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NEWS | May 11, 2012

Franchise Business Review is looking for the best and brightest in food franchising as part of its 2012 Food Franchise Study and Awards. This national project looks at franchisee satisfaction at some of the country’s most popular franchise brands and honors the top franchisors with designation as a Franchise Business Review Top Food Franchise.
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SECTOR REPORT | April 26, 2012

Franchise Business Review's special report Senior Care Franchises offers a high-level look at the senior care/home care franchising sector. We explore what services the sector provides, what’s involved from an investment standpoint, what the “typical” franchisee looks like, and how franchisee satisfaction in the sector has fared in the past year. We also identify the top senior care franchises based on our franchisee satisfaction research.
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ARTICLE | April 12, 2012

The Honest-1 Auto Care franchise opportunity is a general service shop, offering primarily oil changes, brake checks, and other basic services — but two things distinguish the garage from competitors. The tastefully appointed lobby is comfortable and has a fully-stocked play area for children, a coffee maker with French vanilla capuccino and free wi-fi. Two weeks ago, Tom Dombrock and Fred Haynes debuted their latest venture with an Honest-1 Auto Care franchise — an eco-friendly auto repair shop that caters specifically to women.
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ASK FBR | March 19, 2012

Franchise Business Review wants to know what you're doing in order to find that right "fit", and encourages all those interested in starting their own franchise to answer this simple question - how long have you been researching a franchise opportunity? (Click here to share) 
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Calling all Franchisors for our 5th Annual Franchise Satisfaction Awards

by Michelle Rowan

Finding companies for our 5th Annual Franchisee Satisfaction Awards is under way! Over the past 5 years we have grown the awards to include over 400 brands, and have built awareness with candidates looking to find a great opportunity to invest in. We get calls from people that have seen our site and they are calling with questions; Why isn’t a certain company on the list? What is the criteria for including someone on our list? Have we surveyed ABC Company… the list goes on. What I have noticed is the questions are becoming more frequent, and people contemplating franchising are doing more online research. This is great news- it means more educated buyers coming into a system with realistic expectations and a better chance of surviving and excelling in their new business.

The Franchise Satisfaction Awards are the ONLY ranking based on what open and operating franchisees say! It’s not based on how much money a brand is spending on advertising, how fast they are growing, or how big they are. And if you haven’t joined the ranks yet- this is the year. Not only because it’s the 5th year, but the barrier for entry is low- 10 units open and operating & you can start with a FREE survey just to see how you do. That’s it! We do this so we can stand behind the brands we list as the top franchises out there.

So to Franchisors- I challenge you to sign up and see how you do (results are always confidential unless you choose to share them): REGISTER TODAY. And to those researching franchise opportunities- I encourage you to ask for a third party evaluation of the franchisees. To verify the franchisor is telling you the truth of what’s happening with their franchisees, and to show they have an open line of communication with their franchisees to help support and grow their system.

Let’s all raise the bar of franchising! It’s time to find out if you’ve “GOT SATISFACTION?” and start shouting it from the rooftops if you do!

 

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