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Anyone who's operated a franchise business knows it takes a lot of hard work to attain (and maintain) a high level of success and profitability.
  • By Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,277 Reads 1,014 Shares
We kick off 2016 with our annual Mega 99 issue: a list of the largest U.S. franchisees ranked by total number of units--along with 7 profiles of multi-unit mega-operators.
  • 7,832 Reads 4 Shares
Bill Spae has spent four decades in franchising and is currently the second largest Dairy Queen franchisee in the system.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,042 Reads 2 Shares
On May 20, 2013, when strong tornadoes tore through Moore, Okla., Brandon Boozer and his family were lucky. Their home wasn't damaged, though some of their closest neighbors lost everything.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,551 Reads 2 Shares
Every spring, Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine recognizes the winners of its prestigious Most Valuable Performer (MVP) Awards, which honor franchisee excellence and highlight outstanding performance in growing both their organization and their brand(s).
  • Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,499 Reads
Tulsa franchise owner recognized for outstanding contributions to franchising and named Franchisee of the Year by IFA.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,905 Reads
Report finds new overtime rules would bring unintended consequences such as increased costs to businesses and impact the workforce by eliminating middle management jobs.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,015 Reads
Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchisee Don Smith is getting bigger and better, and "killing the competition."
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,810 Reads 1,014 Shares
Don Smith is an eternal optimist. And for Smith, the first and largest Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchisee, this positive outlook has paid off.
  • Helen Bond
  • 18,473 Reads 9 Shares
Natalie Ehrlich knows what it's like to overcome difficult times in her life. One of the most challenging periods she ever faced was when she was a single mother studying to earn her Ph.D. while raising her son at the same time.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,657 Reads
Ted Kergan has been a student in the school of hard knocks. He's got the diploma to prove it. But along the way he's become Louisiana's largest Sonic Drive-In franchisee.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 12,112 Reads 3 Shares
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Ted Kergan's path to success as Louisiana's largest Sonic Drive-In franchisee has been marked by hard knocks.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,410 Reads 1 Shares
After 34 years of negotiating leases for 150 hair salons in California and the New York Metro area, Gary Grace appreciates the advantages of being part of a franchise system with a well-known name.
  • Helen Bond
  • 12,250 Reads 2 Shares
Why is it that we always hear about Millennials being the least brand-loyal generation of consumers ever?
  • Jeff Fromm
  • 3,511 Reads 176 Shares
Two Zaxby's franchisee partners with ties to the brand's corporate office are growing again.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,056 Reads 3 Shares
When Kevin and Laurel Wilkerson, winners of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine's Veteran Entrepreneurship Award, came to Marco's Pizza from the military using the IFA's Vetfran program, they were pretty sure their total of 44 combined years in the U.S. Army stood them in good stead.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,305 Reads
Kelly Saxton remembers his very first job flipping burgers at his grandfather's diner in South Hutchinson, Kansas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 13,354 Reads 1,022 Shares
Richard Martinez and his brother George served together during the first Gulf War. Now the two are serving together in a different kind of endeavor - franchising.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 3,614 Reads 113 Shares
David Grimaud grew up in the car repair business. His father, Joe, operated a Midas shop in Alexandria, La., where David spent many days working as a teenager.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,848 Reads 105 Shares
Kevin and Laurel Wilkerson are Marco's Pizza franchisees in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. They like to do things together.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,779 Reads 1,014 Shares
David Grimaud's father, Joe, operated a Midas shop in Alexandria, La., where David spent many days working as a teenager.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 9,716 Reads 4 Shares
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As founder and executive chairman of The Saxton Group in Dallas, Kelly Saxton has taken a family approach to building a business that has opened and operated more than 100 restaurants in his 30-year career.
  • Helen Bond
  • 6,833 Reads 252 Shares
After visiting with Guillermo Perales five years ago, perhaps the most pointed question to ask him today is, "What have you not been up to?"
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 12,881 Reads 6 Shares
Franchising is bursting - not busting - out all over, with a flurry of activity in financing, M&A activity, and IPOs.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,483 Reads 419 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you positive news each month
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,740 Reads
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 5,316 Reads 311 Shares
"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,474 Reads
Franchisors recognize the best performers in their system each year with a Franchisee of the Year award.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 6,754 Reads 7 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,669 Reads 1,023 Shares
"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 13,586 Reads

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