2020 Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct

Check out Franchise Direct’s Top 100 Global Franchises Report for 2020. Every year, Franchise Direct posts their list of Top 100 Global Franchises. The ranking is an insightful snapshot look at the past year in franchising through the lens of many of the world’s biggest internationally-operating franchise brands. https://www.franchisedirect.com/information/2020-top-100-global-franchises-report-introduction-and-overview

Don’t Let Perfection Get in the Way of Getting it Done

by Elizabeth Denham As a successful entrepreneur, franchisor Shelly Sun bears the weight of responsibility for more than 340 locations, 200 small business owners and more than 20,000 families served by BrightStar Care® and BrightStar Senior Living® and Memory Care. And she tackles that role while raising twin sons, making time for herself and nurturing[…]

The COVID crisis will determine franchise brand winners

This article is shared from Multi-unit Franchisee Magazine. It is written by Darrell Johnson, CEO of FRANdata an independent research company supplying infromation and analysis for the franchising sector. Every crisis creates brand winners and losers. This one is no different. Eventual brand winners will be those that best understood the long-term implications during the[…]

Yum! Brands – On a Mission

by Elizabeth Denham Ericka Garza is on a mission. She wants to change the demographic of franchisees to include more women and minorities from the inside out – starting with her company. She currently serves as Director of Franchise Recruitment for Pizza Hut, US. And leads the Philanthropic & Community pillar for YUM’s Multi- Cultural[…]

IFA endorses majority leader Mitch McConnell for re-election

WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 18 – The International Franchise Association (IFA) today endorsed Sen. Mitch McConnell for reelection, naming the Kentucky Republican and Senate Majority Leader as a “Friend of Franchising.” Read rest of endorsement here on the IFA site: https://www.franchise.org/media-center/press-releases/ifa-endorses-majority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-for-reelection

Leadership, Communication, and Community

by Eliabeth Denham One thing Meg Roberts has learned over the course of her career is that building community requires effective and adaptable communication. “My passion is brand-building and business-building, especially in the franchising industry,” Roberts said. “Franchising allows you to have a direct relationship with the people you are supporting. That is why I[…]

Creatif Ideal Franchisee DNA Established

Creatif: Learn. Inspire. Create. Celebrate. Finally, a franchise brand that brings creativity and technology to young minds. The idea to start Creatif sparked in May 2016 when Creatif founder Jaya Aiyar realized that there was a scarcity of art studios where kids & adults could experience art. Her ideal space was one that also offered[…]