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2020 is proving to be a volatile year for the economy, job market, politics, and more. Potential entrepreneurs looking for their next investment are wise to explore franchise opportunities since they are sometimes virtually immune to recessions.  Is now the right time...

Our September pick for Franchise Consultant of the Month, Scott Diener, is a 30+ year veteran in franchising and franchise ownership. From building multiple brands from scratch beginning in 1989, when he helped launch the Unocal76 gas station brand into franchising,...

One of the top franchise growth questions we’ve been getting at Raintree over the past few months is, “We’re in the middle of a pandemic- is now really a great time to franchise?” And people are always shocked when we answer with a resounding “YES!”  We get it- on the...

Franchising provides benefits to both the Franchise Owner and the Franchisor. If you have a robust business model and are considering expanding, you may be interested in learning about the advantages of a franchise.  Believe it or not, the current pandemic is also...

Lisa’s Start in Franchising  After attending fitness classes at a mom-and-pop gym in her neighborhood, Lisa’s entrepreneurial itch started to kick in. At the time she was working as a full-time dental hygienist, but after attending the fitness classes, she couldn’t...

If you have a proven, profitable business model that you believe would be replicable and sustainable in other markets, then you may be a good candidate for franchising. The world of franchising is a different beast than that of owning and operating a business. Many...

We're proud to introduce career coach Susan Scotts as our July pick for Franchise Coach of the Month! Susan is a highly respected Career Transition Coach with The Entrepreneur’s Source with many awards under her belt, including 2018’s  Consultant of the Year.  With...

Is it really possible to sign six new franchise deals after only six weeks of partnership with your new franchise development team? John Mestas and Kelley Rosequist of Dog Training Elite can answer that question with an emphatic “YES!” The home-based dog training...

For those of us in franchising, it seems that we all have interesting stories on how we got here. Did we seek out the industry or did the opportunity just happen to fall into our laps? For Thomas Gibbs, it was a little more complex than that. From Golf Coaching to...

RainTree CEO Brent Dowling, Cheba Hut chief relationship officer Seth Larsen, and Cheba Hut COO Marc Torres Over the past 20 years, Cheba Hut has earned the reputation as the bad boy on the block, and it’s perfectly OK with that. With a beach-y, free-spirited vibe,...