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Germinator Franchise Launches, Then Comes COVID

It's better to be lucky than good, the saying goes. But in the case of six-month-old Germinator Mobile Sanitizing and Disinfecting, founder Jeff Gill figures he's been both.

Beth Ewen

July 8, 2020, 3:22 pm

More People at Home Means More Business for Neighborly Brands, Exec Says

Home improvement projects have been on the rise since COVID-19 began and people sheltered in place. As a result, Neighborly brands are seeing an uptick in services and franchise sales, yet home energy demands and utility bills have also increased.

Callie Evergreen

July 8, 2020, 1:11 pm

COVID Impact Statement Becomes Key Transaction Document

Buying or selling a business in the middle of a pandemic has a lot of oddities, but a COVID impact statement can answer a lot of questions.

Nicholas Upton

July 8, 2020, 12:12 pm

Conserva Irrigation Finds Women-Owned Franchises Perform Better Amid Pandemic

Conserva Irrigation is finding that its women-owned franchised territories are some of the most successful within the system, including Vanesa Ellis’s location in Northeast Florida.

Callie Evergreen

July 2, 2020, 3:41 pm

NPC International Files for Bankruptcy Protection

The second largest franchise operator in the U.S., NPC International, has just filed for bankruptcy protection in a Texas bankruptcy court.

Nicholas Upton

July 1, 2020, 11:28 am

Title Boxing Prez Finds Courage to Lead

Teaching classes outdoors. Making Title On Demand temporarily free. Adding plexiglass barriers and face shields. These are among the tactics at Title Boxing Club to make it through the pandemic. But President Susan Boresow says the most important element is courage.

Beth Ewen

June 30, 2020, 10:48 am

Eagle Merchant Partners Steps Into Code Ninjas

Eagle Merchant Partners is taking a stairstep approach to investing in Code Ninjas, its entry into the kids' education space. Poised to take a majority stake earlier this year, the private equity firm switched to a minority investment.

Beth Ewen

June 30, 2020, 10:11 am

Wellness Franchise Restore Attracts Investment From Level 5 Capital

The investment will help Austin-based Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy quicken the pace of its franchise growth, open more corporate locations, bolster research and development, and integrate new technology, said CEO Jim Donnelly.

Laura Michaels

June 29, 2020, 4:41 pm

As PPP Winds Down, Other CARES Opportunities Shine

The historic Paycheck Protection Program was a lifeline for a lot of franchise business, but as the program ends on June 30, the COVID-19-era financing questions are changing to how to meet the program’s forgiveness rules and what other finance options are out there.

Nicholas Upton

June 26, 2020, 3:11 pm

Tune Up Franchise Sues Texas as Governor Closes Bars

Tune Up, a chain of men's barbershops that defied lockdown orders in May, is suing Montgomery County, the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott, asking the court to declare unconstitutional a series of executive orders issued since March 19 aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beth Ewen

June 26, 2020, 11:13 am

Drybar Taps Former Taco Bell Exec Liz Williams as CEO

Calling Drybar, the blowout franchise founder Alli Webb launched in 2010 that now has 142 locations, a premium brand with a “passionate, loyal consumer base,” Liz Williams says there’s opportunity to put her international development experience to work as part of the company's growth vision.

Laura Michaels

June 26, 2020, 10:50 am

Harbin Bids $760M for GNC Amid Chapter 11 Filing

GNC had about 1,000 franchises in the U.S. and 1,949 outside the U.S. in 2019. They'll have to get in line with other unsecured creditors to be heard during the bankruptcy process, said one expert.

Beth Ewen

June 26, 2020, 9:48 am

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