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North Carolina Feature Articles

Looking for a franchise opportunity in North Carolina? Whether you're a first-time business owner or a seasoned entrepreneur, North Carolina offers exciting potential for franchise success. From food and beverage to retail and services, the diverse economic landscape in North Carolina is ripe for franchise opportunities. Explore the best franchise options today and take the next step toward business ownership in North Carolina.

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

Rose Colarossi, a high-energy multi-unit franchisee from Frisco, Texas, likes to open remarks about her franchising career with this question: "Which came first: the mama or the egg?"
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,485 Reads 1 Shares
John Mulherin, a former investment bank CEO, likes to say he flunked retirement. "I believe that as people age, they have a decision to make," he says.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,056 Reads
In 1996, Jack Hough was trying to figure out which restaurants to place where in a somewhat limited space at the North Georgia Premium Outlets mall.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,738 Reads 28 Shares
Discuss the role of diversity inside your marketing department and in your marketing strategies.
  • Franchise Update
  • 4,685 Reads 1,021 Shares
For many multi-unit franchisees one brand just isn't enough. They prefer to spread their risk across different brands, seeking diversity and economies of scale.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,651 Reads 1,023 Shares
When a customer ordered a sandwich at one of Mike Knobelock's restaurants in North Carolina, it came with pickles on it. "They didn't like pickles," says JJ Villafranca, COO at Knobelock's company.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,897 Reads 2 Shares
Frances Allen is no stranger to big brands. Over the past 25 years, she's logged successful stints as a senior marketing executive at Dunkin' Donuts, Sony Ericsson, PepsiCo, and Frito-Lay.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,185 Reads 1 Shares
Frances Allen, executive vice president and chief brand officer for Denny's since July 2010, is no stranger to big brands.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,292 Reads 1,021 Shares
When we profiled David Griffin in 2010, he had just purchased 25 Jiffy Lube stores in Colorado. The stores were underperforming, some were dilapidated, and the U.S. economy still at one of its all-time lows.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 10,420 Reads 1 Shares
We asked Stacy Anderson, chief marketing officer at Anytime Fitness and Waxing the City to discuss the role of diversity in the company's marketing department and in its marketing strategies.
  • Stacy Anderson
  • 26,163 Reads 121 Shares
In a time when many business executives are looking at what to cut because of rising payroll and healthcare costs, Michael Kulp, president and CEO of KBP Foods, a $250 million restaurant company with units in nine states, is taking an "inverse" approach.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,024 Reads 2 Shares
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It's bound to happen: one of your customers will have a problem with your business - if not at one of your stores, then at one of your brand's, even if it's across the country.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,936 Reads 1,014 Shares
When an Instagram photo earns 11 likes, instead of showing a list of the handles of the people who have liked it, Instagram shows the number of likes.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 3,847 Reads
If the first step in bringing your franchise overseas is to determine which international market is best for your brand, the second step is to decide what kind of deal you want to sign.
  • Martin Hancock
  • 4,961 Reads 1 Shares
More than 5,000 veterans and military spouses have become franchise business owners in the past two years, according to the International Franchise Association.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,959 Reads 1,023 Shares
There's a sign on the wall in Charles Haney's Burger 21 restaurant in Voorhees, N.J., that he believes lists all the best ways to succeed. One, he says, defines who he is: "B-different."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,770 Reads 3 Shares
One of Charles Haney's favorite things about his new Burger 21 restaurant in Voorhees, N.J., is a wall sign that he believes lists all the best ways to succeed.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,451 Reads 1,014 Shares
For U.S. franchisors, the domestic market can be highly competitive. From small businesses to large corporations, U.S. companies are turning their attention to markets abroad and the opportunity for growth overseas.
  • Martin Hancock
  • 10,263 Reads 1 Shares
For NFL Quarterback David Garrard, there's no such thing as "retirement." His short break from the NY Jets, starting in May and ending in October, proves that he's not good at sitting back and doing nothing.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,632 Reads
A Subway franchisee in Allentown, Pa., has started accepting Bitcoins for payment - and it's working.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 4,276 Reads 68 Shares
Two Zaxby's franchisee partners with ties to the brand's corporate office are growing again.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,906 Reads 3 Shares
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Franchise Update mystery shoppers posing as qualified prospects identified a stellar group of franchise companies for best practices in lead generation, follow-up, and recruitment.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,114 Reads
By Most Anyone's Definition, Eric Holm Is A Business Success Story. The Winter Park, Fla., Man Owns 30 Golden Corral Restaurants, Bringing In $155 Million In Annual Sales And Providing Jobs For More Than 3,000 Workers In Georgia And Florida.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 16,534 Reads 1 Shares
In less than three years' time, franchisee Samantha Goldsmith opened a whopping 10 Red Mango locations on her native Long Island.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,822 Reads 10 Shares
Multi-unit franchise operators are about to exceed the 55 mph speed limit (or in this case, the 55% limit).
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 10,097 Reads 1 Shares
A Gallup poll from earlier this year shed light on an ugly little secret in the business world: Most American workers either hate their jobs or don't care one way or the other about them.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,737 Reads 39 Shares
The need for trust in the workplace and communication therein is understood by many leaders to be the foundational building block of the organization.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 3,436 Reads 101 Shares
Kelly Saxton remembers his very first job flipping burgers at his grandfather's diner in South Hutchinson, Kansas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 14,964 Reads 1,022 Shares
A strong leader needs to define their vision for success, effectively document it, and communicate it over and over again.
  • Bill Swanson
  • 7,355 Reads 5 Shares
David Grimaud grew up in the car repair business. His father, Joe, operated a Midas shop in Alexandria, La., where David spent many days working as a teenager.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,065 Reads 105 Shares

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