Franchise Articles
Browse our selection of franchise articles and features to help further your knowledge in opening and operating a franchise business. Our exclusive features cover the franchise growth, operations, legal, leadership, marketing, real estate, and technology site of the franchise business. Written by the editorial team that produces Franchise Update Magazine and Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine, the franchise industries premier magazines.
Are you a great leader or an "at risk" failing leader? How do you know? What would your staffers say? What would your own supervisor say?
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 7,544 Reads 625 Shares
It was a late night of channel surfing that gave this former surfer-turned-franchisee a life-changing idea to feed the hungry.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 7,197 Reads 50 Shares
For William Bruce, chief operating officer at Abundant Brands in American Fork, Utah, a late night of channel surfing turned into a life-altering idea to feed the hungry.
- Helen Bond
- 6,916 Reads 97 Shares
As a former Air Force fighter pilot, Greg Mooneyham is a natural risk-taker. But his decision to venture into the world of franchising in the fitness industry during an economic downturn was a calculated move to practice what he preached.
- Helen Bond
- 7,137 Reads 142 Shares
Effective leaders manage by keeping their fingers on the pulse of their employees' key activities.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 7,464 Reads 659 Shares
That stockbroker job Kevin Osterfeld had longed for didn't turn out quite like he planned. So he made a change.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 8,824 Reads 1 Shares
Gina Puente has built her franchise empire in a nontraditional way. She operates her brands in airports and hospitals and she is an innovator with a passion for creating her own brands.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 6,344 Reads 233 Shares
Having a flock of happy customers is like having your own advertising agency.
- Dr. Nido Qubein
- 5,419 Reads 163 Shares
An overwhelming number of franchisees are perplexed about network security ownership and responsibility--especially when it comes time to pay for a data compromise.
- Gary Glover
- 5,832 Reads 14 Shares
In an episode of "The Simpsons," Lisa tells her dad that the Chinese use the same word for both "crisis" and "opportunity"--to which Homer replies, "Yes! Crisitunity!"
- Carol Schleif
- 5,843 Reads 150 Shares
Edwin Sarkissian escaped the oppression of his native Iran with his family in 1996.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 108,260 Reads 834 Shares
Managers are overwhelmed and burdened with many tasks and responsibilities in a constant quest to improve results.
- Timothy Bednarz
- 4,434 Reads 1,023 Shares
According to Chris Jackson, director of marketing and branding at College Hunks Hauling Junk, "He lives College Hunks. If he is in the grocery store, it's a marketing opportunity."
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,897 Reads 284 Shares
Aziz Hashim, who was an engineer before deciding he liked restaurants and franchising better, has a detailed, systematic process for evaluating potential new brands.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 4,467 Reads 74 Shares
Previously, I described one of the few positives from the recent financial crisis: In the world of small-business lending, franchising has gained a competitive edge in the battle for access to capital.
- Darrell Johnson
- 4,992 Reads 16 Shares
After visiting with Guillermo Perales five years ago, perhaps the most pointed question to ask him today is, "What have you not been up to?"
- Kerry Pipes
- 13,999 Reads 7 Shares
Michael Knobelock has always been in sales. As a 14-year-old growing up in Houston, he sold newspaper subscriptions and was a top salesman, earning between $400 and $500 a week in the 1970s.
- Kerry Pipes
- 12,129 Reads 14 Shares
The decision to sell your successful multi-unit business is now firmly on the horizon.
- Dean Zuccarello
- 8,474 Reads 2 Shares
Twenty-year-old Michael Silva-Nash's family bought the Greater Little Rock Molly Maid franchise in 2005.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 12,900 Reads 1 Shares
Charlie and Judy Divita operate six Firehouse Subs in the greater Columbia, S.C., area, including one nestled in the heart of the USC campus.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,663 Reads 19 Shares
Earlier this year we interviewed representatives from companies that specialize in helping business operators hire smarter.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,729 Reads 132 Shares
At every level, technology is now a game changing tool - and a great weapon of destruction.
- Scott Klososky
- 7,189 Reads 1,023 Shares
How do you feel when a valued employee gives notice? Are you shocked? Disappointed? Do you feel like you've been jilted?
- Mel Kleiman
- 6,138 Reads
When we heard Frank Bonanno had been named 2012 Vetrepreneur of the Year by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association, we had to catch up with him to find out what else he's been up to since we last profiled him in this magazine 2 years ago (3rd quarter 2010).
- Kerry Pipes
- 20,027 Reads 3 Shares
Gift cards! Often viewed as giveaways or as marketing ploys. You may want to think twice before you throw them into your offerings mix -- there are potential obstacles you may not have considered.
- Ronald Tramazzo
- 11,802 Reads 7 Shares
When things get quiet at Carla Fryar's Great Clips salons in Northfield and New Prague, Minn., she tells her employees to hit the road--dressed as the brand's mascot, Sudz, a life-sized blue shampoo bottle.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 10,260 Reads 1,014 Shares
Ed Doherty has a passion for his business and growth. His roots in the restaurant business trace back to his youth when he worked after school and college to help his mother run a deli.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,766 Reads 382 Shares
Automating the hiring process has a number of benefits for multi-unit franchisees, from speeding the hiring process to helping identify higher-quality candidates.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 3,100 Reads 8 Shares
The Summer Olympics reinforced my respect for world-class athletes of all nationalities.
- Jack Mackey
- 5,064 Reads 35 Shares
When Pam Wolfe began operating Papa Murphy's Take'N'Bake Pizza franchises 15 years ago you could almost always find her in the company kitchen
- Helen Bond
- 16,159 Reads 2 Shares
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