Franchising

Buying a Franchise

The Man Who Built 7-Eleven Into a Global Empire Had One Three-Word Motto —Here’s What It Was

Toshifumi Suzuki, known as "The God of Retail," started with one Tokyo store and built up an empire with tens of thousands of locations.

By Jonathan Small

Buying a Franchise

Franchises Like Taco Bell Are Stealing This Strategy from Nike — And It’s Working

By Jonathan Small

Buying a Franchise

He Ran a Furniture Business for 20 Years. Now He and His Son Are Taking On Smoothie King and Jamba.

By Jonathan Small

Buying a Franchise

McDonald’s New Extra Value Menu Is Beating Expectations — And Franchisees Are Seeing the Value

By Jonathan Small

Buying a Franchise

Burger King’s CEO Took Calls From 1,500 Customers. What Happened Next Is Already Showing Up in Restaurants.

Tom Curtis took so many calls that his wife made him stay on the porch—and the conversations are fixing broken signs and shaping the menu.

By Jonathan Small

Buying a Franchise

Why Bread Zeppelin Is Hitting Pause on Franchising: ‘We Have a Lot to Prove’

The 10-unit chain is focusing on company-owned growth to attract sophisticated, well-capitalized franchisees down the road.

By Jonathan Small

Buying a Franchise

This One Federal Standard Is the ‘Lynchpin’ of Franchising — And Congress Could Make It Permanent

IFA President Matt Haller writes that the American Franchise Act has bipartisan support and could protect 9 million jobs from disappearing.

By Jonathan Small

Franchise 500

Jersey Mike’s Sold for $8 Billion. Their New CEO Is Ready to Double Their 3,200 U.S. Locations.

Jersey Mike's is #1 on the Franchise 500 for the first time, with a new CEO. He plans to scale at an ambitious pace, while preserving the brand's 50-year legacy.

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

The Anatomy Of A Franchise Disclosure Document

Here's a break down your most tedious -- and valuable -- franchise research tool so you understand the ins and outs before signing.

By Jeff Elgin

Building a Business

How This Franchise Founder Scored Big Success By Going Smaller

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux Founder Brandon Landry discusses the intersection of sports and hospitality, and creating Smalls Sliders.

By Shawn P. Walchef

Buying a Franchise

We Crunched 5 Years of Franchise Industry Data. Here Are 4 Big Trends You Should Know About.

The numbers reveal how the landscape is shifting.

By Kim Kavin

Buying a Franchise

Should You Buy a Franchise or Start Your Own Small Business? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First.

In other words, are you an entrepreneur... or a systempreneur?

By Alicia Miller

Buying a Franchise

Emerging Brands Fuel Consistent Growth in the Franchising Industry

The benefits of investigating brand new concepts

By Jeff Cheatham

Buying a Franchise

5 Encouraging Facts to Know About Multi-Unit Franchising

There's a convincing case to owning more than one location.

By Jeff Cheatham

Buying a Franchise

6 Tips to Consider When Searching for a Franchise for the First Time

Get started on the right foot.

By Jeff Cheatham

Buying a Franchise

7 Things Not to Miss in the FDD

Pay close attention to these sections to protect yourself.

By Jeff Cheatham

Buying a Franchise

4 Essential Things to Know About Franchising

Understand the basics of franchising by knowing these four things.

By Jeff Cheatham

Buying a Franchise

Franchises Keep Buying Up Other Franchises. Here’s Why the Big Are Getting Bigger.

Major acquisitions. Consolidations. Conglomerates. What's going on in franchising? The answer says a lot about where the industry is heading-and what growth means going forward

By Nate Hopper

Building a Business

I’m a Franchise Consultant — These Are The 5 Franchise Warning Signs To Look Out For

What to look out for when researching a franchise opportunity.

By Joe Mathews