Posts Tagged Franchise Success

Franchising: a Love Affair by Lizette Pirtle

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Lizette Pirtle

Franchising is a special kind of relationship unlike any other you’ll ever enter. It goes beyond a legal agreement between two parties, and beyond a business format system.   Franchising is a way of life. It is a relationship where two parties come with the intention to co-create something that without the other could not [...]

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10 Tips to create great Franchisee-Franchisor Relations

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Lizette Pirtle

Not unlike a marriage or any other close relationship, a happy Franchisor-Franchisee relationship is based on communication. If you remember the following 10 tips, you can create an environment where productive and lasting franchisee-franchisor relationships can flourish. Be approachable. Do not tolerate an “us vs. them” attitude from your employees or from your franchisees. Communicate with [...]

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Challenges of Selling the First Franchises

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Lizette Pirtle

Selling or awarding the first few franchises is not always an easy task. One of the main barriers to overcome is the inability of franchisors to discuss financial information about the business unless such information is disclosed in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). Because of inherent problems with earning claims most franchise companies choose to [...]

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NARDELLI'S TRAVEL CHANNEL PERFORMANCE

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Lizette Pirtle

Well… here is the Nardelli’s Travel Channel show… Congratulations to our clients! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUIoggQf9ig

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Right Time Kids Franchising

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Lizette Pirtle

Last August we finished creating the franchise system for Right TIme Kids, a childcare drop in center (http://www.righttimekids.com/). In this short time Right Time Kids has sold two 3-pack franchises. Congratulations! Right TIme Kids worked hard during the development of their franchise system to collect the names and contact information of those people who were [...]

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Nardelli's Franchising — three wins in a month — congratulations!

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Lizette Pirtle

We are proud to announce that our client Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppe has been selected for the 9th year in a row by Connecticut Magazine as the best grinders in the state. Nardelli’s also have sold their second franchise AND they gained national recognition by being selected to appear in the Travel Channel’s “Food Par­adise.” Please read [...]

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Franchising: the Beauty and the Beast

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Lizette Pirtle

I fell in love with franchising back in the mid 80s when I joined a franchisor that had been in business for over 25 years and, at the time, had about 1000 franchisees.  I felt right at home then and that feeling has never changed. Despite finding myself face to face with what I call the Beast [...]

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Client Reaches Exit Strategy Objectives

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Lizette Pirtle

In 1998 Hylton Rabinowitz and David Buxton, owners of NWJ Jewelers in South Africa, had several company owned locations and had an overwhelming desire to grow. Hylton and David chose franchising and our company to take them through this expansion process. They wanted to create a company with 100 locations that could provide business ownership opportunities and jobs to [...]

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