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Tennessee Multi-Unit Franchisee to Open Five New Gold's Gym Locations

Tennessee Fitness, a Gold's Gym multi-unit operator in Tennessee, signs agreement for 5 additional units. The franchisee will now have 12 locations of the fitness brand in the Nashville area.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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Good News! - April 2017

So many good things are happening so quickly in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News!" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
7,302 Reads 10 Shares

Predictable Unpredictability: A Look at Global Franchise Development in 2017

Following the unexpected results of the U.S. presidential election in November, U.S. franchisors that our company assists in taking their franchises global, asked us to assess the impact on international franchising in key countries.

William Edwards
3,962 Reads 1 Shares

It's Mega Time!: Six Great Stories to Start the Year

We're starting 2017 in our customary way: with our "Mega 99" list of the largest U.S. franchisees, ranked by total number of units.

Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
19,157 Reads 1 Shares

Good News! - January 2017

Eddy Goldberg
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Growing Abroad in 2017?: International Franchise Development Trends

International franchise development continues at a fairly high pace, despite all the challenges around the world that have little to do with the business climate.

Bill Edwards
8,135 Reads 4 Shares

Hourly Hiring Shifts: Supply, Technology, and Legislation – Oh My!

Let's begin with three facts: 1) 78.2 million Americans are hourly workers; 2) hourly workers represent 58.5 percent of all jobs in the U.S.; and 3) 80 percent of all hires made in the U.S. each year are for hourly jobs.

Peter Harrison
35,651 Reads 15 Shares

Good News! - December 2016

Eddy Goldberg
4,129 Reads

Ringing In The Minimum Wage Hikes

Minimum wage increases will be ringing in the New Year in states across the country. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) continues to push for greater increases in minimum wage. Wage increases will not only affect employees but also business owners and consumers.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
19,395 Reads

Cleaning Up for 10 Years: Oxi Fresh Grows Up and Gives Back

I never want to stand still. I always want to be working on something and find ways to improve it, expand upon it, and to be innovative.

Jonathan Barnett
3,820 Reads

Well-Rounded Marketer: Jon Quinn Brings a Broad Perspective to Charleys

This past February, longtime marketing executive Jon Quinn suited up for his newest role as vice president of marketing for Charleys Philly Steaks.

Kerry Pipes
4,095 Reads 1,021 Shares

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Going Big: Big Data Around the World

In researching the use of big data in franchising outside the U.S., we asked two leading franchise development executives abroad to tell us how this it being used where they are.

William Edwards
6,140 Reads 3 Shares

Worldwide Marketing: Global Consumer Marketing Trends in 9 Countries

Consumer marketing around the world is both the same and different from country to country. Adapting to the differences is critical in marketing a brand successfully overseas.

Bill Edwards
9,012 Reads 4 Shares

Good News! - September 2016

By Eddy Goldberg
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Good News! - August 2016

Eddy Goldberg
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Texas-Sized: Michael Knobelock is Well on His Way to 100 Units

They say everything's bigger in Texas. It's definitely bigger for Texan Michael Knobelock, whose Houston-based MSK Enterprises operates nearly 70 franchise locations spread across 4 different brands and 7 states.

Kerry Pipes
22,077 Reads 28 Shares

Founded in Love: Necessity was the Grandmother of This Brand

Shelly Sun, co-founder of BrightStar Care, never planned to start a company. But in 2001, she and her husband, J.D. Sun, were struggling to find quality in-home care for his grandmother and discovered they weren't alone.

Kerry Pipes
5,047 Reads 1 Shares

Toy Story: It All Began at Nursery School...

Sharon DiMinico had a "Eureka" moment following the birth of her second child in 1987. She recognized something was missing for the parents and children in her local community.

Kerry Pipes
6,599 Reads 2 Shares

Moving Targets: Franchisees Respond to Changing Markets

When retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Tim Hershberger signed on as a franchisee with Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Florida, the 30-year military veteran was already focused on the customers he knew best. And his military ties have helped jump-start his first nongovernmental venture.

Helen Bond
16,138 Reads 1 Shares

Good News -- April 2016

So many good things are happening so fast in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome back to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
3,476 Reads

Global Women: Female Leadership in International Franchising

In the U.S. we are privileged to have many women senior franchise executives (some of whom are profiled in this issue--Editors).

William Edward
4,496 Reads 1 Shares

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Good News - March 2016

So many good things are happening so fast in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
3,882 Reads 2 Shares

Mega Zees: 7 franchisee superheroes Tell How They Did It

We kick off 2016 with our annual Mega 99 issue: a list of the largest U.S. franchisees ranked by total number of units--along with 7 profiles of multi-unit mega-operators.

8,902 Reads 6 Shares

Economic Census Data Highlights Franchising's Role

New Census Bureau data finds franchise businesses accounted for 560,086 establishments and 10.8 million jobs in 2012.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
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New Texas Law To Protect Franchising

New Texas law clarifies an employee of a franchisee is not an employee of the franchisor. Other states legislatures are following suit.

franchise, franchising, multi unit franchising, franchise update, mult-unit franchisee
6,621 Reads 1,014 Shares

Good News - February 2016

So many good things are happening in franchising these days, it's hard to keep up (even for us!). So welcome to "Good News" - our monthly roundup of franchise growth, finance, international expansion, milestones, and other positive news from franchisors large, medium, and emerging.

Eddy Goldberg
9,340 Reads

Burger Kingdom: Arby's ex-CEO Returns to his Multi-Unit Roots

Tom Garrett breaks down his 30 years with Arby's--first as an assistant manager, then as the brand's largest franchisee, and finally as CEO of the franchisor--this way: "I like to say that 25 of those years were great, 3 were mediocre, and 2 were miserable--in that order."