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Division Of Duties: Retired Husband And Wife Vets Leverage Discipline And Know-How To Franchise Success 21 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
When Kevin and Laurel Wilkerson, winners of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine's Veteran Entrepreneurship Award, came to Marco's Pizza from the military using the IFA's Vetfran program, they were pretty s...
Work Order Relief: Track Your Facilities Assets To Save Time And Money 19 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
How much maintenance information do you have on all of your locations? Do you know how many of your HVAC units will need to be replaced this year?
Hidden Fees In Your 401(k)? 15 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
You wouldn't authorize a company to dive into your checking account at will to withdraw money for undisclosed "services rendered"? That would be crazy.
Swiped Clean: NRF Applauds Latest Decision On Swipe Fees 15 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
In late July, the National Retail Federation issued a statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mallory Duncan on U.S. District Judge Richard Leon's decision that found that the Federal...
Quick Service Restaurants Missing Big Opportunity: Study Finds Satisfied Customers Are Four Times More Likely To Recommend QSR's 15 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
A new survey that asked consumers to weigh in on food, order accuracy, speed of service, menu, and other items at the top 62 QSR brands found that, not surprisingly, the likelihood of a return visit t...
All The Right Moves: Guillermo Perales Puts The Focus On Operations And Growth 7 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Guillermo Perales is at it again. When we spoke to him last year (MUF Q4 2012) he was on the grow and flirting with 400 locations throughout his restaurant kingdom.
Are You Truly A Seller?: The Market Is Ready--are You? 5 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
You've heard it before, and have likely seen it firsthand in the market: interest rates are at historic lows, franchisee consolidations and refranchisings are prevalent, lenders are hungry, pent-up eq...
Above And Beyond: Steve Baliva Uses His Friday's To Go Extra Mile During Hurricane Sandy 31 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Just before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coast, Tom's River, N.J., resident and franchisee Steve Baliva was huddling with team members from his area T.G.I. Friday's restaurants to try t...
2013 MVPs Selected & Named: 9 Individuals In 7 Categories 29 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Franchising is a tough business, and succeeding even tougher. But with a keen eye on the bottom line, customer service, and community involvement, there are a handful of multi-unit franchisees who ris...
Tavern Tycoon: Young Entrepreneur Knew His Destiny In Third Grade 25 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am
A third-grade writing assignment led to a real revelation for Brandon Jones and his father. The teacher asked the kids to write about what they wanted to be when they grew up.
