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

Quick Lube Concept Expanding Internationally

Quick lube shops may seem to be on every corner of most major American cities, but that's not true overseas in places like China and even north of the border in Canada.

Kerry Pipes
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To Blog, Or Not To Blog? Silly as it sounds, there's a chance to steal a march on the competition

If you're over 20 years old, you probably think this is some crazy scifi phenomenon, or I've simply lost my mind. Don't fret; the vast majority of people don't know what a blog is all aboutï¿½and more important, why it matters to them. In particular, why does it matter to your franchise company?

Dennis Schooley
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Jim Hagan's unique reward system makes managers into franchisees

Jim Hagan was a successful salesman selling battery backups for communications systems when he got the idea to get into the restaurant business. It changed his life-though not quite in the way he expected.

Ripley Hotch
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Stockade Companies' Tom Ford

Who ever forgets those early embarrassments? The careless and overheard remark in high school that gets repeated for months, the ticket for running a stoplight the day after you got your license-everyone knows those.

Ripley Hotch
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The Fourth Annual Franchise UPDATE STAR Awards Highlights Excellence In Franchise Lead Generation And Recruitment Strategies

Franchising is driven by expansion and growth. Creating leads and identifying prospects is an essential part of any corporate franchise operation. Franchise executives understand the importance of effective marketing and recruiting. They spend significant amounts of time, human resources, and financial resources to develop systems that help them optimize their recruiting.

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Lou Brown and Robert Falconi Set Precision Tune on a New Road

In 2000, Lou Brown, one of the more successful high-tech entrepreneurs of the 1990's, decided to exchange silicon for a grease gun, and took over struggling Precision Tune.

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Finding Ways To Satisfy Your Most Important Asset

Joan Szabo
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New Franchise Concepts Impact Small Businesses

Franchisors in search of new concepts have discovered a rich market in small businesses that could benefit from the perks that larger companies enjoy, but cannot justify or afford them. Having access to these professional services can have a profound impact on the success of small businesses.

Julie Riffle
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The Advantages Mean Franchisees Don't Want to Stop with Just One

Multi-unit, multi-brand, co-branding, area development--you've seen these defined, and they are distinct entities. Most multi-unit franchisees start with a few, and quickly grow one brand, then add another, and often enter into an area franchise agreement.