Roark Capital Closes Acquisition of Subway Restaurants Sandwich Chain
The private equity firm Roark Capital has closed its $9.55 billion purchase of Subway restaurants, despite opposition from…
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Super Bowl Means Super Business for Pizza Chains
Have you ever wanted to open your own restaurant? Perhaps you’re looking for something with less risk and…
Want a Proven Business Model? Try Coffee Shop Franchising
The beauty of franchising is that you’re buying into a proven business model, Jeff says on this segment…
Minority, Women Entrepreneurs Find More Opportunity in Franchise World
Barbara Brixton believed she had two strikes against her as she planned her business career: She is a…
Best Practices for Franchising Your Business and Achieving Rapid Growth
Franchising your business concept is a proven way to achieve rapid growth, but becoming a franchisor is not…
Your Home Based Business: A Franchise?
I have to start by commending all of the businesses that participated and ranked in StartupNation's inaugural Top…
Graduate from college … and buy a franchise?
An article in today’s NY Times, Don’t Go West Young Man … Buy Yourself a Franchise Instead, asks…
Betting on the established brand or the hot, new franchise concept?
I am often asked whether or not it is a good idea to invest in a “hot, new…
Show Me the Money!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked by someone thinking about investing in a franchise…
The ultimate form of entrepreneurship
A few questions to start: What are the keys to franchising? How do you (or I) know if…
I Have the Best Franchise Idea Since McDonald’s
How many times have you heard that from your friends, relatives at Thanksgiving dinner or even someone you…
Introductions
Hello StartupNation, Dennis Hitzeman here – I’m excited to kick off the StartupNation franchise blog, and look forward…