A business plan is a strategic blueprint that describes how the franchise unit will be operated and managed to achieve success. The plan should encapsulate the franchisor’s broader strategy while ...

Being a franchisee has its perks over starting a brand-new business, but you still need capital. Here are three ways to appeal to investors.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the franchising, restaurant and food services industry. An executive summary is a short but powerful document that ...

FROM HIS AFTER SCHOOL JOB. HI, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? YEAH, AT 17 YEARS OLD, KEITH JOSEPH IS ALREADY BEEN WORKING AT THIS FRANKLIN MCDONALD’S FOR THREE YEARS, AND HE’S ALREADY THINKING ABOUT HIS FUTURE ...