Franchise Articles

Apr 23, 2025

Protect your customers against gift card scams

Gift cards and points-based loyalty programs are a great way to keep customers coming back time and time again, but a new scam is emerging that could jeopardize your customers' trust in your...

Apr 7, 2025

Strategies for dealing with overwhelm

As a business owner, you wear many hats. You are the boss, inventory taker, social media presence, accountant, customer-greeter, cleaner, cook and more. You probably think about your business...

Mar 24, 2025

Effective Training Tips for Your Franchise Manager

franchise manager can make or break your franchise's location on a daily operations level. After all, this is the person who will be in charge of how your location will run. When you are not...

Mar 17, 2025

Why you must let your franchisor lead on public...

When your brand is being impacted by external events, it can be tempting to react and issue a statement, discuss your feelings with the press or publicize your personal opinion, but these...

Mar 5, 2025

What tariffs may mean for your franchise

US business owners that import or export goods abroad could soon see their import costs rise and their overseas business drop as new tariffs come into effect. Goods imported from China will now...

Feb 21, 2025

Effective Marketing Techniques To Draw in Tourists

While most marketing campaigns, promotions and advertising drives are targeted at local clients and customers, we should remember the opportunities that tourism provides to individuals,...

Feb 14, 2025

How To Be Successful In Franchising

It's a new year and the perfect time for a new start. Whether you are an experienced franchisee who needs a kickstart to refresh your business aims and plans for the coming year or you're looking...

Feb 7, 2025

Five ways to make your franchise more efficient

Times are tough, and businesses must find ways to streamline their service and improve efficiency if they want to remain profitable. Identifying efficiencies in a franchise organization can be a...

Jan 31, 2025

Can you afford to maintain an open door policy?

Many businesses operate an open door policy, allowing the public to use their facilities for free without the need to purchase anything. This open door policy is one way of complying with...

Jan 21, 2025

How to forge a strong franchisor-franchisee...

The relationship between a franchisor and their franchisees must be one of mutual trust and respect. Without these two important factors, it will not be possible to derive a successful...

Jan 14, 2025

Channel boredom into meaningful pursuits

As a business owner, you can fall into repetitive habits that fail to engage you mentally. This eventually results in stagnation and boredom, and it can quickly sour your enjoyment of your...

Jan 7, 2025

The power of mergers

Although it is unusual in the world of franchising, mergers are an accepted way of achieving business stability and growth. As recently demonstrated by the Nissan and Honda merger, when...

Dec 31, 2024

Marketing your franchise in 2025

As we gear up for another year, it is important to consider how you will communicate with your customer base and promote your business and its products and services. You may wish to push for...

Dec 20, 2024

How to choose the right franchise

If you have decided that 2025 is the year you'll make your entrepreneurial dreams come true, you will need to pick a business to join. How should you go about choosing the right franchise...

Dec 10, 2024

Franchise opportunity for women with children

It is a fact of life that the gender pay gap still exists, with women who have children being unfairly penalized in the workplace for their decision to raise a family. Businesses have long...

Dec 3, 2024

Business Continuity Planning to Reduce the Risk Of...

The modern world is fraught with dangers and risks. We face environmental challenges such as flooding and fire, digital challenges such as hacking and fraud, and health challenges such as the...

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