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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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Fish Consulting Joins Frantopia as Business Partner

by FBR

National public relations firm to provide exclusive expert content for franchisee social network

Franchise Business Review, the premier market research firm for the franchise industry, announced today that Fish Consulting, a national PR and marketing agency specializing in franchise PR and marketing, has become an exclusive business partner and content expert for Frantopia, FBR’s social networking and business resources site.

Frantopia is the only social network of its kind, exclusively dedicated to bringing tools, services, and best practices to franchisees. By signing up to be a part of the free Frantopia network, franchisees can connect with other franchise operators, learn from industry experts, and grow their businesses. Through Frantopia’s business centers, business partners provide critical best-practice strategies and expert know-how in the form of articles, webinars, FAQs, and on-demand expert advice—all updated regularly and provided at no charge to the Frantopia community.

Fish Consulting specializes in helping franchise companies—including Dunkin' Donuts, Massage Envy, Jiffy Lube, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen—achieve their PR and marketing goals and is therefore for the perfect fit for Frantopia.

“Local franchisees often forget how important home-based public relations efforts are to building their businesses and competing on a local level,” said Eric Stites, president and CEO of Franchise Business Review. “Fish Consulting brings many years of PR and marketing experience to the franchise world, and we are thrilled to now be able to share that expertise with the Frantopia community.”

Frantopia also provides expert information (through business partners) in the areas of Accounting and Tax, Business Coaching, Printing, and Profitability, with more content areas to come. Franchise operators may register to join the Frantopia community at www.frantopia.com.

About Fish Consulting

Fish is proud to leverage its experience in franchising to serve some of the industry's leading concepts including Massage Envy, Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Jiffy Lube and Edible Arrangements. The agency's support for franchise clients ranges from brand building, franchisee recruitment and internal communications to crisis communications, cause marketing and local/national media relations. Fish is based in Hollywood, FL, with operations in Atlanta and New York. For more information call (954)893-9150 or visit www.fish-consulting.com. For additional franchise insights visit Fish's blog Fish on Franchising at www.fishonfranchising.com, follow on Twitter @fishconsulting or Facebook.

About Frantopia

Frantopia.com is a social networking and business resources site designed specifically for franchisees and created by national market research firm Franchise Business Review. Open to franchise operators and free to join, Frantopia brings targeted content, tools, services, and best practices designed to improve franchisee’s day-to-day operations. Frantopia also offers a “closed” Frantopia campus option to franchisors looking for a learning management and Intranet solution. Franchise Business Review developed both tools based on the firm’s many years of research on franchisee satisfaction and franchisee-franchisor relations. Prospective business partners may learn about Frantopia opportunities by calling (866)397-6680 or emailing mzanderigo@frantopia.com.
 

 

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