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

American Dreamer: Aslam Khan Wants to Reach $1 Billion by 2020

When Aslam Khan was a youngster growing up in a poor mountain village in Pakistan, his world didn't include knowledge of luxury cars, homes, designer apparel, or the other trappings of money.

Debbie Selinsky
21,132 Reads 38 Shares

Bay Area Franchisee Takes On 16 Jamba Juice Units

Jamba Juice Nears Completion of Refranchising Efforts with 16-Store California Bay Area Deal

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,293 Reads 7 Shares

Right Time, Right Place: William Bruce Does Well by Doing Good

You can say this about William Bruce: he's not afraid of change or embracing new challenges.

Kerry Pipes
9,196 Reads 83 Shares

UPWARD!: Building and Leveraging your Network to Advance Your Career

"Increasingly, leadership today is defined not just by how many hours you spend at your computer, but your ability to connect to others, says Carol Bartz, former Yahoo CEO and Lisa Lambert, founder of UPWARD."

Eddy Goldberg
3,702 Reads

California Amends Its Franchise Relationship Law

California amended its franchise relationship law in October, giving more rights to franchisees. How might these changes affect your brand, and will they spread nationwide?

Cheng Cohen
8,561 Reads 2 Shares

Multi-Brand Operator Expanding Dickey's in Pacific Northwest

Dickey's Barbecue Pit Inks 5-store deal with veteran Carl's Jr. operators in Washington state. The barbecue chain currently has 20 locations in the state with plans to open five more.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
5,482 Reads

Life in the Fast (Casual) Lane

Harsh Ghai's northern California-based multi-brand business may be rooted in food and family, but aggressive growth and smart development are the cornerstones of the company's success.

Helen Bond
10,832 Reads

2015 MVP Winners: Recognizing Exceptional Multi-Unit Franchisees

Every spring, Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine recognizes the winners of its prestigious Most Valuable Performer (MVP) Awards, which honor franchisee excellence and highlight outstanding performance in growing both their organization and their brand(s).

Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
7,366 Reads 1 Shares

Balancing Act: Raising a Special Needs Child from the C-suite

Early in her career, Barbara Moran-Goodrich, CEO of the Moran Family of Brands, was fired from her job as controller at Moran Industries--by her own father, who had founded the company.

Eddy Goldberg
3,824 Reads

Multi-Brand Franchisee Adds Del Taco

West Coast convenience store and petroleum franchisee builds portfolio by signing development agreement for 20 Del Taco locations.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
5,287 Reads

Power Up!: Batteries Plus Bulbs Chases $1 billion In Sales

Russ Reynolds' leadership has helped Batteries Plus Bulbs push boundaries and create enhancements that not only are keeping the brand relevant, but also are expanding its product and service offerings and creating sustainable growth.

Kerry Pipes
5,100 Reads

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Area Developer Brings Smoke's Poutinerie to Golden State

California area developer brings Canada's unique Smoke's Poutinerie brand to Hollywood and beyond.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,039 Reads

Idea Man: Steve Sager Continues his Innovative Ways

teve Sager knows a good idea when he sees one. The franchise veteran championed Subway's innovative $5 footlong sandwich as a nationwide promotion and pioneered the brand's use of speedy ovens to offer customers toasted subs in a flash.

Helen Bond
6,742 Reads 7 Shares

Clearly Transparent: Communicating and Sharing Success

When it comes to creating a successful corporate culture, veteran Jiffy Lube franchisee Richard Paek has found that seeing does lead to believing.

Helen Bond
14,001 Reads 9 Shares

The Power of More: Multi-unit Operators Branch Out, Brand Up

Franchising is easy: all it takes is a lot of blood, sweat, and overcoming fears to open and successfully operate a franchise unit--not to mention multiple units of a single brand.

Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
9,284 Reads 1 Shares

Hotdogging It: Wienerschnitzel's New CMO comes Well-Prepared

Doug Koegeboehn is a great example of the connection between ad agencies and franchise brands.

Kerry Pipes
5,076 Reads 1 Shares

Jamba Refranchising Efforts Moving Along

Jamba, Inc. Continues Towards Its Goal of Becoming an Asset-Light Model and Nears Completion of its Refranchising Initiative.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
13,620 Reads 1,021 Shares

'Sweet' Franchising Opportunities In Los Angeles And San Diego

Baskin-Robbins is looking for entrepreneurs to operate traditional locations in the Los Angeles market and both traditional and non-traditional locations in the San Diego area.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
17,347 Reads 18 Shares

Batteries Plus Bulbs CEO Russ Reynolds Thinks Outside the Battery

Batteries Plus Bulbs CEO Russ Reynolds is taking the brand in a newly expanded direction as he chases $1 billion in annual sales.

Kerry Pipes
8,751 Reads

Steve Sager Continues His Innovative Ways And Successful Growth

Steve Sager has relied on forward-thinking innovation to build a career that includes opening more than 265 Subway stores during his 30 years in the business.