Business Openings RealClean Aircraft Detailing is Wheels Up in Houston RealClean Aircraft Detailing is a niche mobile concept that focuses on interior/exterior detailing in addition to other specialized services for various types of aircraft. By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
Reduce dependency on others by becoming a vendor to yourself! Business Education A Business Owner’s Strategy for Vertical Integration By investing in yourself via a franchise that directly serves your core business, you’ll reduce your reliance on third parties vendors (and their marked-up prices) while simultaneously creating another for-profit revenue stream to service others, too. By Bob Wenokur • 3 min read
Business Openings From Operations and Technology to Sourdough & Co. Ownership Sourdough & Co. is excited to welcome Michael and Nicole as its newest franchise owners, bringing one new location to Akron, Ohio. Their Akron location represents the first step in what they hope will become a larger presence for the brand throughout Northeast Ohio. By Will Huffhine • 2 min read
Business Education How Much Is My Business Worth? A Guide to Business Valuation A rigorous valuation tells you what your business is realistically worth. It tells you what a buyer and a lender will actually support. And it tells you what, if anything, you can do before going to market to improve your position and your price. By Will Huffhine • 6 min read
Business Education The Biggest Mistake People Make When Buying a Business The biggest mistake future business owners make isn’t choosing the wrong business. It’s choosing a business before defining what they want ownership to make possible in their lives. By Chris Tucker • 5 min read
Business Education Our Franchise Did $450,000 in Year One and Wasn't Profitable. When someone tells me they want to invest in a franchise, I'm not just interested in finding a brand they think sounds exciting. I want to understand what they're actually trying to build. By Diana Miller • 5 min read
City Wide Facility Solutions made the Franchise 500 for the 12th(!) consecutive year. Business Ideas The $200B Facility Management Opportunity City Wide Facility Solutions is a B2B facility management company serving as a single point of contact for more than 20 commercial building maintenance services, delivered through licensed and insured vendors. By Bob Wenokur • 3 min read
Business Education Your Successful Travel Business Might Be Your Biggest Financial Risk. Nearly all of your income flows from a single ecosystem: leisure travel. And that ecosystem, however thriving it is right now, is exposed to forces that are entirely outside your control. By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
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
