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How Franchisees Can Grow by Cooperating With Competitors

Fleet Feet Charleston shows how franchise owners can use “coopetition” — working with suppliers, rivals, franchisors and employees — to build a stronger local business ecosystem. Last in a Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Hadi Shaheen and Kamyar Goudarzi

When Franchisors Fail, Franchisees Pay the Price

Franchising is often sold as a safer path to entrepreneurship. But when franchisors collapse or change direction, franchisees can be left with heavy financial risks, little information, and almost no Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jenny Buchan and Jennifer Gant

How Franchising Helped Chefs for Seniors Go National

The Wisconsin-based family business providing home-cooked meals for the elderly discovered a nationwide need for their services, and used franchising to expand. Fourth in a series about franchising Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Interviewee: Nathan Allman

Making Sense of the Franchise Disclosure Document

Before buying a franchise, learn how to use the FDD to spot risks, costs, churn, and signs of system health. Third in a series about franchising If you're looking into franchising, you've likely seen Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Peter Birkeland and John Francis

How Franchising Helps Entrepreneurs Scale Faster and Build Market Dominance

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

The Right and Wrong Way to Find a Franchise

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

Is Franchising Right For You?

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