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 Mapping out her FutureSport Clips franchisee, Shahin Ebadi Urias discovered America as a land of opportunity for herself—not just her childrenIn her senior year of high school, Shahin Ebadi Urias ran out of options. “We had freedom—life was like here (the U.S.),” she says. “Then overnight we had no choices.” The Shah, who had encouraged the modernization of the country, fled Iran in 1979 when the clergy began rioting. The new regime used religion to control the people. Suddenly, women had no rights. They had to cover their hair. They could no longer wear nail polish or opened-toe shoes or go out alone, she says. read more |
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OTHER AUGUST FEATURES |
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June-July, 2010
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One for All & Three for One
How McDonald’s corporate, franchisees and vendors give it a leg up on the competition
Founder Ray Kroc was the first to popularize the notion of a franchised business as a three-legged stool, where corporate, franchisees and vendors all support the seat of the fast-feeder. His mantra—“None of us is as good as all of us”—is still voiced at every level of the organization. Here’s why the three-legged analogy still works at the hamburger chain that serves 26 million customers in the U.S. a day. read moreOther June-July features...
May, 2010
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It's a Matter of Facts
Popeyes CEO Cheryl Bachelder has discovered the right combo — data topped off with a gut check
The first thing you notice about Cheryl Bachelder, Popeyes CEO, besides the fact that she’s very tall, is her button-down, no-nonsense niceness. “I’m a hard-working, straight-talking Midwestern girl,” she admits, grinning. “I say what I mean and I use the fewest words possible.” Her staff calls her “a dog with a bone” in reference to her stalwart tenacity, she says. Her style for delivering her message is “repetition”: “I say it long enough so they can sing it like a song.” read moreOther May features...
April, 2010
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Track Record
These 55 young franchises are really going places—fast
Franchise Times magazine and FRANdata have been working together to publish the Fast 55 ranking of the fastest growing franchises for seven years now. And during that time, we’ve been able to make a few brilliant observations, such as this one:
Health care is important. read moreOther April features...
March, 2010
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