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Pizza Hut and Dominos are currently battling to sell the cheapest pizza in Australia. While it’s great PR for both franchisors, it’s not being looked at too fondly from local franchisees across that country. Read More

When I was a franchise broker, several of my candidates-notice I didn't say “clients,” because they weren’t, would ask me a question that I didn't like answering. Read this post to see what it was, and why I didn't like answering it. Read More

The recent movement in Seattle and other major US cities to raise the minimum wage has franchise owners rankled. It’s not just that they’ll have to pay workers as much as $15 an hour. It’s that franchise business owners won’t get the same grace period to raise wages that other small businesses will Read More

Wheel of Fortune is a super-popular game show in the US. Pat Sajak, the host, is very recognizable. He's just become the spokesman-and partner, of a new franchise concept that's trying to take on Groupon. However... Read More

There are at least 3 things franchise brokers won’t tell you. I’ll reveal the first one in a moment.
But first, there’s something I need to share with any franchise broker who is reading this post, or the two blog posts that will soon follow.
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I haven’t been able to locate a franchise business in the US that only accepts cash for products or services. And, I don’t expect to. Credit cards need to be accepted.
An interesting process takes place that enables franchisees to accept credit cards. Here it is. Read More

It looks like the IFA is going to sue the city of Seattle because of the new $15 an hour minimum-wage just voted in. We'll have to see if the members of the IFA will pony up the money needed to sue. Read More

This may work. Mr. Mayor, please don’t lump local Seattle franchise businesses in with big businesses. They’re not the same. That’s why I wrote this open letter to you. Read More

The Top 10 Fast Food Franchises of the Top 100 Global Franchises Ranking are a seasoned group of franchises. Read more about them and how they fared in the 1st quarter of 2014 in this blog post. Read More

Customer service costs in franchising are part of the business model. Check out this infographic about this important topic on the Franchise Biz Directory blog. Nowsourcing Inc. did the infographic. Read More