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Sometimes becoming a franchise owner boils down to this: “Because I can.” It's not a bad reason to launch a business.

What stories do your numbers tell? Our guest columnist explains how to use financial statements to make smart business decisions. Are you taki…

When parties stop actively listening, they resort to litigation—often at ‘incredible cost' to the brand, believes our guest columnist, a franc…

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Bruised by seven years of negatives, culminating in a Chapter 11 filing, Back Yard Burgers has stabilized and its CEO, Monte Jump, believes n…

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Matthew Patinkin, owner of five Auntie Anne's stores in Chicago and 58 elsewhere, played a bit part in June when he testified before a task fo…

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Move slowly, build a relationship with prospective partners and don’t plan to visit your banker in the afternoon. Just some of the information…

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A new affinity group links the U.S. Commercial Service European offices together. So franchisors who want to expand in the European Union have…