Franchise Articles

Feb 11, 2014

How Should I Grow My Franchise?

The goal of most franchise systems is to expand the business beyond a single unit. There are different ways of setting up a franchise system to achieve this goal. Unit Franchising This is...

Feb 6, 2014

Drive Profits with a Loyalty Program

A well designed loyalty program can dramatically drive sales and increase bottom line results. Many studies have shown that businesses with a program retain their customers for longer making more...

Feb 4, 2014

4 Essential Tips for Maintaining Franchise System...

I’ve heard it many times in franchise circles; complaints about keeping franchise manuals updated. The chief frustration of many franchisors is the fact that after the first review, many franchisees...

Jan 28, 2014

5 Franchises For Moms

As a busy mom, it might seem like you’ll never have the time to start a business. The beauty of franchising is that the ground work is already laid for you. Here are a few franchises I recommend for...

Jan 21, 2014

Why Buy a Franchise?

You want to be your own boss! Great, so what are you going to do? Oh, you have lots of super business ideas, that is fabulous - how are you going to go about it? Never started a business...

Jan 16, 2014

Buying Into a Franchise Requires Careful Thought

Buying a franchise can be a good way to get your start as a business owner. Franchises come with a lot of built-in advantages, such as name recognition and training support. However, before taking the...

Jan 14, 2014

Disclosure: When Is Enough Enough?

Only Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island require that franchisors provide prospective franchisees with a disclosure document. Enough information is to be provided in...

Jan 9, 2014

Saving Time with the Administration in Small...

I often get asked by small business owners how they can save time with the administration of their businesses. The daily routines required by an accounting system can be challenging when...

Jan 1, 2014

Supply Chain: How does your franchise stack up?

With FranchiseBlast, our franchise management software, we meet franchisors at very different points in their evolution. In this article, we study a particular aspect: the supply chain. Specifically,...

Dec 31, 2013

Development Arrangements in Franchising

Many franchisees and even some franchisors do not clearly understand what a development arrangement is. In its simplest form, a development arrangement is an agreement whereby a franchisee...

Dec 31, 2013

Franchising Trends for 2014

Have you become discouraged by the frustrating routine of reporting to work every day only to do something you dislike or spend time with people who make you feel stressed rather than encouraged? If...

Dec 24, 2013

Merry Marketing: The Holidays and Social Media

‘Tis the season for celebration and merriment, and for the most part people are on social media to do just that. They’re posting pictures of Christmas trees, exchanging online greeting cards and...

Dec 20, 2013

Social Media and the Changing Face of the...

Running a business today is not what it used to be. Social media has changed things dramatically, and in order to succeed a company has to make the most of the available tools. Facebook, Twitter,...

Dec 17, 2013

Don’t Promote If You’re Not Prepared

This is very true, however if you promote, you need to make sure that you can make it happen!! I recently had a business dinner at a “chain” restaurant that was running a promotion to attract more...

Dec 10, 2013

What No One Ever Tells Tenants about Leasing...

Dale Willerton collaborated with his colleague Jeff Grandfield on this article. As a franchisee and tenant, you may already have some preconceived notions about commercial leasing. Here are some...

Dec 3, 2013

National Accounts – Growing Trend in Franchising

Over the last decade or so, one of the growing trends in franchising has been how franchisors address issues with “large” or “national account” customers, which for ease of reference will simply be...

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