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Pennsylvania Feature Articles

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

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

Michael Geiger and his partner John Iaquinta operate 7 Moe's Southwest Grill locations in the Pittsburgh area. Their company is technologically savvy and focused on community service. They also understand the important role their employees play in providing top-shelf customer service. He believes "premium performance" requires a "premium wage."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Fast-Growing GPS Hospitality Adds Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen To Its Franchise Portfolio Expanding Presence In Georgia and West Virginia.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Former McDonald's Multi-Unit Franchisee Inks Deal with Pie Five Pizza To Open Multiple Locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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So many good things are happening in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 9,300 Reads
Tom Garrett breaks down his 30 years with Arby's--first as an assistant manager, then as the brand's largest franchisee, and finally as CEO of the franchisor--this way: "I like to say that 25 of those years were great, 3 were mediocre, and 2 were miserable--in that order."
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 13,234 Reads 5 Shares
After Being Arby's largest franchisee - then its CEO - Tom Garrett Is Back In The Franchisee World Again As A Burger King Franchisee Nearing 200 Units.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Franchisees move into Washington, D.C. this week to meet with members of Congress and make their case for protecting the future of the franchising business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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The past five years have been tough for those in the tax business, but things are looking up and Ken Leese's positive attitude has never waned.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,159 Reads
This past September Value Place, the largest economy, extended-stay hotel brand in the U.S., named Kelly Poling executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,929 Reads 1,021 Shares
Ken Leese is seeing an upswing in the economy and his Jackson Hewitt franchise operation has expanded by five units in less than two years.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 18,290 Reads 3 Shares
JGJO Development Co. LLC inks new deal to bring at least 10 Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar locations to Long Island and Queens area of New York.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Longtime Tennessee multi-brand operator adds Quaker Steak & Lube to his portfolio. The deal marks the first Tennessee location for the brand.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,123 Reads 3 Shares
Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchisee Don Smith is getting bigger and better, and "killing the competition."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,515 Reads 1,014 Shares
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
  • 20,842 Reads 9 Shares
A couple of months back we began occasionally profiling franchisees who have chosen to operate in brands that don't require a "brick and mortar" location.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,268 Reads 48 Shares
Steve Baliva knew Hurricane Sandy was on its way and headed for the New Jersey coast.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 4,972 Reads 2 Shares
Bradley was failing, and failing badly.Not only did the members of his team avoid him in the lunchroom and never stop by to say "good morning," they had begun taping a target to his back every day and everyone had signed up for archery lessons.
  • Erick Lauber, Ph.D.
  • 4,163 Reads
Just before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coast, Tom's River, N.J., resident and franchisee Steve Baliva was huddling with team members from his area T.G.I. Friday's restaurants to try to prepare for what many forecast to be the storm of the century.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,697 Reads 74 Shares
When Cold Stone Creamery first showed up on his radar, Lloyd Sugarman knew it had great franchise potential years before the couple who started it were ready to grow.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Lloyd Sugarman--Sugie, to his friends--is something of a "franchise whisperer." He sniffed out Coldstone Creamery as a concept with great franchise potential years before the couple who started it were ready to grow.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,231 Reads 1 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
  • 6,815 Reads 105 Shares
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What make a franchise All-STAR? A passion for excellence. That's the premise behind the STAR Awards (Speaking To and Responding), presented annually at Franchise Update's Leadership & Development Conference, held October 3-5 in Atlanta.
  • Michele Chandler
  • 5,726 Reads
Until recently, a franchisee was considered an independent business operator doing business in the style, under the trademark, and in the name of the franchisor. However, district court filings by franchisees in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and California are pushing the boundaries on the franchisor/franchisee relationship.
  • Jim Mulcahy
  • 11,791 Reads 6 Shares
Guerilla marketing, grassroots marketing, local store marketing... Whatever you call it, all sales are local, to paraphrase former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,383 Reads 90 Shares
Guerilla marketing, grassroots marketing, local store marketing... Whatever you call it, all sales are local, to paraphrase former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,253 Reads 328 Shares
When Chirag Patel left India 15 years ago, he had mixed feelings about leaving his home and his parents.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,170 Reads 1,014 Shares
Chirag Patel left India to work as an engineer and consultant in America. But it didn't take long to learn that franchising offered big opportunities for anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,458 Reads
Franchising is bursting (not busting!) out all over these days, with a flurry of activity in financing, mergers and acquisitions, and incentives.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,426 Reads 25 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,708 Reads 1,023 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,401 Reads 429 Shares

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