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What makes a World-Class Franchise?

May 20, 2010

BY JEFF JOHNSON, MAY 20, 2010
CEO and Founder, Franchise Research Institute
I am often asked what it takes to become a World-Class Franchise®. The answer is simple, but far from easy to achieve.
Based on our experience surveying thousands of franchisees over the years, I have found that the single greatest predictor of a franchisee’s success is [...]

They did it their way when others weren’t, and it paid off!

March 8, 2010

BY SCOTT WHITE ON MARCH 8, 2010
A lot of businesses like to promote the fact that they are driven by mission, vision, value or some higher purpose. When times get tough, however, you find out who really walks the talk.
At the Texas Public Relations Association Leadership Day in Austin over the weekend, John McGrath of [...]

What You Can Learn From Tiger Woods

February 19, 2010

BY SCOTT WHITE ON FEB. 19, 2010
There’s a lot that business owners can learn from the way Tiger Woods has handled his trials and tribulations through Friday’s carefully orchestrated public apology. Most of it bad.
Tiger, like most business owners, appears to love being in control of every situation. And control, of course, is one aspect [...]

Who cares what you have to say?

January 8, 2010

BY SCOTT WHITE on JANUARY 8, 2010
What does your marketing say about your company?
Literally.
Do your press releases and marketing materials say what you think they say?
It’s very possible that they don’t.
Over the past two decades we’ve reviewed thousands of press releases and marketing materials produced by hundreds of companies. And it only takes a few [...]

Build The Business You Desire: Schedule Your Coaching Sessions With Dr. John Hayes

July 10, 2009

BCA Franchsing offers private, one-on-one coaching sessions with franchise and business-building expert Dr. John Hayes

Schedule Your Session Here
Especially For:

Franchisors
Franchisees
Start-up businesses
Partnerships
Family Businesses
Network Marketers

You select the topics to discuss, including:

Starting a franchise company
Evaluating and Buying a franchise business (new or resale)
Are you the right fit for becoming a franchisor or franchisee?
Capturing & Keeping The Right Customers [...]

How To Buy A Franchise

June 13, 2009

Here is the place to discover if franchising makes sense for you. Submit your questions and comments and we are at your service! By the way, we do not sell franchises so the information will be not be influenced by anything other than three decades of working with many of the world’s leading franchise concepts.
Find [...]