Shannon Wilburn, founder and CEO of Just Between Friends and her 160 franchisees believe in giving back to their local communities. Read more Shannon and Just Between Friends (JBF) in The Franchise Woman Magazine.
Amy Reed and Leslie Barron want a bigger pack of pups to pamper. A year and a half after turning their homegrown pet care company into a franchise business, the Woofie’s LLC co-founders are adding more locations, eyeing new markets and launching a groomer training school — because after 15 years in Loudoun County, it’s[…]
Question #48 What does it mean when someone scores as a Corporate Ladder Climber in the SpotOn! Profile? Phil Mettra and Rebecca Monet address this question regarding the Potential Business Path section of the Zoracle SpotOn! Profile.
Here are 7 signs that you might be bubble wrapping your franchisees. You sugar-coat bad news or dip it in Purell. You water down critique so as to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. You buffer reality because someone might get their panties in a twist. You worry a franchisee’s negative attitude will spread like the flu[…]
Jonathan (Jon) Pace, president of On Pace Franchise and Business Advisors, started out in the franchising industry as a manager of Moe’s Southwest Grill, eventually moving over to the corporate side and opening units with Smashburger. Learn more about Jonathan Pace in 1851 Magazine.
Written by: Rebecca Monet, President and Chief Scientist of Zoracle Profiles. How do you shift when you’re in a funk? It was an interesting question that Holly Ford asked me, while on the Pillars in Franchising a few weeks ago. On the podcast I offered a 2-part answer: ‘Lean on your tribe’ and ‘Business isn’t always Kumbaya;[…]
The Dallas Business Journal recently named Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS International, Inc. as a 2019 Most Admired CEO. The Dallas Business Journal created The Most Admired CEO Awards in 2018 to recognize executives not only for impressive stewardship of their companies, but also for cultivating an inclusive, collaborative culture. Read full article here: https://www.fastsigns.com/newsroom/news-press-releases/article/2019/09/12/catherine-monson-recognized-as-a-2019-most-admired-ceo
Pizza chain Hungry Howie’s teams up with Henry Ford Health System to provide free mammograms to uninsured women in Metro Detroit. Learn more at Click On Detroit.
Recently one of our new franchisor clients asked me how to deal with a franchisee whom he believed suffered with cognitive dissonance. He wanted to know if there was a ‘test’ that could measure cognitive dissonance so he could avoid future recruitment mistakes. Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors.[…]
IFA on top of legislature in California. Read more here: owners-ask-california-legislature-to-amend-ab-5 In a letter to legislators, the brands state, “IFA members are gravely concerned that, if enacted as currently drafted, AB-5 could mean the death of the franchise model in California, with devastating economic consequences,” based on their belief that “the ‘ABC test’ for employee[…]
Franchise brands continue to be strong financial performers and great investment opportunities, according to the University of New Hampshire’s franchising sector-focused RIFC 50 Index. The index gained another 7.3 percent in the second quarter, following an 8.4 percent gain in the first quarter of this year. The index tracks the financial market performance of the[…]
Congratulations Don Daszkowski, Red Boswell, Christine Piecyk, Dan Claps, Amy Comerford and the entire IFPG team.