Selling to a private equity firm while remaining involved during the growth phase could be the strategy you need — if you're willing to lose everything to try to hit that mark. The company you founded is turning a healthy profit and has become a market leader, so...

From Bowls to Smoothies, These Franchises Define 2025’s Top Healthy Dining Trends Making New Year’s resolutions is a time-honored tradition, and one of the most common is the commitment to eat healthier. But sticking to that goal can be tough when fast-food options...

On the heels of impressive mid-year growth, including 7 new franchise agreements in the first half of 2024, Exit Factor™ announces further expansion in Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York with the signing of multiple new franchise agreements over the...

Several other print and promo firms joined the Counselor Top 40 distributors on the annual ranking. Two Counselor Top 40 distributors ranked on the 2024 Franchise Times Top 400 list, an annual ranking of the largest franchise systems in the United States by global...

Editor’s note: This article is part 4 of the Pizza Power Report 2025. You can scroll down to the bottom to navigate to other sections of the report. Finding and retaining hard workers has always been a stress point for pizzeria owners. Many argue that younger people...

Spencer Coleman’s business has been in his family for years – and has found success. Still, when Coleman rose to a leadership role at the signage/print firm his parents founded, the Utah-based company was at a crossroads. It was time to find a way to truly evolve – to...

Two Books Offer Strategies for Using “Radical Generosity” and a Giver’s Mindset to Attract Success By Ray Titus Perhaps the two greatest gifts I ever received from a business associate were a set of steak knives and a sweatshirt. The knives were an expensive,...

Many sign shop owners are all too familiar with the frustration of a job going off the rails, leading to lost profits, or the disappointment of working long hours only to find that the profit at the end of the month or year just isn't there. We are in an industry that...

Students from around the globe will learn more about career opportunities in the sign and graphics industry during Sign MFG Day. The event is sponsored annually by the International Sign Association and the National Association of Manufacturers. On October 4, sign and...

Why are small business owners so fixated on revenue over profit? Is it that high revenue numbers create the impression of success? Or is it that revenue indicates a company’s market share or dominance over a competitor? Maybe since it’s impolite to talk about how much...