Business Openings Modern PURAIR Expands to North Carolina That moment became the catalyst: Ben and his wife Kara decided it was time to build something AI-resistant and recession-proof, something that could change their family's trajectory instead of being at the mercy of the next corporate acquisition. By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
Business Ideas When You Want to Own a Coffee Shop But Don't Want a Franchise The conversation usually goes something like this. They want to own a coffee shop. Not a coffee brand. Not a recognized name above the door that someone else built. They want their own place, with their own name, their own aesthetic, their own personality baked into every corner of it. By Will Huffhine • 3 min read
City Business Planners What Business Should I Start in Anchorage, Alaska? Anchorage is not a growth story and should not be underwritten as one. Anchorage rewards businesses that solve an expensive, seasonal, recurring problem and punishes anything that competes on volume and price. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Franchise News Weekly Chicken Wing Brand Gets New Owners and a Chicken Finger Concept Signs 60 Restaurants While one well-known fast casual brand's franchisee continues to unravel in bankruptcy court, two completely different concepts are signing multi-state development deals and moving aggressively into new markets. By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
Business Openings Dakota London Brings Luxury Hair Extensions to Nashville Dakota London Hair Extensions is excited to welcome Breyanne as the brand's 11th official franchise owner, bringing two beautiful salons to the Nashville, Tennessee market. Breyanne joins Dakota London with an impressive background as a trained pharmacist. Beyond her professional credentials, what immediately stood out was her energy, By Will Huffhine • 3 min read
Business Openings South Florida Just Added a Gorilla-Sized Leadership Team Some franchisees are new to business ownership. And then there's Louis and Katherine Blake-Chenier. The husband-and-wife team behind the newest Gorilla Property Services expansion in South Florida brings decades of experience building businesses, leading teams, and growing successful franchise operations. Together, they've been By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
Business Openings British Swim School Makes a Splash in Wallingford, CT British Swim School is excited to welcome Mandy Leigh Thompson and Constantine Pappas to the British Swim School family with the purchase of their new territory in Wallingford, Connecticut. This ownership team brings together strong leadership, education, community engagement, business operations, and creative management experience, along with a shared commitment By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
Business Openings Cabinet IQ Lands in Denver Not every entrepreneur is looking for the next trend. Some are looking for a business they can genuinely connect with. That's what drew Kevin Scheiderich to Cabinet IQ. Cabinet IQ is excited to welcome Kevin to the franchise system as the brand continues expanding throughout the Denver, Colorado By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
City Business Planners What Business Should I Start in Spokane, Washington? Two national recovery-studio brands publish the exact list of states where they operate, and Washington appears on neither one. The nearest contrast therapy unit to Spokane sits in Lake Oswego, Oregon. In a county of 566,000 people that fields 18,365 basketball players at one summer tournament and By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
City Business Planners What Business Should I Start in Tallahassee, Florida? The lack of population growth in a city like this is usually the point where a market gets crossed off a list, and in this case it would be a mistake, because three categories here are turning customers away right now. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
City Business Planners What Business Should I Start in Athens, Georgia? Strip the students out and what remains is a mid-sized Southern city with a hospital corridor, a federally designated doctor shortage, and a retirement wave building along its western county line. The businesses worth starting here serve the two-thirds of Athens that nobody is counting. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Business Education AI Is a Great Starting Point for Franchise Research. It's a Terrible Finishing Point. Free AI Research Guide Something has changed dramatically in my conversations with aspiring franchise owners over the past two years. More and more of them are arriving at our first call with a head full of AI-generated research. They’ve asked ChatGPT or Claude or Gemini which franchises perform By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
