New sales study provides hiring and training practices for franchise development.

Customers see multiple marketing messages and have to be nurtured through several channels before they say “yes” and take advantage of marketing services. Marketers work hard to analyze and give credit to the channels that contributed to the customer journey through the path of purchase.

Social franchising seeks to apply a business structure to make the world better.

For more than a year, the franchise business community and thousands of independent contractors, retailers, and small business owners have feared the creation of a new “joint employer” standard by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). On Aug. 27, 2015, that nightmare became reality.

Franchise owners busy running businesses often struggle to locate funding options, but there are quick and simple alternatives that should be explored. 

Setting ground rules, documenting violations, using a formal discipline process and recognizing larger workplace issues can go a long way toward fixing issues with tardiness.

Two franchisees answer the question “What are the top three pain points in running your business?”

There are many threats facing the franchise industry today. One of the the IFA Supplier Forum’s undertakings is to provide members with information to better understand these threats and provide the means to support the IFA’s drive to turn the legislative tide facing the industry.

Filta provides cooking oil micro filtration services to restaurants and food establishments around the world. This green technology extends the life of cooking oil through the FiltaFry Service. Founded in 1996 and with over 130 franchised units, Filt

Case is yet another example of the federal department’s coordinated agenda against franchise small businesses.