Buying a Franchise
Franchise vs. Startup: Which Path Pays Off Faster?
Analyzing critical factors will determine whether franchise or startup is the most efficient path to profitability.
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Buying a Franchise
Franchise Success Isn’t Automatic — It’s Earned. Here’s How to Do It Right.
Many franchise candidates fall for the "it runs itself" myth. Here's why hands-on ownership is the only real path to success.
By Rob Lancit
Buying a Franchise
Most Acquisitions Fail — Here’s How to Make Yours the Exception
Buying a company is the easy part. The challenge is getting your new team to feel like part of the same firm.
Buying a Franchise
This Fast-Food Powerhouse Is Getting a Makeover. Here’s What Customers Can Expect.
Wendy's is rolling out Project Fresh, a consumer-focused overhaul that promises faster drive-thrus, smarter ordering tech and a refreshed menu.
Buying a Franchise
A Water Wings Swim School Franchise Offers Year-Round Revenue Potential
Water Wings Swim School stands out as a franchise investment for mission-driven entrepreneurs seeking both purpose and profit.
Buying a Franchise
This Founder Lost Control of Her Cult-Favorite Brand — Here’s How She’s Making a Bold Comeback
After a turbulent stretch, Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole says she's back in full control — and pushing a disciplined "2.0" reset.
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Why I Bought a Business Instead of Starting One — And Why More Smart Professionals Are Doing the Same
Why acquisition beats startups for speed, stability and long-term returns for experienced professionals.
By Lisa Piercey
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The IFA Is Spending $5 Million to Counter This Major Franchising Myth
The IFA's new awareness campaign highlights real franchise owners whose work supports local jobs, charities and neighborhoods.
Buying a Franchise
This Brand Is Making a High-Tech Move That Could Change Your Food Deliveries Forever
Dave's Hot Chicken's drone delivery experiment could be the blueprint for how businesses deliver in the future.
Buying a Franchise
One of America’s Oldest Seafood Chains Just Got a Menu Makeover — and It’s Betting Big on Chicken
The brand that once defined fried fish in America is turning its focus to chicken.
Buying a Franchise
This 18-Year-Old Saved Babysitting Money for College — Then Decided to Buy a Business Instead
She bought her first store before she could legally sign a contract.
Buying a Franchise
Your Personal Brand Is Your Job Security — Here’s 3 Ways to Build It
Whether you're a corporate professional or have entrepreneurial goals, building your personal brand is critical.
By David Busker
Buying a Franchise
The Small Hiring Change That Built Stronger Teams at My Company
A slight mindset shift turned hiring from a fearful chore into a growth catalyst, teaching me that decisive action often beats waiting for perfection.
By Adam Povlitz
Buying a Franchise
Five Steps to Building a Strong Culture Across Franchise Locations
When it comes to franchise success, reliable systems and processes are essential, but a thriving company culture is the glue that holds it all together.
By Jeff Brazier
Buying a Franchise
This Popular Acai Franchise Is Expanding Fast. Is It Coming to Your State Next?
A refreshed C-suite and strong franchisee buy-in are setting the brand up for its most ambitious expansion yet.
Buying a Franchise
These Brothers Set Out to Make Thrift Cool. Now, They Run a $250 Million Business That’s Changing Resale.
They're proving resale is stylish, scalable — and highly profitable.
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If You Want to Be an Entrepreneur, You Need to Accept This Harsh Truth
Coping with stress doesn't mean avoiding it — it means taking action, prioritizing, and pushing forward.
By David Busker
Buying a Franchise
These Are the Top 10 Sandwich Franchises of 2025, According to the Franchise 500
Simple to operate, endlessly adaptable and always in demand — here are the sandwich franchises making the biggest impact in 2025.
Buying a Franchise
How This Founder Grew One Business Into a National Brand — And a $750 Million Exit
Shelly Sun Berkowitz founded her business after struggling to find what she needed on the market.
Buying a Franchise
How to Read a Franchise Disclosure Document
The FDD is your X-ray of a brand. Here's what the FTC requires — and how to read the sections that matter most.
By Rob Lancit
Buying a Franchise
This Is the No. 1 Factor You Need If You Want Gen Z and Millennials to Buy Into Your Business
Gen Z and millennials want more than profitability from franchise ownership.
Buying a Franchise
The Highest-Earning Franchisees Have These 2 Qualities
When you talk to the top-performing franchisee across many different brands, you will spot some key commonalities.
By Kim Kavin
Buying a Franchise
She Moved Halfway Around the World at 18 and Found Her Future in Franchising
After watching her mother run businesses in Indonesia, Josephine Suryono knew she'd one day do the same — just on a different continent.
Buying a Franchise
This Multi-Unit, Multi-Brand Owner Reveals the Secrets to Growing Franchises Fast
Don Allen has scaled Orangetheory, KidStrong, F45 and now Zoom Room. He shares what it really takes to succeed.
Buying a Franchise
These Are the Top Global Franchises of 2025
Considering taking your business abroad? Follow a proven path with these outstanding international franchises.
By Tracy Herold
Buying a Franchise
These Are the Top Franchise Suppliers of 2025
Want to know which businesses to go to, when your franchise needs some help? Here are the best of the best.
By Tracy Herold
Buying a Franchise
This Top-Rated Franchise PR Firm is Bringing Public Relations into a New Digital Age
Fishman PR once again ranks #1 in its category on Entrepreneur's Top Franchise Suppliers list.