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Want to Know Which Franchise is Right For You? Follow These 4 Essential Steps

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Prioritizing These Key Variables When Picking a Franchise Could be the Difference Between Success and Failure

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Telling Better Franchise Stories Via The Narritive Arc

Storytelling triggers the release of oxytocin, a hormone associated with empathy and trust, fostering a deeper emotional connection with the brand. Let's dive into that.

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California's Fast-Food Minimum Wage Hike Is Already Impacting Franchises. Here's What a New Study Revealed.

Several chains have raised their prices — or closed locations — in response to the wage increase, which has now led to a noticeable decline in foot traffic.

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Capitalize On Diverse Revenue Streams with a Poolwerx Franchise

With an investment that starts at only $135,000, Poolwerx franchisees have multiple revenue streams which include pool maintenance, cleaning and servicing for residential and commercial, swimming pool equipment sales and repairs, and retail sales.

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20 Interesting Facts You Should Know About Chick-fil-A

The first-ever Chick-fil-A opened in 1967 in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall. A chicken sandwich sold for 59 cents and the restaurant was only 384 square feet — roughly the size of a two-car garage.

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A D.C. Federal Court Declined to Rule on a Challenge to the Joint Employer Rule. Here's What This Update Means for the Franchise Industry.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has postponed hearing a case on the National Labor Relations Board's expanded Joint Employer Rule. The court will wait for a Texas federal court to rule first.

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Want to Own a Franchise in the Billion-Dollar eSports Industry? Here's How.

Learn how to get involved in the exciting and lucrative eSports community. XP League is the premier coach-led youth esports league and first-to-market youth esports franchise in North America with 50+ locations spanning across the US and Canada.

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