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Resiliency and optimism permeated the air at this year's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas March 27-29.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,869 Reads 1,014 Shares
The 3rd annual Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference is right around the corner... in Atlanta, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, this June 25-26.
  • Franchise Update
  • 2,645 Reads 42 Shares
Over the years we have encountered hundreds of successful business owners who have made the statement "I have it all done," as they describe how well they have planned and documented their business succession plan.
  • David J. Ciambella and Loyd H. Rawls
  • 6,316 Reads 166 Shares
Just a couple of years ago Tom McDonald was a Burger King franchisee worried about the brand's need to keep up with the times. But he felt like no one was listening to his concerns.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,965 Reads 140 Shares
Operating a successful franchise business is challenging enough. Add in family members and things can get really interesting.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 8,058 Reads
In 2009 we profiled Tony Lutfi and asked him our routine question about where he'd like to be in five years. At the time he had 52 units and told us he would like to be at 100.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,763 Reads
Rich Hope spent three decades in advertising and is comfortable planning marketing strategies and executing successful campaigns.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,616 Reads
The New Year has just arrived and now is the time many revaluate life and career. Most people think about their careers as an occupation but few view their careers as a vocation.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,929 Reads 1,014 Shares
Litigation is America's fastest growing business because plaintiffs have everything to gain and nothing but a few hours to lose, says Hillel Presser, author of Financial Self-Defense (Revised Edition).
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,537 Reads 1 Shares
It's old news to all of us that franchising has evolved since 2007 with the changes in the lending environment, home equity, high unemployment rates, and lack of consumer confidence.
  • Marc Kiekenapp
  • 3,841 Reads 18 Shares
When Burger King set out to revamp its menu, it made sense that Tom McDonald would have some input.
  • Helen Bond
  • 10,952 Reads 2 Shares
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I would like to introduce you to "Norm," and how we might consider working with him.
  • Marc Kiekenapp
  • 2,656 Reads 30 Shares
Customer journey mapping is a hot topic for the leaders of franchise organizations.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 12,080 Reads 1 Shares
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
  • 19,757 Reads 3 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
  • 5,690 Reads 382 Shares
Since its launch in June 2011, the Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference has become a darling of chief marketing officers, brand managers, and marketing managers.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,571 Reads 87 Shares
YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, Google+, Twitter, StumbleUpon... the sheer number of today's social media channels can make a marketer swoon.
  • Melinda Caughill
  • 5,820 Reads 286 Shares
When the keynotes, panelists, and attendees at a conference can't stop talking about emerging technology and social media tools, it says a lot about the current state of franchise marketing.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,742 Reads 198 Shares
Long Island native Bob Johnston says he did not exactly fall in love with franchising--or the restaurant business--from his vantage point as a dishwasher in his older brothers' Melting Pot restaurant in Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,918 Reads 4 Shares
A conversation with mega-franchisee Ed Doherty is invariably sprinkled with a lot of "wows."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 4,947 Reads 5 Shares
In case you haven't noticed, women possess a lot of buying power.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,601 Reads 903 Shares
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It's easy to see why Houston-based franchisee Atour Eyvazian was honored with Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine's 2012 MVP Noble Cause Award.
  • Helen Bond
  • 6,867 Reads 1 Shares
The last time we visited with Eric Werner, he had just signed a deal with the up-and-coming LA Sunset Tan franchise.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,073 Reads 2 Shares
Rick Silva developed a passion and understanding for business early in life. The son of Cuban immigrants, he watched his mom and dad start their own small business from scratch in Miami.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,766 Reads 824 Shares
After earning a degree in computer science from the University of Delaware, Craig Colby set up his own consulting and programming business for the first decade of his career.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,032 Reads 2 Shares
Twenty years ago I first witnessed the magic of great PR. Dan Dorfman, a renowned investment advisor, wrote an article praising our small business-to-business franchise, which had 100-plus owners at the time.
  • Steve Olson
  • 4,047 Reads 1,023 Shares
Kevin Cushing began delivering newspapers in Chicago when he was in second grade. He eventually delivered more than one million.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,212 Reads
This April will mark the third year in a row that Al Coelho has run the 26-mile Boston Marathon. That's a significant achievement. But it's only a part of what Coelho will do that day.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,124 Reads 8 Shares
Wendy Odell Magus is quite familiar with consumer and franchise sales marketing strategies.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,591 Reads 195 Shares
In 1985, after committing to play for the powerhouse University of Michigan Wolverines, high school football senior John Rotche suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,154 Reads 715 Shares
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