Franchise Articles

Browse our selection of franchise articles and features to help further your knowledge in opening and operating a franchise business. Our exclusive features cover the franchise growth, operations, legal, leadership, marketing, real estate, and technology site of the franchise business. Written by the editorial team that produces Franchise Update Magazine and Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine, the franchise industries premier magazines.

Where Have all the Workers Gone and How Can You Attract and Keep Them?

Here are 5 ways you can inspire your leaders to better attract and retain employees in today's workforce

John DiJulius
4,209 Reads 1 Shares

Protecting and Growing Your Company

Considering the possible, probable, and potential issues impacting your business when the economy changes.

Kendall Rawls
5,521 Reads 11 Shares

Family First: How Chris Carpenter and his dad teamed up for success

Chris Carpenter went looking for the perfect partner for his first franchise. He found his dad.

Chris Carpenter
9,165 Reads 29 Shares

Home Field Advantage: Local marketing pays off!

The power of local marketing continues to fuel profits for these franchisees

Sara Wykes
7,712 Reads 14 Shares

2022 MVPs on How They Hire, Fire, Train, and Retain Employees

Learn how five of Franchise Update’s 2022 MVPs hire, fire, train, and retain employees

Eddy Goldberg
5,798 Reads

Extraordinary Employee Incentives Still in Play in Today's Labor Market

As the labor shortage persists, companies continue offer “extraordinary” incentives, says a survey from Express Employment Professionals

Express Employment Professionals
4,953 Reads 3 Shares

Where Have All the Workers Gone?

Four answers to the nagging question, "Where have all the workers gone in 2022?"

John DiJulius
4,758 Reads 3 Shares

Potbelly Operator to Add 14 More Locations

Multi-brand operator STA Management bringing additional Potbelly locations to Tampa-St. Pete’s area

Kerry Pipes
5,296 Reads

IFA Recognizes Franchisees with Open for Opportunity Awards

IFA Open for Opportunity Awards acknowledge the impact franchisees have on individuals, employees, and their local communities

Kerry Pipes
5,529 Reads 2 Shares

Small Business Optimism Up, Inflation Remains

Small business optimism takes a small uptick while inflation lingers, says NFIB report

Kerry Pipes
4,752 Reads 2 Shares

Personal Finances Top Economic Concern for Consumers

Study finds consumers worried about personal finances and say they will cut back on travel and dining out

Kerry Pipes
4,630 Reads

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Balancing Act: Harmonizing the franchisee-franchisor relationship

Franchisees speak out on the delicate art of balancing the franchisee-franchisor relationship for mutual prosperity

Colleen McMillar
7,083 Reads 13 Shares

New Venue, More Content! MUFC draws the industry's best multi-unit operators

The 2022 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference returned to its springtime schedule at the new Caesars Forum in Las Vegas… with a bang!

Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
6,787 Reads 9 Shares

Pokeworks Continues Global Growth with Talabat Partnership in the Middle East

Pokeworks partners with Talabat to expand the brand across the Middle East

7,440 Reads 2 Shares

Kentucky Operator Signs 29-Store Agreement with Slim Chickens

New development deal will add another 29 Slim Chickens locations to Kentucky and Tennessee markets.

Kerry Pipes
6,149 Reads 1 Shares

Franchise Brands Continue To Expand Internationally Despite Headwinds

Our September roundup of international franchise expansion reports on deals from Asia to the Middle East as global brands continue to find ways to grow in 2022