In a trend that accelerated with the onset of the Great Recession, U.S. franchisors have been looking overseas with greater focus for the past three-plus years.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 27,081 Reads 35 Shares
Now may be the ideal time to invest in a home services franchise for multiple reasons. Spending on home renovations and repairs is expected to stay strong according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
  • Emma Pearson
  • 20,915 Reads 119 Shares
Checkers & Rally's Franchisees Turning to Brand's New 'Modular' Design Concept Enabling Them To Build More Quickly and at Lower Cost.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,558 Reads 28 Shares
If you couldn't make it to FCMC this year, here's a highlight reel.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,817 Reads 38 Shares
To be a professional disruptor, you must be willing to take risks. This means you must be willing to fail.
  • John DiJulius
  • 7,501 Reads 8 Shares
As the American economy staggered in the last few years of the 21st century's first decade, many U.S.-based franchisors began to search for growth opportunities overseas, casting a serious eye at international expansion. And from overseas, foreign-based franchisors saw depressed U.S. real estate prices and increased availability of prime locations as an opportunity to penetrate the U.S. market and establish a beachhead with American consumers.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 27,341 Reads 5 Shares
Eric Holm has graced the pages of this magazine before. We first profiled him in these pages in 2013, then recognized him with our 2015 Noble Cause MVP Award and profiled him again.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 14,398 Reads 6 Shares
Fazoli's Multi-Unit Franchisee Bringing the Brand's Second Location to the state of Arkansas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,383 Reads 13 Shares
Planet Fitness Multi-Unit Operator Acquires Clubs in Alabama and Virginia with Plans to Open Additional Units in the Markets.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,897 Reads 7 Shares

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