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When things get quiet at Carla Fryar's Great Clips salons in Northfield and New Prague, Minn., she tells her employees to hit the road--dressed as the brand's mascot, Sudz, a life-sized blue shampoo bottle.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 10,275 Reads 1,014 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
  • 5,773 Reads 382 Shares
Automating the hiring process has a number of benefits for multi-unit franchisees, from speeding the hiring process to helping identify higher-quality candidates.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,103 Reads 8 Shares
The Summer Olympics reinforced my respect for world-class athletes of all nationalities.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 5,071 Reads 35 Shares
When Pam Wolfe began operating Papa Murphy's Take'N'Bake Pizza franchises 15 years ago you could almost always find her in the company kitchen
  • Helen Bond
  • 16,169 Reads 2 Shares
Ask yourself this question: If I died today, have I taken the appropriate steps to provide for the smooth and effective transition of my business, and to protect my family
  • Steve LeFever
  • 4,556 Reads 11 Shares
"A business that fails to satisfy its customers is worth nothing."
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,542 Reads 1 Shares
There's an old saying: "Most people aim at nothing in life... and hit it with amazing accuracy."
  • Dr. Tony Alessandra
  • 6,355 Reads 1 Shares
Leaders are confident that they are capable, through their actions and attitudes, of creating a healthy work environment.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 20,710 Reads
Cathy Amato expects to do $30 million in combined sales for 2012. That's a far cry from the less than $250,000 her company did when she first started two decades ago.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,942 Reads 20 Shares
It's like most relationships. Sometimes things seem stable and positive between franchisees and franchisors.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 13,165 Reads 72 Shares
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Some multi-unit franchisees take it to the limit. They're not content with one or two or even a handful of units.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,547 Reads 50 Shares
If you've played, coached, or watched a sport on the University of South Carolina (USC) campus, there's a good chance you've eaten a Firehouse Sub from Judy and Charlie Divita.
  • Helen Bond
  • 5,386 Reads 120 Shares
A leader's primary function is to help employees develop a strong belief in the mission of the company and the importance of their individual jobs.
  • Timothy Bednarz
  • 9,490 Reads 1,023 Shares
More employers are offering benefits that encourage employees to improve their health in 2012, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released this past summer.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,002 Reads 15 Shares
Leaders by their very nature are under pressure to have advanced intellectual and emotional intelligence. In today's economy, they better add one more - VQ, The Vision Quotient.
  • Scott Klososky
  • 5,618 Reads 1 Shares
As is always the case, I learned a lot at the annual Multi-Unit Franchising Conference this year.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 6,859 Reads 320 Shares
When Kevin Osterfeld's "dream job" as a stockbroker didn't turn out so dreamy, he decided to switch things up.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 4,490 Reads 40 Shares
In my previous column I made several suggestions for successfully navigating our times to a brighter future.
  • Carol M. Schleif
  • 4,120 Reads 34 Shares
When things get quiet at Carla Fryar's Great Clips salons in Northfield and New Prague, Minn., she tells her employees to hit the road--dressed as the brand's mascot, Sudz, a life-sized blue shampoo bottle.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 10,373 Reads 1,650 Shares
When Edwin Sarkissian and his family emigrated from Iran to the United States in 1996, he was a young boy who longed for a computer.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,504 Reads 7 Shares
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The Multi-Unit Franchising Conference was held in Las Vegas this past April. Would it surprise you to know that 70 percent of all revenue generated by Las Vegas casinos is non-gaming revenue?
  • Jack Mackey
  • 6,124 Reads 1,014 Shares
Ed Doherty knows how to "wow" people. In fact, he has command of the word and he knows how to use it.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 13,554 Reads 1,772 Shares
One of the largest uphill battles a franchise owner faces is combating the costs associated with hiring, training, and retaining good people, particularly in businesses with a high turnover rate.
  • Jason Hamilton
  • 38,907 Reads 3 Shares
It's probably true that most people who work with us will never care as deeply as we do about building our business and serving our clients.
  • Dr. Nido Qubein
  • 10,658 Reads
A new international survey of companies identifies some unique and surprising social media trends.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,350 Reads 45 Shares
Everyone knows the value of a sponge: it absorbs water. This is a pretty good deal.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 12,895 Reads
During the initial stages of an exit strategy engagement with our clients, we spend considerable time gaining a full understanding the client's business.
  • Dean Zuccarello
  • 10,786 Reads 1,010 Shares
A conversation with mega-franchisee Ed Doherty is invariably sprinkled with a lot of "wows."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,023 Reads 5 Shares
On Cathy Amato's first day as a Jack in the Box management trainee in the early 1980s, her trainer questioned whether Amato was up for the rigor ahead--changing grease vats, scrubbing floors, and crazy hours.
  • Helen Bond
  • 10,284 Reads 1,022 Shares
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