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No one I know would dispute the benefits technology--specifically the computer--has had on every aspect of our lives.
  • John Tschohl
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There was a time when a hacker needed exceptional computer skills to breach a system. Only the most talented and experienced computer users could successfully bypass even the most minimal security provisions.
  • David Ellis
  • 10,333 Reads
"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 14,876 Reads 1 Shares
Some people wait for the future to happen. Others create their futures.
  • Dr. Nido Qubein
  • 11,312 Reads
After 10 years at Union Carbide, Ottawa-born chemical engineer Roger Mongeon wanted to spend less time traveling and more time with his family.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,824 Reads 4 Shares
I can't say enough about the importance of empowered employees in helping a business survive and grow, even in the worst of economic situations.
  • John Tschohl
  • 7,791 Reads 1,014 Shares
For months, Republicans in Washington have been beating a steady drumbeat about the harm regulations have on businesses, the economy, and job creation.
  • Matt Deffebach
  • 6,034 Reads 258 Shares
Ray Harrigill believes in diversification. His Sunray Companies has restaurants (Bumpers Drive-In), tanning salons (Palm Beach Tan), fitness centers (Koko FitClub), and hotel properties (Hampton Inn), to name a few.
  • Tracy Staton
  • 7,668 Reads 1 Shares
We are always on the lookout for big franchisees, the kind who don't run a half dozen units but dozens of units.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,621 Reads 1,023 Shares
Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country’s largest multi-unit franchisee organizations.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,676 Reads 1,021 Shares
Tom DiMarco knows his numbers--and they're getting bigger every year.
  • John Carroll
  • 5,056 Reads 5 Shares
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Now, more than ever, organizations are looking for ways to motivate their employees to be more productive.
  • John Tschohl
  • 4,959 Reads
In 1969, when high school senior Rodger Head took a job at a Burger King, he had no idea he was entering the business he would stick with for his entire career
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,404 Reads 138 Shares
The ideal state for all of us at work--from leadership to the front line--is to do what you love in the service of people who love what you do.
  • Steve Farber
  • 4,926 Reads 186 Shares
We've all heard the platitudes about having a positive attitude. But does it really make a difference in the workplace?
  • Lisa Ford
  • 6,574 Reads 1,023 Shares
Business owners across the country have been dealing with one of the longest and most difficult recessions in US history.
  • Franchising.com
  • 5,445 Reads 36 Shares
The best part of my job is being invited to speak to associations and corporations all over the world about the best ways to find, hire, and retain great hourly employees and their managers.
  • Mel Kleiman
  • 5,188 Reads 122 Shares
When Greg Thomas decides whether to fix or ditch a financially troubled store, he typically thinks big
  • Helen Bond
  • 15,538 Reads 1 Shares
Robert Branca, Jr., and his family of Dunkin' Donuts multi-unit franchisees offer the kind of advertisement for franchise success that money can't buy.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 23,136 Reads 8 Shares
Thinking of buying a new franchise? Here are 5 questions to ask the prospective franchisor in order to determine if they will support you with financing.
  • Mike Rozman
  • 12,955 Reads
Never before has timing been as critical to an organization's success as it is today.
  • John Tschohl
  • 8,543 Reads 62 Shares
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For years, Subway has prided itself on offering healthier fare for its customers.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 13,395 Reads 2 Shares
When Sunita Sagar was a teenager working as a part-time cashier at a Jack in the Box in California, she dreamed of the day she would become a doctor.
  • John Carroll
  • 6,903 Reads 82 Shares
Those sanitarily questionable movable feasts that have rolled through America's cities for decades are being replaced.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 35,775 Reads 4 Shares
Given that 400- to 500-point swings in the Dow have nearly become the norm rather than the exception, this is ringing even truer today than it did a quarter or two ago.
  • Carol Clark
  • 4,408 Reads 1,014 Shares
What changed last month in sales, costs, market share, and customer satisfaction? Data answers those questions for you.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 7,326 Reads 1,021 Shares
When Michael Ansley was a teenager helping his father, a painter, with work at KFC and Wendy's restaurants in Springfield, Ohio, he soaked up both his father's entrepreneurial spirit and a basic knowledge of the food and franchising business.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,469 Reads 1,014 Shares
Last time I discussed embracing fear and love as part of the leadership experience.
  • Steve Farber
  • 3,881 Reads 68 Shares
Franchisees, business, and property owners who have personally guaranteed commercial loans face a challenging situation when banks seek repayment, especially in today's state of economic distress.
  • Steve Huntley
  • 5,590 Reads 285 Shares
Customer service is a moving target; it is whatever the customer thinks it is.
  • John Tschohl
  • 5,524 Reads 282 Shares
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