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Sports celebrities can use their fame to market their franchise investments. These eight have done so successfully. → Read More
Aside from the suggested flaws in its management system, another area of Subway’s way of doing things is also a potential stumbling block, namely its opacity when talking about its financials. → Read More
Forbes teamed up with industry research firm FRANdata to identify 60 franchises that offer the best (and worst) opportunities for investors—grouped by cost and ranked by growth, stability, transparency and other factors. → Read More
Bonnie Low-Kramen runs program that's part classroom, part Tony Robbins-esque bootcamp. Its students go on to work at some of America's biggest companies. → Read More
McDonald's is facing a handful of new complaints about sexual harassment. The restaurant chain claims it has made strides in recent months to combat it. → Read More
Shaquille O'Neal joins the Papa John's board while Major League Baseball takes the pizza company off the bench. The Department of Labor proposes new rules that could benefit franchisors. → Read More
But Cambridge Naturals has only been a hub for products like organic foods, beeswax candles and CBD oil for the past 20 of its 44 years. Before that it was a simple grocery store. Why did it change? To survive! → Read More
Just released, the Global 100 ranks large corporations across the globe on their performance reducing carbon and waste, their gender diversity among leadership, revenues derived from clean products, and overall sustainability. → Read More
The Ear Nose & Throat Institute, a Georgia-based chain of clinics, has found that focusing on a niche and controlling costs allows it to offer medical services for less--winning over patients that might have gone to hospitals. → Read More
Husband and wife team, Devan and Morgan Kline launched fitness franchise Burn Boot Camp in 2015. since then the company has opened 177 locations in 35 states, with another 177 sold and waiting to come online. → Read More
A number of high profile CEOs from some very large and consequential companies called it quits this year; some were forced out, some exited having guided their companies to relatively safe harbor, and one unexpectedly passed away. → Read More
Shang Saavedra knows a thing or two about what it takes to start a successful side hustle, having launched a couple of her own over the past decade. → Read More
When national sandwich franchise Firehouse Subs wanted to double the amount of money its franchisees paid for advertising, CEO Don Fox made it easier for them to kill the idea. In the end, he got what he wanted anyway. → Read More
So, in 1982, Erwin launched her own school, using her mother’s mix of Montessori-style child-initiated learning, and teacher-led curriculum—a blend that is at the heart of the organization today, now known as The Primrose Schools. → Read More
Compared with Supercuts, Great Clips, and Fantastic Sam’s, Sport Clips’ royalties, franchise fees, and franchisee obligations are competitive or better, says Jeff Lefler, CEO of Franchise Grade. The company’s ability to keep leadership with the company for years is also a positive sign. → Read More
Thanks to data from Indeed.com, an international job search platform, we have an idea which jobs in the world of marketing have experienced fast growth over the past three years. → Read More
Thanks to a recent report from Glassdoor.com, we have a roster of companies that offer great benefits and perks (some quite unique) and are hiring right now. → Read More
Bowen Craggs, a corporate communication consultancy, recently published a critique of the websites of the world’s largest companies, ranking them on their effectiveness. These are the results... → Read More
A recent analysis of 170,000 company ratings from respondents in 15 countries sheds light on which are perceived by consumers as the most socially responsible is a toy and entertainment company beloved by children the world over: Lego. → Read More
Last year, the 50 most generous individuals and couples gave away a combined total of more than $14.7 billion--the highest combined total since 2008. This from a recent report from The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a news source for all things charity. → Read More