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(This is a guest post from Kathleen McDonald, who is an International franchise development consultant with 25 years experience.) In this post, she talks about her recent trip to the International Franchise Expo, and some of the things that surprised her. Read More

It's about time; there certainly hasn't been a new business coaching-type franchise offered for over a year now, and I for one, feel that we need more business coaches! The need must be huge! Read More

Recently, I read a story about a restaurant franchise chain that experienced around 20 burglaries in a short period of time. While not all the burglaries occurred at the same store, there were repeat burglaries at some of the stories. The burglaries ended up costing the stores thousands of dollar Read More

Last week, Blade wrote about the fact that Spring-Green Lawn Care offers two very distinct franchise models for folks looking to be their own bosses. Read I don't know about you, but I always like to have more than... Read More

While it’s been predicted for years, we’re starting to see conclusive proof that franchises are introducing green technology to cut costs and improve their public perception.... Read More

I was a franchise broker/franchise consultant for several years. I helped lots of people get into lots of franchises. I know the good, the bad, and the ugly about this sector of the franchise industry. I just finshed writing a... Read More

More and more franchise concepts are getting into the green scene. It's not like this is new-news; but, it's good news, and even some of the larger franchises are doing it. As you'll see in this Franchise Direct blog post. Read More

If you know someone that's buying a franchise, (or thinking about it) please send them this post! Thanks. It's one of the most important ones they'll ever read. (Really!) Read More

I don't want to be dependent on the outcome anymore. I'll explain in a moment. From 2001 until the middle of last year, I was a franchise consultant. Actually, I was a franchise broker. Truth be told, those two titles...are interchangeable. Read More