http://www.franchise-update.com/ Informative articles for franchisors interested in expanding their franchise en-us bfoley@franchise-update.com (Benjamin Foley) Sat, 20 Nov 2004 06:00:00 PST Copyright 2004 Franchise UPDATE Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.franchise-update.com/images/fu_80x40.gif http://www.franchise-update.com/?ref=rss 80 40 http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=370 In today's business environment, the mystery shopper - the person who pretends to be a customer or potential client while noting every conceivable plus and minus of their shopping or consumer experience - is a fact of life. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=370 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=369 Earlier this year, a franchise magazine that shall remain nameless here focused upon the issue of "cleavage in the marketplace" - a subject no man in his right mind would ever touch. However, I found it interesting that this subject had garnered discussion in one of the leading publications on franchising, or for that matter, in any reputable publication. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=369 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=368 "I don't care about numbers and notes on a piece of paper; it only matters if you actually close the sale." http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=368 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=367 What was once a humble grassroots movement to "Save the Planet" has now become big business, with consumers a major part of the push. Seems everywhere you look these days, more and more companies are touting their "green" initiatives as they scramble to implement various ways to recycle, reuse, and renew. Green is in. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=367 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=366 Franchise UPDATE recently sat in on a seminar for aspiring franchisees. One of about 150 such events held each year in the U.S. held by Francorp Consulting, this session was led by veteran industry consultant Don Boroian, who founded Francorp 31 years ago. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=366 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=365 In an ideal universe, companies grow and achieve vital corporate initiatives through ever-increasing cash flow. But the reality for most franchisors, public or private, is that expansions and capital expenditures require an infusion of cash. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=365 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=364 Finding an edge. Moving ahead of the competition. Emerging as a winner. These were all themes echoed throughout Franchise Update Media Group's 9th Annual Franchise Leadership & Development Conference. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=364 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=363 Troy Medley has had two major life-changing experiences. The first came when he was just a 19-year-old college student in Missouri. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=363 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=335 To those readers who are interested in legal affairs in the franchising context and are not subscribers to the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising's listserv, you are missing one of the greatest shows in town. Listservs, chat rooms, blogs, and whatever else, are means to dialogue on the Internet and can turn into today's electronic equivalent of a lynch mob, as demonstrated by two recent exchanges on the forum's listserv on the subject of arbitration. http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=335 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=334 1987 was a good year for franchising. Up to then, franchising was young, brash, and not always professional. Franchises werenâ€TMt much concerned with history. They were built mostly by young entrepreneurs who saw an opportunity and grabbed it, looking forward, not backward. The first 30 years of modern business format franchising had the feeling of the Wild West (like the Internet of the last 10 years). http://www.franchise-update.com/article.php?id=334 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 PST