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What the NLRB Appeal of the Expanded Joint Employer Rule Judgment Means for Your Business

As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has appealed the Eastern District of Texas' ruling overturning the expanded Joint Employer...

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Burger King Makes a $300 Million Investment in Modernizing Its Restaurants — See the Updated Look Here

Burger King is set to revamp approximately 1,100 U.S. locations with a $300 million investment, signaling a significant next phase in its ongoing...

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How to Protect Your Business If the Expanded Joint Employer Rule Comes Back: 'This Is Going to End Up at the Supreme Court'

Last month, the U.S. Senate approved Congressional Review Act Resolution S.J. Res. 49, overturning the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB)...

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After Decades of Hard Work, This Couple Is Living the Entrepreneurial Dream. Here's How They Achieved Generational Wealth.

Every new entrepreneur has a vision when they invest in a franchise. The details differ, but the common themes are freedom, financial security, peace...

02.05.2024 20

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Are Franchises in the Clear After the Expanded Joint Employer Rule Was Struck Down? Industry Experts Answer 2 Critical Questions About What's Next.

Click here to register for the IFA's free webinar, "Joint Employer: Are Franchise Companies In the Clear?" on April 23 at 2 p.m. ET. Last week, the...

17.04.2024 20

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One Factor Is Helping This Entrepreneur Tackle Business Ownership Later in Life. Now, She's Jumping Into a $20 Billion Industry.

Stacey Howell has made a career out of doing the unexpected and the impossible — first as one of the few African American women in her class at...

08.04.2024 10

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'Ponzi Scheme-Level Stuff': This CEO Is on a Mission to Grow His Business Ethically While Fighting an Industry Crisis

Aaron Harper of power washing firm Rolling Suds isn't your typical CEO. A plain-spoken, no-nonsense leader, Harper is building the foundation of the...

02.04.2024 7

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Fast-Food Workers in California Now Earn a $20 Minimum Wage — Here's How This Will Impact Franchising

California's new minimum wage law for fast-food workers goes into effect today, sparking a wave of economic and operational adjustments.

01.04.2024 10

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This Sleep Company Is Combining 2 Key Factors to Transform the $40 Billion Mattress Industry — And It Just Made Another Major Move

Starting a new business is never easy. But once a business is established, many entrepreneurs dream of a new goal: franchising (and, of course, the...

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This Chicken Chain Opens a New Location Every 3.5 Hours — Thanks in Part to an Unusual Menu Strategy

KFC opened its 30,000th restaurant this month in Rome, a milestone that demonstrates its consistent global expansion since 1952 and marks a...

14.03.2024 7

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This Entrepreneur Is on a Mission to Eradicate Generational Poverty in the Black Community — And She's Using Franchising to Do It.

Franchising boasts global brands and widespread recognition, but in many industries, there is a lack of diversity at the ownership level. That's where...

28.02.2024 10

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McDonald's Dives Into Anime Craze — And Flips Its Golden Arches— with WcDonald's Event

Starting today, McDonald's locations across the globe will begin showcasing unique anime-inspired packaging as part of a limited-time event dubbed...

26.02.2024 7

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Dunkin's Ben Affleck Tracksuits Sold Out Almost Immediately. Here's How the Coffee Chain Is Celebrating.

Dunkin's DunKings merchandise — especially the tracksuits and bucket hats worn by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Tom Brady, and their backup dancers —...

15.02.2024 7

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Get Help From 'The DunKings' — Tom Brady and Matt Damon — in Dunkin's Super Bowl Ad. Watch It Here.

Fresh off its Grammy Awards-premiered cliffhanger commercial pairing Ben Affleck and TikToker Charli D'Amelio, in which Affleck vowed to become a...

12.02.2024 10

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Dunkin' Courts Younger Customers With Another Odd Celebrity Pairing

Fresh off its Ben Affleck-as-an-inept-Dunkin'-worker commercial during last year's Super Bowl, which generated seven billion impressions, and his...

06.02.2024 10

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McDonald's Shamrock Shake Returns Earlier Than Expected — To The Delight of Fans

The much-anticipated Shamrock Shake is making its triumphant return, starting today, Monday, Feb. 5. This year's launch precedes last year's by more...

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Don't Have Time to Start a Business? This Doctor, Lawyer and Now Part-Time Franchisee Would Disagree.

As someone who holds a medical degree and a law degree, Dr. Shania Seibles knows what it takes to pursue big goals. But she isn't stopping there and...

05.02.2024 6

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McDonald's New Drive-Thru Concept CosMc's Skyrockets in Popularity — Particularly Among One Age Group

McDonald's latest spinoff venture, CosMc's, is quickly becoming a popular destination for younger customers, with its first location in Bolingbrook,...

29.01.2024 9

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This Entrepreneur Built and Sold a Franchise for Millions. Now He's Betting Big on a $1.38 Billion — and Growing — Industry.

David Graham has already lived the entrepreneur's dream — founding Code Ninjas and scaling it to more than 300 locations before selling it to a...

26.01.2024 10

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Hilton Launches 'Hilton for Business,' Digital Travel Program Aimed at SME's

Hilton recently launched 'Hilton for Business,' a new digital travel program aimed at aiding small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage travel...

25.01.2024 7

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Wendy's Ushers in New Leadership as The Strategy to Propel The Fast Food Giant Into Its Next Growth Phase Continues

The Wendy's Company announced the appointment of Kirk Tanner, former CEO of PepsiCo Inc.'s North American Beverages Division, as its new president and...

22.01.2024 10

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Burger King Is Upping its Rebrand Strategy With a $1 Billion Acquisition. These Franchise Resets Could Tell Us About the Fast-Food Giant's Chances of Succeeding.

Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the parent company of Burger King, announced earlier this week it will acquire its largest U.S. franchisee,...

19.01.2024 10

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Inspire Brands Takes Jimmy John's Global with Landmark International Franchise Deals

Inspire Brands, the parent company of several notable franchises like Sonic Drive-In and Dunkin', has announced its first venture into the global...

18.01.2024 10

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This One Thing Is the Secret to Hampton by Hilton's 40-Year Reign In the Hotel Industry

To view our entire 2024 Franchise 500 list, including category rankings, click HERE Started Franchising: 1984 Total Units: 2,919 Cost to...

17.01.2024 10

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She Was Unhappy at Her Engineering Job and Wanted to Help Children. Now She's Tripled Her Household Income Running a Kid-Centric Business.

Kayla Opperman worked as a civil and architectural engineer for more than six years, but she felt disillusioned with the tedium and stress of the...

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The Event That Almost Destroyed Kumon Is Now Securing Its Spot As the Top Education Franchise In the Country

To view our entire 2024 Franchise 500 list, including category rankings, click HERE Started Franchising: 1958 Total Units: 26,244 Cost to...

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Dunkin' Brews Up Cross-Generational Buzz With This Odd Celebrity Pairing

To view our entire 2024 Franchise 500 list, including category rankings, click HERE Started Franchising: 1955 Total Units: 13,372 Cost to Open:...

16.01.2024 9

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These Two Factors Are Leading the UPS Store's Rapid Expansion

To view our entire 2024 Franchise 500 list, including category rankings, click HERE Started Franchising: 1980 Total Units: 5,570 Cost to Open:...

16.01.2024 6

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Jersey Mike's Grew From Hometown Hero to National Powerhouse By Adopting This Mindset

To view our entire 2024 Franchise 500 list, including category rankings, click HERE Started Franchsing: 1987 Total Unites: 2,557 Cost to...

16.01.2024 10

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The NLRB's Joint Employer Rule Faces a Barrage of Challenges, Fueling a High-Stakes Battle Over the Future of Franchising

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has delayed the implementation of its new "Joint Employer Rule" (JER). Originally slated to take effect on...

18.12.2023 2

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He Opened a Pizza Restaurant to Serve the Native American Community. It Was So Successful He's Opening 20 More.

Many things make Bemidji, Minnesota, a special place. Among them: It's the central city for three Native American reservations, it's the northernmost...

15.11.2023 7

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She Was Afraid of Her Company Becoming the 'McDonald's of Mental Healthcare' Until She Realized This

There aren't a lot of franchised mental health services, and at first, Erin Pash had no interest in starting one. "I will not be the McDonald's of...

15.11.2023 20

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He Grew Up in a McDonald's Dynasty Then Swapped Big Macs for Lash Extensions. He's How He's Bringing the 'McDonald's Framework' to the $1.6 Billion Industry.

Jonathan Ellis' grandfather was one of the first McDonald's franchisees in Texas, opening the first of more than 80 locations in 1969 in Beaumont....

09.11.2023 5

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This Marine Turned Around Two Businesses Through Exceptional Leadership. Now They're Approaching a Combined $1 Million in Revenue

Like many Americans, Luke Cain was deeply affected by the September 11 attacks, so much so that he felt compelled to do something for his country....

26.10.2023 2

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This CEO Was Running 3 Yogurt Shops at 23, Then Purchased the Company at 27. Now He's Sharing His Secrets.

Whether he's zipping around Manhattan from store to store on his scooter or cleaning the bathroom at one of his locations so a new employee can get...

10.10.2023 6

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This Founder Walked On to a Top College Basketball Team in the '90s. Today, He and Drew Brees Are Bringing the 'Walk-On Mentality' to Franchising.

Brandon Landry, the son of a Louisiana sugar cane farmer, watched a young Shaquille O'Neal breaking backboards for the Louisiana State University...

27.09.2023 3

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How Immigrating From Argentina to the Bronx at 11 Prepared Her For Life as a Franchisee

Vanesa Ellis had no pest control experience. She'd also been out of the workforce for 15 years, having left a job at Wells Fargo to raise her kids....

20.09.2023 4

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This Southern Biscuit Business Was Taking Off When It's Founder Died Suddenly. Here's What Happened Next.

The unthinkable happened to Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken: The company's founder and CEO, Tom Ferguson, died unexpectedly in February...

19.09.2023 3

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This Entrepreneur's Franchise Made More Than $1 Million This Year — And it All Started Because of a Devastating Water Leak

Homeowners dread the inconvenience of a water leak, with its inevitable attached costs. But for entrepreneur Fatima Landa, that inconvenience became...

12.09.2023 2

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