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The Habit Burger Enters Cambodia with a 25-Unit Franchise Deal

The Habit Burger Grill inks 25-unit deal for Cambodia.

Eddy Goldberg
6,789 Reads 15 Shares

Best States To Start A Business

Check Out This New Study That Reveals The Best And Worst States For Entrepreneurs To Start And Grow A Successful Business.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,258 Reads 29 Shares

Opening for Less: The Big Savings are on the Front End

Want to save some money upfront for new sites? Here are 3 ways Newk's Eatery does.

Chris Cheek
2,968 Reads 5 Shares

Military Appreciation Knight: 2019 MVP Winner Pioneered Thank-You Meals for Veterans

2019 Community Involvement MVP Hu Odom: serving meals to veterans since 1999

Helen Bond
4,107 Reads 7 Shares

Multi-Brand Operator Bringing Blaze Pizza Locations to Texas Markets

Multi-Concept Operator Bringing Traditional And Non-Traditional Blaze Pizza Locations To Two Texas Markets.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,447 Reads 46 Shares

"Canadianization" Is Critical for U.S. Brands To Succeed North of the Border

How to "Canadianize" your brand before setting up shop in the U.S.'s northern neighbor.

Peter Kowal
6,940 Reads 33 Shares

Artful Advocate: Young Rembrandts Preps for Global Expansion

Young Rembrandts founder Bette Fetter is preparing to grow the brand worldwide

Kerry Pipes
4,929 Reads 154 Shares

Reis & Irvy's Robotic Frozen Dessert Kiosks To Expand in the MENA Region

Reis & Irvy's automated frozen desserts are coming to the Middle East and North Africa.

Eddy Goldberg
3,989 Reads 13 Shares

1,000 Units Anyone? This Couple Dreams Big!

Jennifer & Rylan Miller are the perfect couple for the 2019 MVP Influencer Award for Husband & Wife Team.

Helen Bond
7,033 Reads 33 Shares

1st Annual Franchise Innovation Awards: The Best of the Best from more than 90 Entries

Franchise Update's first annual Innovation Awards produce 17 winners.

Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
11,295 Reads 62 Shares

Beauty Franchises Feed Americans' Beauty Obsession

Americans’ obsession with looking good makes beauty franchises a good option for franchising.

Emma Pearson
38,905 Reads 12 Shares

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2019 MVP Winners: Best of the Best Franchisees

2019 MVP Winners exemplify the nation's best franchisees

Eddy Goldberg
8,426 Reads 368 Shares

5 Trends Driving New Beauty Franchise Concepts

Five exciting beauty trends that are driving innovation in the beauty franchise marketplace.

Emma Pearson
13,493 Reads 61 Shares

Little Caesars Hires Ex-PepsiCo Exec Jeff Klein as SVP of Global Marketing

Little Caesars appoints Jeff Klein SVP of global marketing.

Eddy Goldberg
6,411 Reads 436 Shares

Partners Add Hummus To Their Burger and Chicken Empire

Mega Burger King and Popeyes Operators Sign On To Bring The Hummus & Pita Co., To The Atlanta Market.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
5,725 Reads 12 Shares

Reducing Opening Costs

Here's how Newk's Eatery has reduced the cost of opening new restaurants

Chris Cheek
3,543 Reads 7 Shares

Keep Calm: Why Deals are Taking Longer

Is selling your business taking longer? Useful tips on how to make the deal go down.

Carty Davis
6,020 Reads 66 Shares

CEO Q&A: Preparing for Leadership: MBA or On the Job?

CEO Q&A: MBA or OTJ for leadership training?

Eddy Goldberg
3,770 Reads 25 Shares

Texas Multi-Brand Operator Adds Chicken Salad Chick To Portfolio

Texas Multi-Brand Operator Launches Second Of 15 Chicken Salad Chick Locations In The Lone Star State.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,633 Reads 10 Shares

Sola Salon Studios Enters South America with New Unit in Rio de Janeiro

Sola Salon Studios opens in Rio de Janeiro, its first unit in South America.

Eddy Goldberg
6,543 Reads 8 Shares

Changing Lending Practices In Franchise Transactions

Investment Banker And Area Developer Discusses Changes In Lending And Investing Practices Affecting Multi-Unit Deals.

Carty Davis
4,321 Reads 12 Shares

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Don't Allow Your POS To Be A Victim Of A Hack Attack

What To Know So That Your Business Doesn't Become The Victim Of A POS Hacker.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,159 Reads 12 Shares

Franchise Transactions Need Proper Legal Representation

Investment Banker And Area Developer Touts Importance Of Qualified Legal Representation In Multi-Unit Deals.

Carty Davis
6,198 Reads 3 Shares

Sports and God: Escaping Street Life for Success On and Off The Field

Former NFL player turned franchisee credits sports and God for his success.

Kerry Pipes
6,838 Reads 275 Shares

Wing Zone To Open 12 New Units in Panama and the Philippines in 2019

Wing Zone continues international growth with 12 new units.

Eddy Goldberg
5,272 Reads 6 Shares

Dairy Queen Launches Incentive Program And Targets Growth Markets

Dairy Queen Turns To New Incentive Programs In Effort To Motivate Franchisees To Open More Locations.

Kerry Pipes
9,405 Reads 100 Shares

Franchise Transactions Need Quality Financials

Investment Banker And Area Developer Says Multi-Unit Deals Are Dependent Upon Quality Financials.

Carty Davis
3,443 Reads 7 Shares

Good News! – February 2019

So many 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 news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.