Burger King and McDonald’s Duke it Out: A Franchise News Roundup

May 16, 2013 Comments Off by

A collection of franchise news from around the nation and around the world, courtesy of FranchWire. We hope you enjoy it. Breakfast Means Big Business A report from Technomic Inc’s Menu Monitor service found that breakfast sandwiches appeared 8.1 percent more often on the menus of their Top 500 limited service restaurants in the first few [...]

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Why You MUST Regularly Remodel Your Franchise

May 15, 2013 Comments Off by

Every small business must occasionally make changes in order to stay relevant with their consumer, but this is especially true for franchises.  At a time when consumers are still cutting back and seeking the best value, it is more important than ever for franchises to upgrade and reinvent themselves to appeal to this discriminating customer [...]

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A Quick Guide to ‘The Franchise Rule’

May 13, 2013 Comments Off

This article was written by Martina Simon, a blogging enthusiast sharing business savvy on behalf of business consulting specialists The Gap Partnership.   What is it? The Franchise Rule is published by the Federal Trade Commission and outlines activities that are fraudulent or misleading within the American franchise industry. The main aim of the rule [...]

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The Middle East Move Is On: A Franchise News Roundup

May 09, 2013 Comments Off

A collection of franchise news from around the nation and around the world, courtesy of FranchWire. We hope you enjoy it. U.S. Franchisees Finding Lucrative Market In Middle East The Middle East has not traditionally been seen as a huge growth market for franchisees, but over the last decade or so, that has changed. Dramatically. Now, [...]

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How Franchisors Can Protect Their Trademark During Negotiation for Renewal

May 08, 2013 Comments Off

This is a FranchWire guest post from John Staro of Insuranceforfranchises.com. John does his best to help educate franchise owners on the many ways insurance can mitigate business risk. Franchise agreements have expiration dates written into the paperwork. When the agreement ends, it’s not uncommon for a franchisee to continue to operate using the registered [...]

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Handling Franchisee Complaints

May 07, 2013 Comments Off

This is a FranchWire guest post from Mary Beth Gettins of Gettins’ Law, providing legal services to national brands, franchisees, and local business owners. I often review legal cases as part of my blog.  Cases are real life examples of what happens.  Cases can provide a wealth of insight for both franchisors and franchisees.  Today, I [...]

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What Undercover Boss Teaches Us About: Social Media for Franchises

May 03, 2013 Comments Off

This is a FranchWire guest post from Joe Jimenez of Empowerkit, a company specializing in creating online marketing strategies for franchises and small businesses.  He invites you to connect with him on Linkedin and Twitter. Maybe you have heard or may have even seen an episode or two of a tv show called Undercover Boss. [...]

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Mobile POS Sytems Lead The Way: A Franchise News Roundup

May 02, 2013 Comments Off

A collection of franchise news from around the nation and around the world, courtesy of FranchWire. We hope you enjoy it. Mobile POS Systems Are The Way Of The Future If eThor has their way, anyways. The ability to swipe credit cards via smartphone is especially popular these days, but at least one company is trying [...]

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