Business News This Niche Japanese Food Franchise Is Opening 20 New Locations After Record Sales Year Onigilly Japanese Kitchen is hoping to go mainstream with its traditional onigiri rice balls. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Why This Business Model Is Opening the Door to Entrepreneurship for People With Almost No Capital By Boris Dzhingarov
Business News California Pizza Kitchen Just Sold for $300 Million—And the New Owners Are Ready to Deliver By Jonathan Small
Business News Restaurant Franchisees Predict 2026 Will Be the ‘Year of Stability’ After a Turbulent 2025 By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Aspiring Franchise Owners Ask Me This — But They Should Be Asking Themselves 5 Questions Before investing in a franchise, ask yourself these five questions to see if you're truly ready to succeed. By David Busker
Business News McDonald’s CEO Warns That His Career Advice May ‘Hurt Your Feelings’ The executive shared some straightforward career guidance with his more than 50,000 Instagram followers. By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business Why a Super Bowl Champ Chose This Emerging Franchise Company to Create Impact Far Beyond Restaurants Ndamukong Suh and Gregg Majewski discuss their first meeting, their belief in people and the mission behind Craveworthy. By Shawn P. Walchef
Building a Business He Started a Side Hustle in His Kitchen — Then Took a ‘Scary and Crazy’ Leap to Grow It to $15 Million Revenue Jeff Perera's wife asked him to learn to make one of her favorite foods. By Sherin Shibu
Business News KFC Wants Fans to Decide the Fate of Potato Wedges Will the cult -favorite be a permanent menu item? By Jonathan Small
Business News Apple Reveals Its Most Downloaded App of 2025 — and It’s Not TikTok or Google ChatGPT beats out every social platform and search tool, signaling how deeply AI has entered the mainstream. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists with This Franchise That Makes STEM Fun High Touch-High Tech franchisees operate without the need for a physical location, significantly reducing overhead costs. By Matthew Goldstein
Business News The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. What This Means for Your Wallet. It's the third cut this year, but officials are split over whether they've gone too far or not far enough. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise How to Turn Your Franchise Conference Into a Year-Round Growth Engine How to turn a three-day event into twelve months of storytelling, culture-building and brand momentum. By Trevor Rappleye
Buying a Franchise The SEO Framework I Used to Scale 70+ Franchise Locations Here's the modern framework that helps every location rank, attract more customers and reduce marketing costs. By Fahim Ludin
Business News Google Is Bringing AI Glasses to Market in 2026 — Here’s What They Can Do The company is teaming with major eyewear partners on Gemini-powered smart glasses as it takes aim at Meta. By Jonathan Small
Business News Paramount Just Launched a Hostile Takeover Bid to Block Netflix From Buying Warner Bros. Discovery The company is bypassing Warner Bros. Discovery's board and going straight to shareholders with a higher, all-cash offer. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Uncover the Hidden Edge Top Franchisors Use to Win (And It’s Not More AI) The real edge franchisors are using today — and why most entrepreneurs overlook it. By Trevor Rappleye
Business News Netflix Goes Big With $83 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery The blockbuster deal would give Netflix control of HBO and iconic franchises like Harry Potter and Batman. By Jonathan Small
Business News Google’s Top Trending Search Term of 2025 Might Surprise You Forget celebrities or scandals. The number one search terms was a hint on how AI is shaping our lives. By Jonathan Small
Business News AI Is Completely Rewriting the Franchise Sales Playbook Franchise prospects now show up armed with data. Here's why that matters. By Jonathan Small
Building a Business This is the One Thing Every Franchise Needs to Scale Successfully Growing a franchise network requires more than just strategy and scale; it means building a core team that you can trust, empower and grow alongside. By Gigi Schweikert
Business News Papa Johns Flips 85 Restaurants Over to Franchisee The pizza chain is shifting away from company-owned restaurants as part of a 'strategic refranchising' plan. By Jonathan Small
Business News This Dunkin’ Franchisee Has a Simple Message for Congress—And He Keeps Repeating It Rob Branca wants to put a local face on franchising. By Jonathan Small
Building a Business He Turned a 900-Square-Foot Store Into a National Chain Valued at $1 Billion Here's how Just Salad founder Nick Kenner went from one small Manhattan shop to 100 locations. By Shawn P. Walchef
Business News Major Frozen Custard Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy, Blames ‘Toxic’ Chicago Regulations M&M Custard says 31 Freddy's Frozen Custard locations put them in the red. By Jonathan Small
Business Model We Could’ve Franchised Our Business. Here’s Why We Didn’t — and How It Paid Off. The dealership vs. the franchise: Which business model is better for you? By Mike Feazel
Buying a Franchise Franchise Ownership Is Rising Among Women — Here’s Why It Matters Women are turning to franchising because they view it as a smarter and more secure path to business ownership. By Ray Titus
Buying a Franchise Every Thriving Business Owner Must Go Through the ‘Hell Zone’ Between your first success and true scale, there lies a brutal, unavoidable stretch. By David Barr
Buying a Franchise What 4 Hot Franchise Trends Say About How We Live Now Why are people spending more in these franchise categories, and what does that say about consumers today and opportunities for franchisees tomorrow? By Kim Klavin
Buying a Franchise This Florist Saw 3 Problems In the Flower Industry. Now His Business Is Growing Like Crazy. French Florist was once a struggling florist shop in Los Angeles. Here's how it transformed into an innovative franchise that's taking on the industry. By Jason Feifer