During a November 13, 2009 presentation to the legal firm Nixon Peabody and their Franchise & Distribution Team, Fran-Data’s CEO Darrell Johnson shared that, “tight credit” was “the single biggest constraint on franchise growth.” According to Mr. Johnson, easy credit over the past several years allowed franchise systems to expand and prosper even though their [...]

Having worked in IT and franchising for over 25 years, I only wish the “Cloud” was around a few decades ago like it is today. I remember it well, dealing with IT people, and hardware and software infrastructure that required many resources and delivered little in the way of quality solutions in a reasonable time [...]

Franchise systems come in many shapes and sizes. Long term success doesn’t come in the form of just more franchise sales. Insightful management and development of franchise systems is achieved via the adoption of certain philosophies, and many of those are counter to what pundits or experts claims.