Publishing Franchise Grows by Helping Small Businesses Grow

Eleven years after releasing their first city guide featuring locally owned businesses in Charlottesville, Virginia, The Scout Guide publishing franchise has guides in more than 60 markets, promoting more than 3,000 small businesses to a print circulation of more than one million and a digital audience of more than one million fans, followers, and email subscribers.




Four Yoga and Pilates Franchises to Invest in 2022

As consumers return to physical activity post quarantine or seek to reduce the aches and pains from a more stationary work-from-home lifestyle, yoga and pilates franchises are a strong investment for the second half of 2022.

Will You Be Part of the Great Resignation?

A new poll from Prudential, entitled the “Pulse of the American Worker Survey”, and a recent report from Microsoft, “The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready?” both paint a bleak picture for the management of North American companies. To put it bluntly, the workforce isn’t interested in coming back to their old jobs. This sentiment, revealed in a growing number of articles, surveys, polls and online forums, has coalesced into a mantra, The Great Resignation.

TOP TRENDS AS EVENTS RETURN IN 2021

Here are 10 trends you need to know if you’re hosting or attending an in-person event.

ATTRACTING MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEES IN THE POSTPANDEMIC ERA

Four tips on how to grow your franchise system.

TRANSITIONING FROM IN-PERSON TO “VIRTUAL” MEET YOUR TEAM DAYS — WHAT STAYS AND WHAT GOES IN 2021

Meet Your Team Days (MYTDs) are the last piece of the puzzle for franchisors and potential franchise owners.

WHY THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS INDUSTRY IS POISED FOR MAJOR POST-PANDEMIC DEVELOPMENT

The consumer trends that are set to bolster the wellness industry’s upcoming growth.

THE TOP TECH AND MARKETING TRENDS OF 2021

Over the past year, businesses have had to leverage new technology — here are some of the trends that were effective and lasting.

Five Sanitation Franchises to Invest in 2022

As sporting events, concerts, and other large gatherings pick up steam, sanitation franchises will be in high demand to meet strict restroom cleaning requirements, making them a strong investment for the second half of 2022 and beyond.

New Paychex Survey: Technology and the Changing Workplace

Like most businesses today, franchises are experiencing a dramatic shift in the structure and management of the workplace. Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need adapt to new technologies and practices has become more urgent. The remote workplace, changing legislation, health and safety, the labor shortage—these are just a few of the challenges that have come front and center in the COVID-19 era

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