The 60th annual convention of the International Franchise Association will be held Feb. 8-11 in Orlando, and I’ll be among the more than 4,000 attendees. The event provides opportunities for the franchising community to network in both business development and...

“Pets give us purpose, responsibility, a reason for getting up in the morning, and a reason to look to the future. …Pets are our seat belts on the emotional roller coaster of life - they can be trusted, they keep us safe, and they sure do smooth out the ride.” -...

As the former president and director of operations for Ellipse Fitness, it’s no secret that I like to exercise. And, as you can probably guess, I’m a bit of a workout snob. I’m the first person to say that the best workout is the one you’ll stick with, and...

A recent Harris Poll survey of 1,300 millennial homeowners (ages 18-34) found 42 percent of those surveyed were embarrassed by their lack of home maintenance knowledge. That’s likely one of the reasons why the home services category of franchising is thriving. The...

“A child is an uncut diamond,” said author Austin O’Malley. And we, as parents, do everything we can to help them shine. We always are on the lookout for ways to entertain, encourage, and help our kids. Child-related franchises expand our options. According to the...

Could legally selling green put you in the green? The fastest growing industry in the U.S. job market today is cannabis, according to industry experts Leafly and Whitney Economics. Franchising, they say, is not only the natural way to grow the industry,...

In the mid-1940s, Harland Sanders had a chicken recipe so popular that the governor of Kentucky designated him a Kentucky colonel. Eventually, Col. Sanders focused on franchising his fried chicken business around the country. The company went on to become the world’s...

With Thanksgiving just last week, I have pie on the brain. One slice is never enough! Likewise, in franchising, sometimes owning only one franchise just doesn’t cut it. While franchises provide sales and support services to individual franchisees, there is another...