STRATUS BUILDING SOLUTIONS Stratus Building Solutions (“Stratus”) is an independently-owned leading commercial cleaning service franchise company providing comprehensive, environmentally friendly janitorial, building cleaning, and office cleaning services primarily in the United States. Stratus has achieved scale: system sales of ~$150 million, operating in 68 markets across North America, excellent track record of double digit same-store-sales growth and highly profitable. Stratus also has a clear path to expanding into 85 additional markets in North America and thereafter, internationally. The profitability of Stratus is expected to ramp up significantly as it more than doubles the number of markets it operates in, and early-stage and underdeveloped markets continue to generate strong double-digit same-store sales growth. LIQUIDITY EVENT
The digital edition of the Fall/Winter ’22 Franchise Opportunities Guide
“IFA congratulates U.S. House Republicans and all of the winners in this year’s elections – on the national, state, and local level. We look forward to working together to advance policies that protect the franchise business model and promote further growth and entrepreneurship opportunities,” said Matthew Haller, president and CEO of the International Franchise Association.
IFA’s 2022 Supplier Source Book Toolkit is your definitive guide to finding new supplier partners. The franchise community is constantly changing, and with that comes the need for new products, services, and expert advice. This year’s toolkit is packed with valuable insights and resources from knowledgeable IFA supplier members. The following pages showcase expert whitepapers on topics including franchise legal services, payment methods, HR and recruiting, and our supplier member directory. This issue is essential reading for your brand’s growth!
November 11th is Veterans Day, a holiday meant to celebrate and honor all individuals who have served in the United States Military. Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day was first a celebration of the end of World War I. In 1938, Congress officially recognized Armistice Day as a national holiday. And then in 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill dedicating the day to veterans that served in all wars, changing the name to Veterans Day.
Top franchise systems typically generate a high number of franchisee leads in January, February and March. Interest in franchising is high during the first quarter, which creates a surge in people researching franchise opportunities using social media, Google and other digital properties. If you are looking to grow your franchise system, there is no better time to launch a digital marketing campaign to fill your lead pipeline.
Quietly, New Jersey ranks as one of the top states for educational investment with having received multiple awards and recognitions in various educational rankings studies. Some of the best and brightest students in the U.S. live in New Jersey, and many are ambitious enough to seek additional tutoring, making education franchises in New Jersey a solid investment for 2023.
In 2021, the retail locations of Authority Brands three Trades Brands (One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, and Mister Sparky Electric) had their sights set high on growth. The goal? Double their business in three years.
When AlphaGraphics became a part of MBE Worldwide in 2017, no one could have predicted the challenges that businesses would be facing just a few short years later with the Covid-19 pandemic. Like most other business owners in 2020 and 2021, AlphaGraphics franchisees were facing sales challenges, increased supply costs and a host of other issues. While being part of a franchise helped to mitigate some of these issues, it didn’t eliminate them. As the pandemic reached a plateau and the future remained uncertain, the leadership at AlphaGraphics and MBE knew they needed to provide owners with additional resources and support to ensure a strong bounce back to pre-pandemic levels.
Sport Clips has a long history of supporting veterans. In the early days of the salon’s history, Founder and CEO Gordon Logan established the importance of supporting veterans and made it a part of his business’s mission. As a veteran himself, Logan has demonstrated a commitment to helping veterans and has encouraged their matriculation from military service to franchising as a premier way of transferring rigorous leadership training and process management into concrete entrepreneurship. In fact, many Sport Clips franchise owners are former military. When asked why veterans make such great franchisees, Logan explained, “Veterans have leadership skills, understand team building and working within a system, and executing systems. The dedication, perseverance, and commitment they have is something that every entrepreneur really needs.”