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Celebrating Small Business Saturday (Nov. 27)
On Saturday, Nov. 27, America celebrates Small Business Saturday—Main Street’s answer to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This is a holiday that FranNet is proud to support, as franchise businesses in this country deserve to [...]
Texas Economy Booming in Anticipation of 2022
Texas’ economic forecast looks to be bullish for 2022. A recent report, released by Texas A&M’s Texas Real Estate Research Center, tracked growth through the second quarter of 2021, and includes an encouraging forecast for [...]
Generation Next: Canada’s Millennials Look to Franchising
According to some of the most recent data and statistics, Canada’s Millennial population is just shy of 10 million people. Couple that with nearly 80,000 existing franchise businesses, growing at a rate of over 4,000 [...]
Another Entrepreneurial Journey: Meet Scott & Julie Jenney
With the assistance of Mark Cory, Market President and Franchise Consultant for FranNet of Michigan, Scott and Julie Jenney made their entrepreneurial dream come true—a business operation of their own. The husband-wife co-owners are ready [...]
Celebrating Global Entrepreneur Week (Nov. 8-14)
November is National Entrepreneur Month and this week, the entire world celebrates Global Entrepreneur Week, an initiative whose recognition and programs involve 180 countries, 20,000 partner organizations, more than 10 million people, and over 40,000 [...]
Another Entrepreneurial Journey: Meet Tommy & Kim Campbell
With the assistance of Sara Waskow, Market President and Franchise Consultant for FranNet of Dallas-Fort Worth & Oklahoma, Tommy & Kim Campbell have made their entrepreneurial dreams come true—owning a business operation of their own. [...]
How to Franchise Like a Girl
Since Sept. 2020, something quite interesting has occurred in the franchising industry. Call it a shift, if you will, but for the first time, the number of women making inquiries about franchise ownership topped men [...]
Why Not Begin Your 2022 Plan Now?
Did you know that only about 12% of people feel that they accomplish their New Year’s resolution goals each year? That’s low, and there’s got to be a better way. Perhaps we just don’t have [...]
Q: How important is branding when I’m figuring out which franchise to buy?
A: This may surprise you to hear, but branding is almost irrelevant! When most prospective franchisees are thinking about which franchise to buy, far too many people fall in love with a strong brand, in part [...]
Critical Trends in Franchising
The pandemic has redefined many aspects of consumer behaviour, both from a business-to-business (B2B) and a business-to-consumer (B2C) perspective. It has also created one unique condition that will have a positive impact on franchising for [...]
Give Us a Listen: Unpredicted Entrepreneur
Chances are, you have a favorite podcast or two that you listen to on a regular basis. Perhaps it’s one about true crime. Maybe it’s one hosted by one of your favorite movie stars, or [...]
Another Entrepreneurial Journey: Meet Scott & Julie Jenney
With the assistance of Mark Cory, Market President and Franchise Consultant for FranNet of Michigan, Scott and Julie Jenney made their entrepreneurial dream come true—a business operation of their own. The husband-wife co-owners are ready [...]