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California Feature Articles

Looking for a franchise opportunity in California? Whether you're a first-time business owner or a seasoned entrepreneur, California offers exciting potential for franchise success. With thriving markets in key cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, there's a perfect environment to launch and grow a franchise. From food and beverage to retail and services, the diverse economic landscape in California is ripe for franchise opportunities. Explore the best franchise options today and take the next step toward business ownership in California.

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

IFA says new California bill would create untested new statutory language leading to costly litigation and hindering future franchise development.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Wienerschnitzel's CMO, Doug Koegebohn, loves his new job at this 53-year-old brand.
  • Kerry Pipes
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Simplification and a renewed focus on business and life have taken center stage for Anand Gala since we profiled him in 2010.
  • Kerry Pipes
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Houston franchise group Spicy Ketchup, LLC, signs a deal to bring 5 Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria locations to Texas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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A proposed bill in California threatens more than 80,000 franchise locations that employ nearly one million workers in the state.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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We've rounded up another "Mega 99" issue--and that means some big numbers.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Richard Paek oversees his 75 Jiffy Lube locations by creating an open channel of sharing and communicating with his employees.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Gary Grace has spent nearly four decades in franchising and has racked up several major achievements and milestones along the way.
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Franchise relations are in the midst of powerful, fundamental change. Driven by the maturity of franchising, the rise of large multi-unit operators...
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 9,755 Reads
Social media marketing news you can use. This week: local search marketing tips for franchisees; insights from a 19-year-old on social media platforms; Google now more trusted for news than traditional media; and how public Facebook information tells us more about our customers (and ourselves) than we know.
  • Daniel Lieberman
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Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchisee Don Smith is getting bigger and better, and "killing the competition."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,621 Reads 1 Shares
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At age 64, ServiceMaster/Furniture Medic franchisee Paul Berg is on the grow again. He just added a new territory and is not planning to stop growing anytime soon.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Throughout modern history, periods of heightened innovation and technological advance were followed by a relatively radical step up in the human condition as new industries, processes, routines, and services became commonplace.
  • Carol M. Schleif
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Watermill Express franchisee sells purified water while staying actively involved and giving back routinely his community.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Alvaro Garcia already has 21 Jersey Mike's Subs locations in Southern California under his belt. And now he is in the midst of an aggressive 70-store development plan that matches an equally fierce work ethic.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Franchisee says growing up in India was by far the most influential factor in propelling him to seek a better future for his family in America.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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Alvaro Garcia epitomizes the proverbial American dream. With 21 Jersey Mike's Subs locations in Southern California already under his belt, Garcia is in the midst of an aggressive 70-store development plan that matches an equally fierce work ethic.
  • Helen Bond
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No one ever said franchise growth was easy. Operating one or two locations is hard enough, but growing to 10, 20, or more is challenging for even the most seasoned operators--especially if any of their new builds or acquisitions turns out to be a poor performer.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,588 Reads
The franchise business model is under unprecedented attack by anti-business activists launching a coordinated campaign in cities, states, and at the federal level.
  • Erica Farage
  • 7,732 Reads 35 Shares
Sam Anabi has always gained satisfaction from helping others. The former La Verne, Calif. police officer found great fulfillment in law enforcement before an injury changed his career-path.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Don Smith is an eternal optimist. And for Smith, the first and largest Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchisee, this positive outlook has paid off.
  • Helen Bond
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Gary Grace's life in franchising has been marked by several major achievements and milestones.
  • Eddy Goldberg
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To celebrate and recognize the achievements of multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees, we again turn our annual focus to multi-unit franchisees we like to call "Dominators."
  • Kerry Pipes
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Sam Anabi's time as a police officer in La Verne, Calif., laid the foundation for his business focus of helping those in need.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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Chris Moore, a multi-unit Watermill Express franchisee, is in the enviable position of knowing exactly who his customers are, what they want, and why—and where—they want it.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,509 Reads 1,021 Shares
Bill Sole has been a successful master franchisee for the Anago Cleaning Systems brand in the Bay Area for nearly a decade now. He has just taken on the new territory of Inland Empire where his franchisees will service Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario counties.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Jim Lager doesn't talk about himself a lot, but will allow that he's "pretty good at taking lousy businesses and turning them into something.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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Nachhattar Chandi is not exaggerating when he describes his story as one that began with "colossal odds" and resulted in "triumph."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,177 Reads 1 Shares
U.S. Census numbers show that Latinos are the nation's largest minority: the Hispanic American population in 2012 had reached 53 million and is expected to grow to 128 million by 2060.
  • Sebastian Aroca
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Christie Finley, chief brand officer at Dickey's Barbecue Pit, brings vision, drive, and creativity to the nation's largest barbecue brand, with more than 400 locations in 42 states.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,321 Reads

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