Just One Franchise: CTI Concrete
Unsightly concrete on a front walk can affect the curb appeal of a beautiful home and concrete trip hazards can prove to be a significant liability for slip and fall lawsuits. A beautiful surface around a home, pool, or business can add to the value and the pleasure the building…
Restaurant Franchisees, Are There Robots in Your Future?
In 2013, a couple of academics named Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne tried to calculate the likelihood that certain occupations in the U.S. would be automated in the future. Fast food franchise businesses were among the areas in which computerization seemed likely to the authors. Could robots serve…
Just One Franchise: American Prosperity Group
Plenty of franchise business opportunities say, “no experience necessary” in their franchisee requirements. But what you don’t often see is a franchise that actually prefers its franchisees to have no experience in the industry. American Prosperity Group (APG) prefers franchisee candidates who aren’t experienced in the financial industry. They want…
Just One Franchise: Digital Doc
Some entrepreneurs go into their first business with a plan to take it national as a franchise. Others have a successful business and are convinced by demand to open it up to franchisees. But the two Matts behind Digital Doc, Matt Lucas and Matt Payne, worked as franchisees until they…
Franchisors, Franchisees, and their Employees
McDonald’s is facing a lawsuit which the franchise industry needs to watch. Workers at McDonald’s are suing the franchisor, not franchisees, for employment issues. The argument is that vicarious liability, a legal term meaning that the a superior is responsible for the acts of a subordinate, applies to employment lawsuits…
Just One Franchise: Challenge Island
Educational innovators get very excited about project-based learning, and one franchise — currently on our New Franchise Opportunities page — is bringing that exciting opportunity to parents and educators. Collaboration is one of the key 21st century skills, increasingly important in modern workplaces and tested for by prospective employers. Yet…
Just One Franchise: Wok Box
“Let’s go out for Chinese food,” you say one night to your family. “No, I want Indian,” says your eldest. And your youngest pipes up, “I want Thai!” If only there was one restaurant where everyone could get the pan-Asian food they wanted! Wok Box is going with this concept,…
Fast-tracking Your Retirement with a Franchise Business
If you entered the work force in the days when climbing up the corporate ladder and retiring with a company pension was the norm, you might feel like the rug has been pulled out from under you. Pensions aren’t what they were, and older workers are even being shed by…
What Does the Future Hold for Baskin-Robbins?
A recent announcement from Baskin-Robbins announces that they opened four franchised stores this last year, the first since 2006. With such tiny numbers, some experts are predicting the end of the brand. But while four stores might normally spell the end of a franchise, especially since franchisors depend on growth…
Just One Franchise: Securis
What do China and industrial espionage have to do with franchise business opportunities? Securis, a new franchise opportunity, has the answer. China has been called the electronic waste bucket of the world because so much e-waste — discarded electronic devices — is sent there for disassembly. According to the United…