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The Myth of Passive Franchising and What Multi-Unit Operators Need to Know
Ken Maynor, Stretch Zone franchisee, shares insights on the realities of franchise ownership, scaling operations, and navigating today’s business climate. One of the biggest misconceptions in franchising is the idea that ownership is “passive.” Why do you think that...
French Florist: Redefining the Floral Industry Through Unreasonable Hospitality and Unprecedented Growth
For decades, the American consumer has been trained to view the floral industry through a purely transactional lens. The standard experience was reduced to clicking a picture on a website, picking a price, sending the order, and moving on. Legacy market leaders...
How the Great Career Shift Is Fueling a New Generation of Franchise Owners
By Rick Poquette, Franchise Owner, Mosquito Squad of North Central Minnesota Something fundamental is changing in how younger professionals think about work. For years, more traditional career paths were seen as the standard. Today, that trajectory is no longer...
“Mission over Money: Visiting Angels Puts Passion First”
Dementia Training and Awareness, Guides Visiting Angels Franchise Owner in Southern California It’s a familiar story in franchising: a successful, career-driven person lingering in the corporate world burns out. They then explore entrepreneurship. Investing in a...
Why Brands Need to Connect to Their Communities in Order to Scale
By Bianca Benedetto a Corporate Business Leader, Marco’s Pizza I first started at Marco’s Pizza in the driver’s seat of a delivery car. Back then, I was simply trying to make ends meet. I never even considered that this job could potentially lead to a fruitful and...
Doctors Said He Wouldn’t Make It Past 13. Now He’s Building the Fastest-Growing Healthy Fast-Food Franchise in America.
Konala founder Trace Miller's life was saved by diet as a child. Now he's built a fast-food brand proving healthy and fast aren't mutually exclusive. Three new locations opening within 90 days. Forty more in development. When Trace Miller was three years old, doctors...
Best Friends to Business Partners: How Antima Jain and Pooja Choudhary Reclaimed their Careers and Built a Top Franchise in Year One
Color Me Mine For Antima Jain and Pooja Choudhary, franchise ownership wasn’t part of a long-term plan. It grew out of a quieter question they kept asking themselves as their children got older and needed them less: What do we want our next chapter to look like? In...
Restaurant Industry Icon Jane Grote Abell Joins Appetronix’s Board of Directors
A Celebrated Leader with More Than 30+ Years of Transformational Leadership Joins Appetronix, The Company Building Fully Autonomous Restaurant-In-A-Box Solutions Across Multiple Cuisines and Usage Occasions. Appetronix, the company behind a fully autonomous restaurant...
Moran Family of Brands Unifies North American Leadership Team for the Next Phase of Growth
Following its recent acquisition of Mister Transmission, Moran Family of Brands, one of the nation’s leading automotive franchise systems, has announced a strategic leadership realignment uniting two highly respected brands under a single North American structure. ...
Ziebart Awards Complimentary Detailing Services to Two Deserving Dads as Winners of Second Annual Father’s Day Contest
Scott Siriani of Streator, IL recognized by foster son for his dedication as a father of three Military veteran Byron Mays of Morrow, OH honored with detailing to clean up his 9-year-old’s messes Winners of Ziebart’s Detail for Dad contest were selected based...