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Part of your franchise research must center around growth. You need to find out if the current franchisees are growing their businesses. If you read the entire post, you'll learn how. Read More

As many as 400 workers from more than five dozen fast-food franchises around New York City have turned out for protests...about their $7.25 per hour wages. This is big; they also want to form a union. Read why. Read More

Please don't complicate it. Franchise ownership doesn't have to be that complicated. That's because it's a really simple business model. Read what I have to say abut this topic. You'll have a fresh perspective that way. Read More

The best in the business...the franchise business that is, have been chosen. Franchise Times magazine's editorial staff has just chosen the top franchise attorneys in the US and Canada. Check out the cream of the crop. Read More

Do you need to have passion about the products or services that your business offers? Joel Libava doesn't think so. Read why passion isn't important when it comes to choosing a business to start. Read More

When most people think about the benefits of owning a franchise-type of business, the 1st thing that comes to mind is the "brand." While it's true that a powerful brand can do wonders for the bottom line, there's a lot more to franchising than that. Read More

If you want to keep up with small business topics and news updates from around the world, Gene Marks is the guy to follow. He does a weekly wrap-up on "You're The Boss," a New York Times blog. It must take him 3 hours to write these posts. Read More

They're doing it again. Several Quiznos Subs franchisees are suing Quiznos corporate. This time, it's about the (supposed) high prices that system-wide franchisees have been paying for food and supplies. Read more about this lawsuit. Crazy. Read More

These days, first impressions are so, so important. Prospective clients and customers want to do business with you. But, if they see that your office environment is dirty, it's going to be a problem. See how the #1 commercial cleaning franchise does it's job. Read More

In his monthly guest post, franchise expert, Joel Libava, The Franchise King, explains why the franchisee network should be (is) the most important resource to any franchisee. This is a good one. Read More