North Carolina Feature Articles

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

Buying Your Next Brand: Improving the Odds of Success

How to boost your chances of success when looking to buy a new brand.

Carty Davis
3,385 Reads 51 Shares

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

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

Eddy Goldberg
5,656 Reads 15 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
2,216 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
3,061 Reads 6 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
5,761 Reads 32 Shares

Reducing Opening Costs

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

Chris Cheek
2,982 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
5,257 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
3,095 Reads 25 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
3,536 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
5,473 Reads 3 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
4,224 Reads 6 Shares

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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
8,169 Reads 100 Shares

Franchise Transactions Need Quality Financials

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

Carty Davis
2,837 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.

Eddy Goldberg
2,916 Reads 2 Shares

Florida Multi-Brand Operator Adds Captain D's to His Mix

Multi-Brand Operator Adds Captain D's to His Portfolio with new Orlando Location.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,619 Reads 33 Shares

2018 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue to grow--and they're getting bigger every year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, building new units, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,775 Reads 7 Shares

Social Impact Investing Is Evolving in the U.S. Market - But Not Enough

Social impact investing boosts underserved communities globally - time for it to expand in the U.S.!

Joyce Mazero
7,161 Reads 14 Shares

Good News! - December 2018

Eddy Goldberg
2,417 Reads 5 Shares

Good News! - October 2018

Eddy Goldberg
3,290 Reads 4 Shares

Passion for People: Making a Difference in the Lives of Others

Joe Brumit's passion for people epitomizes a Noble Cause MVP Award winner.

Helen Bond
6,115 Reads

Golden Corral Franchisees Feeding Residents and Hurricane Cleanup Workers

Golden Corral franchisees step up to help residents and first responders along the Carolinas coast in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,484 Reads 6 Shares

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PE Firm Invests in 52 Club Planet Fitness Franchisee

Private Equity Firm Trilantic North America Invests in one of Largest Planet Fitness Franchisee Groups.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,543 Reads 6 Shares

Flame Broiler Makeover: At 23, the Healthy QSR Pioneer Does a Refresh

For more than 20 years, Flame Broiler has been known for serving simple, healthy, and delicious rice bowls at an affordable price.

Daniel Lee
7,467 Reads 3 Shares

Overcoming Adversity: Window World CEO Tammy Whitworth Carries On

Life was full of promise when Tammy Whitworth and her husband Todd launched their first Window World franchise location in 1999 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Kerry Pipes
25,681 Reads 2,338 Shares

Good News! - April 2018

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.

8,922 Reads 2 Shares

Power Forward: Taking it from the Basket to the Bank

On March 4, 2001, the UNC Greensboro men's basketball team won its first Southern Conference championship when David Schuck made a layup at the buzzer. The team went on to play in the NCAA Tournament that year.

Kerry Pipes
16,192 Reads 339 Shares

It's Mega-nanimous!: Six Great Stories to Start the Year

Here comes 2018, and we’re starting the year in our usual way: with our “Mega 99” list of the largest U.S. franchisees, ranked by total number of units.

Eddy Goldberg
13,521 Reads 22 Shares

Franchisee Bringing Grabbagreen "Healthy, Fast-Food" to Nashville

Tennessee Multi-Unit Operator Opens Second Of Several Grabbagreen Locations In The Volunteer State.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
18,142 Reads 2 Shares

Social Media Roundup: January 24, 2018

Social media marketing news you can use. This week: 1) Chicken Salad Chick offers 10 days of giveaways to celebrate its 10th anniversary; 2) Red Robin's $99 deal for 12 months of burgers sells out in one day; 3) Jason's Deli response to a data breach is a lesson in crisis management; and 4) Jack in the Box teams up with Snoop Dogg on a "Merry Munchie Meal" LTO ($4.20, of course) as recreational marijuana goes legal in California.

Eddy Goldberg
16,216 Reads 3 Shares

2017 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue expanding each year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "Dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, building new units, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees.