Mark your calendars and make plans to join FranNet of DFW & Oklahoma this Thursday, May 12 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CDT as we present another action-packed webinar entitled, “Franchising Opportunities for the Next Generation.” This is a free, online event geared toward business ownership for the younger generation, however entrepreneurs of all ages are welcome [...]
I’m Cynthia Mora, FranNet Consultant of Houston, Texas. This Mother’s Day, I’m putting the focus on a couple of my clients who embody the “Mompreneur” lifestyle. Almagul Bigaliyeva is a mother and the franchise owner of StretchLab of Kingwood, Texas. Her testimonial is below, sharing what it means to be a daughter, a mother, and [...]
I’m Cynthia Mora, FranNet Consultant of Houston, Texas. This Mother’s Day, I’m putting the focus on a couple of my clients who embody the “Mompreneur” lifestyle. Danielle Roberts is a mother of three daughters and the franchise owner of Blue Moon Estate Sales of NW Houston. Her testimonial is below, sharing what it means to [...]
Last month, the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) held their national convention in Ottowa, Ontario, culminating in a gala to celebrate the best in Canadian franchising with the CFA Awards of Excellence. Through entry submissions, more than 70 CFA-member franchise organizations participated in this year’s competition, vying for recognition of awards based on the best franchise [...]
Despite the current level of concern on inflationary pressure, the U.S. economy appears robust by almost any measure. Especially considering the amount of job openings and the current unemployment rate – which stands at the lowest level in decades, 3.6%. Things are going so well that one of the biggest problems facing business owners is [...]
It’s a special time for FranNet as we celebrate the annual National Small Business Week in America. This year, it runs from May 1-7 and centers on the theme, “Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship.” For more than 50 years, the U.S. Small Business (SBA) has been leading this celebration that’s specifically designed to focus [...]
I’m Diana Trondsen, FranNet’s Market President for Houston and the Gulf Coast Region. This Mother’s Day, I’m putting the focus on a couple of my clients who embody the “Mompreneur” lifestyle. Stormie Caldwell is a mother, grandmother, and the franchise owner of Oasis Senior Advisors North Houston. Her testimonial is below, sharing what it means [...]
This Mother’s Day, as a tribute to my mother’s influence in my life, I wanted to share the story of my own entrepreneurial journey. While growing up, she gave me lots of advice and taught me so many valuable lessons. As I recall the values I learned from her, it explains a lot about who [...]
As America continues to make progress in a post-pandemic world, the International Franchise Association (IFA) wants people to know that franchising is “Open for Opportunity.” To help sustain the effort to promote franchising, the IFA, of which FranNet is a member, recently commissioned a report with the assistance of Oxford Economics. It’s a first-of-its-kind review [...]
Once entrepreneurs have crossed the dividing line between wanting to own a business to operating one, it’s important to focus on marketing and promoting your new franchise establishment. There are some franchise brands who prefer to help franchisees handle these duties in-house, which typically relies upon a coop advertising fund of dues from franchisees in [...]
