Business Ideas Twenty-Five New Locations in One Year. Here's Why This Mooving Brand Is Moving Fast. That kind of growth does not happen by accident. It happens when a brand has a genuine story, a distinctive identity, a proven operating model, and a development team that knows how to bring the right candidates in. By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
Business Ideas The Most Loyal Customer Base We Have Ever Seen in a Franchise FDD Seven visits per year. That is not a coffee habit. That is genuine community. And it is the foundation of one of the most distinctive and durable specialty retail franchise concepts I have encountered in this industry. By Will Huffhine • 4 min read
Business Ideas Is Schooley Mitchell a Good Franchise for Experienced B2B Professionals? Schooley Mitchell gives experienced B2B professionals the opportunity to build a home-based consulting business around the skills they already have. Franchisees focus on developing client relationships while corporate experts handle the detailed analysis required to uncover savings. By Joanna Murray • 7 min read
Business Ideas Zero Royalties and a Franchise Category That Never Goes Out of Style. Made in the Shade is the right fit for the entrepreneur who wants a relationship-driven, consultative business with strong gross margins, no royalty burden, and a customer base that will refer and return over decades of homeownership. By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
Business Ideas Is Homewatch CareGivers a Good Senior Care Franchise to Own? Founded in 1980, Homewatch CareGivers provides customized in-home care for older adults, people living with disabilities and individuals recovering from an illness or hospitalization. By Joanna Murray • 6 min read
Business Ideas This Business Puts Seniors First and Still Makes Financial Sense This is a residential assisted living franchise. Not a large institutional facility. Not a nursing home. A residential home, typically a minimum of 2,500 square feet, licensed and staffed around the clock, providing 24-hour non-medical care to a small group of senior residents. By Will Huffhine • 5 min read
Business Ideas What is the Best Franchise for an Executive Looking for a Scalable Home-Service Business? Floor Crafters offers a mobile model with no retail showroom, residential and commercial customers, subcontracted installation, franchisor-supported marketing, and the ability to scale through multiple territories. By Joanna Murray • 6 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 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 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 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
