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You say you want to own a business and make your own decisions? You say that owning a business is one of the few remaining ways to build net worth today?
  • Steve Lefever
  • 4,842 Reads 35 Shares
Things have been good for Greg Cutchall during the last four years. He's doubled the number of restaurants he operates from 25 to 50 units.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,704 Reads 68 Shares
When it comes to family business succession planning, one thing is certain: Most family business leaders don't do it, they don't do it well, or they wait to do it until it's too late.
  • Lois Lang
  • 9,919 Reads 3 Shares
What can business leaders and managers learn from watching the earnings of publicly traded companies?
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,089 Reads 422 Shares
Amy Nichols has always loved working with animals. In high school she worked in a pet store. In college she worked in a biopsychology lab with birds.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,951 Reads 1 Shares
The 3rd annual Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference is right around the corner... next week, in fact, in Atlanta, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, June 25-26.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 2,608 Reads 108 Shares
As a youngster, Greg Cutchall watched his father and uncle struggle to make ends meet with their two A&W restaurants and told himself he would never go into that business.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,346 Reads
Many franchise leaders are slow to embrace the idea that the best time to grow is in uncertain times.
  • Richard S. Weissman
  • 6,017 Reads 307 Shares
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
  • 4,978 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
  • 2,703 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
  • 6,422 Reads 166 Shares
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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
  • 5,085 Reads 140 Shares
Operating a successful franchise business is challenging enough. Add in family members and things can get really interesting.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 8,188 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
  • 9,925 Reads
Rich Hope spent three decades in advertising and is comfortable planning marketing strategies and executing successful campaigns.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 3,694 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
  • 6,996 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
  • 4,625 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
  • 3,916 Reads 18 Shares
When Burger King set out to revamp its menu, it made sense that Tom McDonald would have some input.
  • Helen Bond
  • 11,136 Reads 2 Shares
I would like to introduce you to "Norm," and how we might consider working with him.
  • Marc Kiekenapp
  • 2,734 Reads 30 Shares
Customer journey mapping is a hot topic for the leaders of franchise organizations.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 12,273 Reads 1 Shares
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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
  • 20,171 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
  • 5,811 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
  • 2,654 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
  • 5,908 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
  • 3,818 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
  • 6,048 Reads 4 Shares
A conversation with mega-franchisee Ed Doherty is invariably sprinkled with a lot of "wows."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,051 Reads 5 Shares
In case you haven't noticed, women possess a lot of buying power.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,705 Reads 903 Shares
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
  • 6,981 Reads 1 Shares
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