Business Openings From Global Growth to Logistics Ownership As a full-service third-party logistics provider, Speedy Freight helps businesses move freight without requiring franchisees to own trucks, warehouses, or transportation assets. By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
Business Ideas Which Pet-Related Business Should I Open? More than half of U.S. households own at least one dog, and approximately 80% of Millennials are living the dog life. The U.S. pet industry has also grown into an approximately $158 billion market. By Joanna Murray • 4 min read
Business Trends Why So Many Smart People Stay in Careers They Quietly Hate Psychologists and behavioral economists have identified several cognitive patterns that trap high-achieving professionals in careers they no longer want. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Franchise News Weekly A Matter of Timing and Missed Opportunities The brands generating the most meaningful activity are moving into new markets, new customer segments, and new territory right now, and the window to be the first into those markets is open today in a way it will not be six months from now. By Will Huffhine • 6 min read
City Business Planners What Business Should I Start in Columbia, Missouri? Columbia has no convention center at all, so the largest indoor room in the city is a hotel ballroom complex of roughly 37,000 square feet on I-70 Drive Southwest. Everything above that ceiling happens outdoors and under canvas, supplied by exactly two full-line tent and table rental houses. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
There's strength in a partnership: don't go it alone! Business Education Why Working with a Franchise Consultant Beats Going it Alone Opening your own business via a franchise is worthy of deep exploration since it offers a proven system, established brand recognition, and lower overall risks than starting from scratch. By Bob Wenokur • 4 min read
Business Ideas The Only Franchise Where Every Product Is a One of a Kind Every piece is one of a kind. No two tables, desks, or countertops are ever alike. The grain, the movement, the natural edge of every slab is entirely its own. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Business Openings Vintage Spoon Ice Cream Social Expands To Broad Ripple, Indiana Vintage Spoon Ice Cream Social is turning its hometown roots into a broader franchise growth story, awarding territory in one of Indianapolis’ most recognizable and vibrant neighborhoods. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Business Education How To Build An Empire through Franchising “When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?” - Don Marquis Too many of us have worked our tails off to solid rewards, but in roles that quietly create resentment - real or imagined - that we’re really just working to make the rich By Bob Wenokur • 3 min read
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
Business Ideas Franchise Spotlight - Freshslice Pizza With 0% royalties and stores under 1,000 square feet this is a different kind of QSR. This week, I’m spotlighting Freshslice Pizza, a brand I met with in Seattle. I don't usually suggest food brands to my clients, but this one is different. It's By Joanna Murray • 2 min read
