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Franchising was the key to growth for a new beauty company facing competition from established brands. The spa and beauty industry is notoriously competitive, with many big players highly visible and Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Michele Henry
Research on restaurant chains shows why franchising can turn a proven business concept into a self-reinforcing growth engine. First in a series on franchising Competition in service industries that Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Steve Michael
This structured framework helps you narrow thousands of options to a short list—by balancing personal fit, economics, industry trajectory, and franchisor quality. If you want to become a Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Peter Birkeland and John Francis
A franchisee will take some risk, like an entrepreneur, but will have far more discretion in the operation of their business than an employee. You can hardly go through any town in America without Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Peter Birkeland and John Francis
Franchising can be an alternative to private equity or self-financing to help companies scale, and a win-win for both franchisors and franchisees if done right. If you’re a startup thinking about Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Peter Birkeland and John Francis
From Hurricane Recovery to Franchise Empire Cathy Deano built a business at 55, challenging the assumption that it’s ever too late to build something big. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of The Great Unretirement, a Next Avenue Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Lin Grensing-Pophal
This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX . If the idea of starting a business after 50 — perhaps Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Beau Henderson
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS: Make sure you totally understand an industry before you get into it. Don't assume that somebody with equity in your company will work harder. Compliment your competitors in front of Read More...
Category: Interviews
Authors: Catherine Buday and Jon Eckhardt
Joe Keeley, founder of College Nannies and Tutors (CNT), hung up the phone. Another insurance company had declined to underwrite the coverage he needed for CNT to expand; he had contacted over forty Read More...
Category: Case Studies
Author: Mark Spriggs