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As the economy continues to struggle through a slow recovery, business people everywhere are looking for any tools or techniques that will help them keep their businesses alive and thriving.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Sam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's. Under his father's leadership, Covelli Enterprises eventually grew to 26 locations, one of the largest McDonald's franchisees in the country.
  • Tracy Staton
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Ray Harrigill believes in diversification. His Sunray Companies has restaurants (Bumpers Drive-In), tanning salons (Palm Beach Tan), fitness centers (Koko FitClub), and hotel properties (Hampton Inn), to name a few. That's because of lessons he's learned along the way.
  • Tracy Staton
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Zane Tankel is not waiting on any government job programs to help his business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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There was a time when a hacker needed exceptional computer skills to breach a system. Only the most talented and experienced computer users could successfully bypass even the most minimal security provisions.
  • David Ellis
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"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
  • Debbie Selinsky
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For months, Republicans in Washington have been beating a steady drumbeat about the harm regulations have on businesses, the economy, and job creation.
  • Matt Deffebach
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The previous two editions of the Franchise Update Sales Report introduced the topic and covered Step 1 and the beginning of Step 2 in successful lead generation.
  • Steve Olson
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Ray Harrigill believes in diversification. His Sunray Companies has restaurants (Bumpers Drive-In), tanning salons (Palm Beach Tan), fitness centers (Koko FitClub), and hotel properties (Hampton Inn), to name a few.
  • Tracy Staton
  • 7,298 Reads 1 Shares
A few weeks ago I introduced your franchise consumer marketing colleagues to a two-headed turtle named Ditto.
  • Melinda Caughill
  • 3,859 Reads 76 Shares
Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country’s largest multi-unit franchisee organizations.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Business owners across the country have been dealing with one of the longest and most difficult recessions in US history.
  • Franchising.com
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What does franchise marketing have in common with a two-headed turtle?
  • Melinda Caughill
  • 7,605 Reads 1,021 Shares
When Greg Thomas decides whether to fix or ditch a financially troubled store, he typically thinks big
  • Helen Bond
  • 15,233 Reads 1 Shares
For years, Subway has prided itself on offering healthier fare for its customers.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
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When Sunita Sagar was a teenager working as a part-time cashier at a Jack in the Box in California, she dreamed of the day she would become a doctor.
  • John Carroll
  • 6,515 Reads 82 Shares
Who is your ideal franchise buyer? Let's begin with knowing your market.
  • Steve Olson
  • 5,619 Reads 1 Shares
Those sanitarily questionable movable feasts that have rolled through America's cities for decades are being replaced.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 35,481 Reads 4 Shares
When Michael Ansley was a teenager helping his father, a painter, with work at KFC and Wendy's restaurants in Springfield, Ohio, he soaked up both his father's entrepreneurial spirit and a basic knowledge of the food and franchising business.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,332 Reads 1,014 Shares
Pollo Campero will open three Houston locations by year-end featuring its new design and menu.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,242 Reads 1 Shares
For Dev and Sunita Sagar, branching out from their Denny's restaurant into Baja Fresh and Jack in the Box allowed them to cover different segments of the restaurant business in Northern California
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,545 Reads
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In a ground-breaking event this past June, the first Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference attracted marketing executives from 57 franchise brands with more than $11 billion in annual system-wide sales--all seeking better ways to connect with customers in today's digital marketing environment.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
  • 3,141 Reads 8 Shares
Metrics firm Experian studied how people spent their time online in the United Kingdom this August.
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • 2,986 Reads 4 Shares
Smart franchisees are always looking for ways to increase cash flow and reduce expenses.
  • Andy Gustafson
  • 9,606 Reads 189 Shares
Lenny's Sub Shop President Brent Alvord lends new meaning to the term, well-rounded: an MBA in finance from the University of Memphis, 15 years as an executive with organizations such as Burger King, FedEx, and America Online, and a hands-on understanding of the restaurant industry he acquired as a youth working at Subway, Ruby Tuesday's, and Chili's.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 4,734 Reads 2 Shares
Brothers Joe, Ricky, and John Rosa were no strangers to the restaurant business.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 12,427 Reads
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a changing economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,710 Reads 179 Shares
When Michael Ansley was a teenager helping his father, a painter, with work at KFC and Wendy's restaurants in Springfield, Ohio, he soaked up both his father's entrepreneurial spirit and a basic knowledge of the food and franchising business.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 7,011 Reads 1 Shares
One common thread linking this year's group of multi-unit dominators is how none planned a career in franchising.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,387 Reads
Wisconsin-based Topper's Pizza just launched its first-ever "mobile pizza store" this past July. The brand is one of many testing the waters of mobile food delivery vehicles.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,515 Reads 840 Shares
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