Vilmars Forstmanis always had an interest in entrepreneurship. But he didn’t have much of an idea of how to go about it. During his former career, he didn’t have the need to pursue this interest...
Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution? Chances are, you have. We all have. Now, on to the follow-up question – were you successful in keeping it? Chances are, you weren’t. There’s not a lot of...
Last month, FranNet’s corporate office hosted our annual Fall Conference. Each year, this is a time for our FranNet consultants, suppliers, vendors, and even a few select brand representatives to...
For months on end, economic pundits have offered a wide range of opinions on whether Canada will slip in a period of recession. This is similar to the conversation in the U.S., as advisors continue...
Time and again, FranNet of Canada has extolled the virtues of becoming your own boss by using franchising as the means to establish business ownership. Need a quick review? With franchising, you get...
There are literally thousands of franchise concepts in the marketplace today and more than their fair share require the hiring of staff to run the operational side of the business. That’s why...
Gary Prenevost, FranNet of Canada’s market president serving Toronto, Ontario, and Quebec, has been the subject of several of our previous blogs, but a pending announcement was found to be worthy of...
If you aren’t a regular listener to the Franchise Canada Chats Podcast, you could be missing out on some of the franchising industry’s most important – and interesting – updates. The podcast is...
There’s a very important educational series coming up next month that every prospective franchisee and/or franchisor needs to know about. Presented by the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA), it’s...
News organizations in the U.S. have been obsessing as of late on whether the country will slip into a period of recession – the technical definition of which is two consecutive quarters of negative...