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

Make It Personal: Your Credibility Is Anchored In Character And Integrity

Personal credibility is based upon a leader's character and integrity and the actions and behaviors that stem from them.

Timothy Bednarz
10,083 Reads 1 Shares

Succession and Growth: Everything May Not Be As It Seems

"What are your goals?" is the common question I present to clients and prospects.

Loyd H. Rawls
3,788 Reads

Franchisees First!: Building A Winning Wings Brand, One Unit At A Time

Sam Ballas waxes eloquently--and passionately--about East Coast Wings & Grill, the company he acquired in 2001.

Kerry Pipes
4,539 Reads 9 Shares

Grading Your Sales Effort: How Will You Match Up in 2013?

Are you making the grade? Is a "C" okay for your company? Are your competitors scoring higher?

Marc Kiekenapp
2,858 Reads 29 Shares

Building a Better Sales Team for 2013

Is your sales effort making the grade? Is a "C" okay for your company? Are your competitors scoring higher?

Marc Kiekenapp
2,264 Reads 22 Shares

Family Business: Not Child's Play!

Operating a successful franchise business is challenging enough. Add in family members and things can get really interesting.

Michele Chandler
8,148 Reads

Growth Overdrive: Tony Lutfi Exceeds His Own Goals In Just Three Years

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
9,886 Reads

Entrepreneurs In Uncertain Times

As we pass the five-year anniversary of the start of the economic recession in December 2007, many observers focus on what was lost

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,351 Reads 10 Shares

A Culture of Giving: Jersey Mike's Gives and Receives

Rich Hope spent three decades in advertising and is comfortable planning marketing strategies and executing successful campaigns.

Kerry Pipes
3,670 Reads

Precision Operator: David Grimaud Transitions From Engineer to Multi-Unit Franchisee

David Grimaud's father, Joe, operated a Midas shop in Alexandria, La., where David spent many days working as a teenager.

Kerry Pipes
10,913 Reads 4 Shares

Fully Charged: Air Force Veteran Angel Cartagena Plugs In A Batteries Plus

Angel Cartagena was a cable TV project manager traveling between New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico and working more than 70 hours every week.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
4,632 Reads 85 Shares

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Refranchise-Ready: Arby's Taps Refranchising For Growth Strategy

When I joined Arby's as president in May 2010, I was eager to once again work with the roast-beef sandwich leader and pioneer, where I served as vice president of product marketing and strategic planning in the early 1990s.

Hala Moddelmog
4,008 Reads

Marketing: The Heart of Successful Franchise Development

I believe marketing is the heart of every successful franchise company.

Megan Conway
4,164 Reads 14 Shares

Social Media Marketing: Optimizing Your Online Efforts

Janet is a savvy small-business owner. She successfully navigated her way through the recession and is enjoying steady growth.

Russell Trahan
2,464 Reads 15 Shares

5 Tips for Building a Great Social Media Dashboard

If you are tasked with building a social media dashboard to track your efforts, look no further than this post

Jason Miller
3,126 Reads 31 Shares

It's Catching!: Creating a Contagious Culture of Service Pays

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has been named one of Technomic's Top 100 Sandwich Chains and received Sandelman's Award of Excellence for Customer Service.

Jack Mackey
7,127 Reads 1,023 Shares

Social Media Roundup - February 2013

A survey conducted by Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange can help guide your business in using social media.

Daniel Lieberman
2,745 Reads 1,014 Shares

Restoring Order: Good Leaders Can Turn Chaos Into Order

The process of organizational change is complex. A number of associated factors have the ability to impact the organization's overall ability to successfully evolve.

Timothy Bednarz
8,140 Reads 3 Shares

'Keep Moving': Michael Knobelock is Always On The Grow

The 14-year-old Michael Knobelock was not just selling newspaper subscriptions in his native Houston but he was racking up awards as top salesman, earning between $400 and $500 a week in the 1970s.

Kerry Pipes
4,898 Reads 61 Shares

Never Sold a Franchise in His Life

Just as history has a way of repeating itself, Ralph Askar has a way of leaving his mark on organizations. He's doing it again with Instant Imprints.

Kerry Pipes
4,752 Reads

Generation Gap: A Crash Course in Managing 'Millennials'

Millennials provide a unique challenge for businesses today. Many business operators are struggling to understand this generation and how to get the most out of the employer-employee relationship.

Jennifer Kushell
4,169 Reads 91 Shares

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What's Your Development Culture?: It's in the DNA at PostNet International

PostNet International Franchise Corp., which turns 20 this year, entered franchising with a development culture firmly in place.

Eddy Goldberg
2,968 Reads 1 Shares

Five More Tips on Mastering the Psychology of Franchise Buyers

This is the third part of a mini-series on how to better understand the psychology of franchise buyers.

Steve Olson
2,817 Reads 81 Shares

Beyond the Brand: 30 Years of Building a Successful Franchisee Company

As founder and executive chairman of The Saxton Group in Dallas, Kelly Saxton has taken a family approach to building a business that has opened and operated more than 100 restaurants in his 30-year career.

Helen Bond
7,825 Reads 252 Shares

Scaling the "Wall of Worry": Taking Stock of 2013 to Strengthen Your Portfolio

October marked an infamous anniversary on Wall Street. Twenty-five years ago, the unthinkable happened when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped a record 106 points to end the trading week at just under 2500.

Carol Schleif
4,421 Reads 4 Shares

CMO Roundtable: Staging A Successful New Store Grand Opening

The first step to a successful franchisee grand opening is disciplined advance planning.

Franchise Update
5,172 Reads 1,021 Shares

He's #1!: Passion Fuels Domino's Largest, Most Innovative Franchisee

To Glenn Mueller, franchising at its core is a partnership. And as the largest single franchisee in the Domino's Pizza system at 135 units, he's a great partner to have.

Kerry Pipes
19,930 Reads 6 Shares

Did the 2013 Election Really Matter?: Congress Unlikely To Act To Help The Economy

There's always more hype and more promises during a presidential election season. With all the rhetoric, expectations rise.

Darrell Johnson
2,608 Reads 1,023 Shares

Making Business Personal: Three Personal Stories, Inspiration, And Franchising

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
6,978 Reads 1,014 Shares

Passion Play: Leaders Talk About The Importance of Loving What You Do

Great leaders are passionate. They possess an absolute love for what they do. Apple's Steve Jobs observed, "I don't think of my life as a career... I do stuff.