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Back to Business: The 2021 Big Frog Conference

Recently, in May 2021, I had the pleasure of attending the 2021 Big Frog Conference in Orlando, Florida. This was my 1st in-person conference since the COVID pandemic hit in March of 2020 and it was great to get back out there again! After more than a year of being stuck online, the in-person connections with handshakes and hugs were welcome.

How to Get Franchisees Working Together and Moving Ahead

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How to Keep Your Company Out of the Ditch

John Francis on Jun 15, 2021 10:46:58 AM Franchisees, Franchisors, Franchising Help

We’ve all been there. Maybe it’s been a while - but it happens!

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Building a Successful Franchisee-Franchisor Relationship

John Francis on May 18, 2021 6:00:00 AM Franchisees, Franchisors, Franchising Help

How would you describe the relationship between you and your franchisees?

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Capture Your Franchise Culture

John Francis on Apr 20, 2021 6:00:00 AM Franchisors, Franchising Help

Culture is really important to franchising. It goes along with your organization’s values to drive behavior and impact decisions. It’s there in the communication, respect and attitude of everyone in your organization.

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Trust in Your Franchise Business: Why You Can’t Leave it to Chance

John Francis on Mar 23, 2021 8:00:00 AM Franchisors, Franchising Help

Trust: It takes years to build and seconds to lose.

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Did You Attend IFA 2021?

The annual IFA convention just came to a close. What an event! #IFA2021

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Onboarding New Talent? Here are 3 Tips to Keep in Mind

John Francis on Feb 23, 2021 8:00:00 AM Franchisors, Franchising Help

People matter - we know that. Nothing has been more obvious in my career than the fact that people make all the difference.

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4 Signs You’re Ready to Franchise Your Business

John Francis on Jan 26, 2021 7:00:00 AM Franchise Planning, Franchisors

You’ve started a single-unit business and it’s going really well. You have a good team, the business is easy to manage and you feel like you have the secret sauce to branch out and start expanding into additional locations as a franchise system.

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The Importance of Building a Strong Franchise Culture

John Francis on Dec 29, 2020 7:00:00 AM Franchise Planning, Franchisors

A good franchise model is built on some obvious things: a repeatable business model, valuable brand, solid business economics and the quality of your training and marketing. These are tangible things that can be measured - you KNOW if they exist, or not.

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The Collective Horsepower of Franchising: How We Supported Our Own During COVID

John Francis on Nov 24, 2020 7:27:40 AM Franchisees, Franchisors

What a year it’s been.

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About the Franchise Expert

 

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John Francis is an enthusiastic, engaging business advisor, and an entertaining public speaker for franchise brands because he speaks from experience and he speaks from the heart. Franchising is in his blood, and his parents were true pioneers in the industry, turning their family haircutting business into a 1,000-salon franchise empire. He has been a franchisee and a franchisor, and has a deep understanding of the issues both face. Engage John as an advisor or to speak at your event, and you and your franchisees will learn how to look at your business in new, positive, and profitable ways.

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