Sentences with phrase «first franchise businesses»

Incorporated in 1947, it expanded to offer carpet cleaning in 1952, establishing one of America's first franchise businesses.

Five years after first franchising the business, Colonel Harland Sanders had 400 outlets in the United States and Canada.

Not exact matches

«To hear how a veteran came home and got a job in a franchise system and was able to buy [his or her] first home... or started a new franchised business and is now hiring other veterans... that's the reason we do this work.»

Answering this question is important because different franchisors have different restrictions on selling to other franchisors, for instance, and some franchise businesses aren't even scalable in the first place.

The first step to take before even considering franchising any sort of business concept is to open one or more prototype units and see how they perform.

First, most real estate operations consist of independent agents trying to run their own business or operate on behalf of a larger agency on a franchise model.

We pick and choose now, where maybe the first year in business, a lot of people would have looked good to us [just] because they wanted to franchise.

After her first D Pets Hotel was a success in Hollywood, franchise owner Kerry Brown — who had previously done US marketing for Lululemon for eight years — saw an opportunity to grow her business in New York.

Here, four franchisors have revealed their most important pieces of advice for business owners who are considering franchising - advice they wish they'd been told when they first entered the business.

Since running a franchise involves an ongoing relationship with the franchisor, be sure to get the details on the purchasing process — everything that happened from the day the franchisee signed the agreement to the end of the first year in business.

More than 50 years after starting his first car dealership in Vancouver, Pattison expanded his automotive business out of the province, buying Toyota and Subaru franchises in Winnipeg earlier this year.

There are no exceptions for this policy, Microsoft's head of Xbox Phil Spencer told Business Insider in an interview on Monday — first - party Microsoft - owned franchises like «Halo,» «Gears of War,» and «Forza Motorsport» are all included.

«If someone is thinking of entering into business ownership for the first time, they should be able assess how much liquid cash they are willing to risk, and what their lifestyle goals are, and whether they have an exit strategy,» says Anne Barr, president of the Dallas - based advising firm Franchise Opportunity Specialist.

First and foremost, we are a technology company — but our use of the franchise business model allows us to approach our work differently.

Our simple operations and scalability make Menchie's self - serve yogurt franchise perfect for first - timers Owning your own business is the quintessential American dream, but it's certainly not one everyone can master.

CMIT Solutions military veterans program includes a 20 % discount on the franchise fee, comprehensive training and launch assistance, 6 months of business coaching, and a managed marketing program for the first year.

In 2011, he decided to franchise the business and rebranded as Shine Window Care and Holiday Lighting, and two of his longtime employees became his first franchisees.

You can purchase a franchise, such as Unishippers or BlueGrace Logistics, which will give you access to hundreds of logistics carriers and pricing tools as well as give your business credibility even before you find your first client.

When you first reach out to a franchisor and express interest in buying a franchise business, they will arrange for a meeting with a franchise representative.

First and foremost, before you can secure a business deal to trade bitcoin for corporate clients, your profile will be scrutinized even if you are operating the franchise of a successful bitcoin exchange and trading company brand.

If you intend to start your personal shopper business, it is worthwhile to first make a research if there are any good franchise opportunities available that might help you avoid common mistakes entrepreneurs make.

At age 66, he lost his gas station business, so he took his first old - age cheque ($ 105) and began selling franchises for his fried chicken recipe.

At the end of the day, ROBS can be used with a variety of business purchases: start - ups, first - time franchise locations, existing small businesses and existing franchises.

«I think it's very important in this business to know what you're doing before you franchise,» he says, adding that the company did not open its first franchise location until 2003.

He first joined the company in November 1992 as manager of marketing services, progressing through the business as division marketing manager and VP of field marketing before holding senior vice president positions over system marketing, franchise and licensing and strategy.

This article, «Move Over McDonald's, 20 Healthy Food Franchises to Challenge the Burger Chains» was first published on Small Business Trends

«As first - time franchise owners, we didn't know what to expect, but our first year has far exceeded our expectations and we have built a solid foundation with a loyal customer following that will help our business continue to grow.»

BET FOUNDER ROBERT JOHNSON NAMED OWNER OF CHARLOTTE FRANCHISE His first order of business: getting Trent Lott to apologize to Charlotte for losing the Hornets.

They're tied for the final Playoff spots so if they can take care of their own business in the final two weeks they will be Playoff bound for the first time in their Franchise's history!

UK About Blog The Franchising Centre are first choice advisors to prospective and practising franchisors and their franchisees, providing flexible solutions for mutual achievement of business and personal goals to any organisation or person at any stage of their franchise development anywhere in the world.

After the rambling first - half effort of the final Harry Potter installment, the filmmakers get down to business to give the franchise a generally rewarding send - off.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn — Part 2, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, Snitch, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Arbitrage and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever in the U.S.

Insofar as Pablo Larraín's Jackie is as much about Theodore H. White's Life magazine article as it is about the iconic First Lady, so John Lee Hancock's The Founder is as much about the process of business franchising across the United States in the 1950s as it is about the man who made McDonald's the corporate empire it is today.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first two installments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, A Madea Christmas, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Roadside Attractions» Mud and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever released in the U.S.

ZT Wealth of Houston recently acquired a four - franchise dealership group in Florida, the first time it has invested in the dealership business.

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns, Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile announced today that the Suns have become the first NBA franchise to fully integrate wireless tablet technology into both their business and basketball operations.

You'll experience our fun, progressive culture first - hand and have a chance to determine if an American Title Loans franchise is the right business opportunity for you.

Dufresne manages WIN's 90 Day Plan, which guides new franchisees in their first months of business, vendor partnerships and the needs of the network of WIN franchised businesses.

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Deep within the business centre of the Koelnmesse in Cologne, hidden away amongst the copious amounts of stands privately previewing the latest games, Cloud Imperium studio head and creator of the Wing Commander franchise Chris Roberts was presenting an early look at the first playable part of Star Citizen - the Hangar Module - which will allow players to walk around and interact with the ships they have purchased via pledging to the crowdfunding campaign.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first three installments of The Hunger Games franchise, the first installment of the Divergent franchise, and John Wick.

The drinking board's first order of business was to start making games again, many of them from some of Konami's hugely lucrative and immensely popular franchises that fans have been literally begging to throw huge wads of cash at for like, one million years.

EA has announced at Gamescom that the real - time strategy project «Command & Conquer: Generals 2» has been converted to a free - to - play business model and that it has been redesigned as a platform that will span the Command & Conquer series history, with Generals merely being the first of the franchise's various worlds offered to fans....

A redesign for a franchise is always risky business, and while there are definitely things to change in a potential sequel, Tony Hawk s Downhill Jam is a solid first step in a new direction for Wii players.

In all of our excitement over Assassin's Creed III, it took a little while to get down to business with the first title in the franchise for PlayStation Vita.

Whether you are hiring your first employee or franchising - any successful business will need contracts, such as independent contractor agreements, employment contracts, joint ventures, and non-disclosure agreements.

To successfully franchise a concept or brand, an owner must first understand why their own business is successful and why it can be replicated, then must be committed to having their franchisees succeed, and finally, must leave their original business behind and focus on the growth of the franchise system.

UK About Blog The Franchising Centre are first choice advisors to prospective and practising franchisors and their franchisees, providing flexible solutions for mutual achievement of business and personal goals to any organisation or person at any stage of their franchise development anywhere in the world.

Developed all local store marketing and advertising for the franchise group in addition to creative and design projects Created print advertisements Recruitment flyers and posters Monthly newsletters Communication and display boards Designed numerous coupons for distribution In store training materials and posters Developed business card layout Developed a highly motivated and team - work oriented staff Trained numerous hourly team members to management Handled all service recovery and customer service issues Assisted with all phases of the initial startup for new location Broke five sales records for 2003 Broke over 40 sales records in 2001 (Columbus) exceeding our sales Received the award for highest sales increase for 2001, 63.8 % over last year (Columbus) Store received a Pinnacle Sales award - 1.8 million to 2.5 Million in sales 2001 (Columbus) Achievements 2007 Fairmount Center Fine Arts Show participant 2006 Fairmount Center Fine Arts Show Honorable Mention 1998, 1997 Russell Women's Civic Club Art Show, Honorable Mention 1996, 1993 Fairmount Center Fine Arts Show First Place.

On the first day of business, the grocer's new super franchise store was flooded with customers and has been ever since.