Sentences with phrase «operate as franchises»

There are a couple of things to keep in mind: Some chains operate as franchises that allow individual managers to set a restaurant's hours for the day.

For example, the ABS Discussion Paper states (p. 11) that one model of ABSs allows for, «law firms operating as franchises [of the investor] so they have centralized access to management systems, technology, marketing and other expertise.»

Formed by Larry Sage 33 years ago, the brokerage operated as a franchise member of Sutton Group for 16 years until earlier this year.

Not exact matches

Franchises have a number of controls to ensure uniformity, such as restrictions on goods and services you sell, suppliers, how you operate (hours, employee uniforms, signs, bookkeeping and accounting procedures), sales area (limited to a specific territory) and rights to termination and resale, and renewal.

Operating a franchise is really challenging and there are too many things to know all at once, but I always advise any prospective owner to learn as much as they can about sales and marketing.

Within six months, the company increased ten-fold from 3,000 to 30,000 distribution points that include company operated stores, franchised businesses, retailers, grocers, restaurant chains, and food service locations, such as college campuses.

Doing the minimum required by a franchise system is not the way to make big numbers — he recommends doing as much as possible in the beginning, theorizing that if franchisees are scrimping on advertising or labor in the first year just to keep the doors open, they didn't have enough operating capital to begin with.

To be eligible to rank, a franchisor must be seeking new franchisees in the U.S. or Canada and must have had a minimum of 10 units open and operating as of July 31, 2017, with at least one franchise located in North America.

As a young child, he operated a lemonade stand franchise.

Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income excluding (i) franchise agreement amortization, which is a non-cash expense arising as a result of acquisition accounting that may hinder the comparability of our operating results to our industry peers, (ii) amortization of deferred financing costs and debt issuance discount, a non-cash component of interest expense, and (gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt, which are non-cash charges that vary by the timing, terms and size of debt financing transactions, (iii)(income) loss from equity method investments, net of cash distributions received from equity method investments, (iv) other operating expenses (income), net, and (v) other specifically identified costs associated with non-recurring projects.

As a company that has core values about operating responsibly and giving back, the franchise model was the perfect fit.»

When you own a franchise, you operate a business at a much lower risk than as an independent.

Speaking to current and past franchisees is also a must, as they know what it really involves to operate a franchise in America.

«As a franchisee, you not only have to operate your own business, but [you have to do so] within the confines of the franchise system, so it is a compromise,» notes Fittante, who represents franchisors in his practice.

«The move comes as part of a wider company review, which will see the company focus on supporting the growth of its franchise - operated stores as well as the wholesale business,» Pie Face said in a statement.

There are lots of great travel agency franchises, such as Cruise One and Cruise Planners, that you can purchase and operate from the comfort of your home.

She knew with her love of Pure Barre, her passion to help others live healthier lives through fitness, as well as her business education and experience, she had what it took to own and operate a Pure Barre franchise.

Companies usually operate under franchise agreements that designate them as the sole water supplier for a given area.

Prather has years of experience in the food industry, having served as an executive at Burger King and most recently as Hardees» CEO, both predominantly franchise - owned and operated businesses.

The department also operates two Starbuck's Coffee franchises as well as the concessions for on - campus athletic facilities.

Golden Spoon previously operated as a purely franchised system, but it has recently begun to buy back its domestic franchised units, convert them to the new concept and run them as company - owned stores, although multi-unit franchisees are welcomed within the system, Clawson says.

Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures also owns and operates a mixture of independent operations such as the Grand Market, Grand Makwa Cinema, three Marathon Convenience Stores, and a Subway franchise that provides much needed jobs and services to local residents.

As a member of VetFran, UFood Grill offers a 50 percent discount on its current franchise fee to help veterans own and operate a UFood Grill restaurant.

Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures also owns and operates a mixture of independent operations such as the Grand Market, Grand Makwa Cinema, four Convenience Stores, a Subway ® franchise and a Taco John's ® franchise that provides much - needed jobs and services to local residents.

As a member of VetFran, UFood Grill will now offer veterans a 50 percent discount on its current franchise fee, reducing it to $ 17,500, to help veterans own and operate a UFood Grill restaurant.

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Wingstop Inc. (Nasdaq: WING) operates and franchises 845 restaurants across the United States, Mexico, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates as of the end of the fourth quarter 2015.

We are honored to be named as a 2016 Top Global Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine,» said Craig Erlich, chief operating officer at BRIX Holdings, the parent company for Red Mango.

Hopscotch has also hired 30 - year franchise industry veteran Ward McKay as its new Chief Operating Officer.

One of the major differences between the English Premier League and the four major North American professional sports leagues is that each team within the EPL operates as a private entity instead of a franchise.

Importantly, this credit, as proposed by Governor Cuomo, will apply to all manufacturers operating in New York State, including C - corporations subject to the corporate franchise tax, and manufacturers organized as sub-S corporations, LLCs or partnerships, whose business income is primarily taxed under the personal income tax.

NYRA, founded in 1955 as a private nonprofit organization, holds the franchise to operate Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga thoroughbred tracks through 2033.

Both businesses announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month fall into that criteria, and as a result of their success in the application process, they will be able to operate free for a decade from state income tax, business or corporate state or local taxes, sales tax, property tax or franchise fees.

Radame Pérez, Chief Operating Officer of the C - Town franchise that galvanized the donation, said the cause was near to his heart, as his family is from Puerto Rico, and numerous relatives still reside there.

Today, the company operates 24 of its own stores in the US and two in London — a third London store is set to open on Beak Street in April 2017 — as well as franchised stores in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand (where there are two), Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

Old Navy opened its first store in 1994 in the United States and since has expanded its international presence with Company - operated stores in Canada, China, and Mexico, as well as franchise stores in seven countries.

Silver lining: Ex Machina's Alicia Vikander, whose plucky German car mechanic Gaby Teller joins Furiosa and Ilsa Faust, if to a lesser degree, as heroines in action franchises this year who don't exist simply to operate as eye - candy sidekicks to their male co-stars.

(Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray all Coen staples, were also the adult cast of Moonrise Kingdom) As the two filmmakers working today that do not operate in franchises or sequels, but still make popular entertainment on a significant scale, they feel like increasingly rare birds in the American movie landscape.

But by extending the action - packed conclusion for several minutes and seemingly tying it into world of Cloverfield, in which aliens are real and really are attacking us, 10 Cloverfield Lane devolves into a mere franchise tie - in when it could have easily operated instead as a significant artistic achievement in its own right.

And with that inspired bit of thinking, a whole new storyline can be refashioned from the sputtering Terminator franchise, one that pays homage to its roots while crashing, punching, and exploding its way to a whole passel of sequels still featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the robot from the future with an infinitely ductile set of operating instructions.

Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools owns and operates one of the five PEG channels set aside by Time - Warner Cable as part of its cable franchise agreement with the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Sun Auto Group now operates two large stand - alone used car dealerships, as well as the Chevrolet franchise.

Operations in Fayetteville have been permanently relocated to 4920 New Centre Drive in Wilmington, NC and the franchise now operates as Porsche Wilmington.

The company was founded in 1988 with the Mercedes - Benz brand as its original franchise, which is still operating on the original campus located at 1511 Savannah Highway in Charleston, SC.

Bojangles, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in franchising and operating quick service restaurants.

It also offers products and services to consumers through its Internet bank franchise and a network of retail branches in Southern California, operating as OneWest Bank, a division of CIT Bank, N.A.

«We secured financing and went forward as a Pet Depot franchisee; and while there are benefits in being part of a franchise, in many respects, we operate like an independent.»

Regarded as the premier destination resort in The Bahamas and Caribbean, the 3,400 room Atlantis, Paradise Island will operate under a franchise agreement with Marriott.

URH Hotel Girona has undergone a refresh and is now operating as the DoubleTree by Hilton Girona under a franchise agreement with Hilton Worldwide.

Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt ®, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Disney ®, Marvel ®, Hasbro ®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel ® and Ferrari ®.

Prior to this, Rodriguez managed development and administration of titles within the Medal of Honor, Command & Conquer, SSX, NBA Street, FIFA Street and Marvel franchises as Chief Operating Officer of EA Los Angeles and Assistant Chief Operating Officer of EA Canada.