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Many franchise opportunities require a brick-and-mortar space, and for most franchisees, this means entering into a retail lease directly with a landlord, or a sublease with the franchisor, which is subject to a head lease…
A franchise, by it’s very nature, is a proven, replicable business model. Franchises are governed by rules, systems, and processes for how to operate the business, which also apply to entering a franchisor's company and…
Most people would consider it a fairly long – and risky – leap to move from the fast-paced high-tech scene to the more sedate, conservative field of health care services. Not John DeHart – he…
[pro_ad_display_adzone id="666"] KFC Canada is using its resources and brand power to partner with the World Food Programme and fight hunger around the world. Through KFC Canada’s Add Hope program, the franchisor, in partnership with…
Cam Inglis is making his mark in franchising as the President of not one, but two brands: Marble Slab Creamery and Poko Popcorn. He’s dedicated his businesses to serving up tasty treats – gourmet ice…
At YamChops, customers can walk up to the butcher counter and choose from prepared portions of proteins, such as pulled chicken, meatballs, and Szechuan beef – or so it would seem at first glance. In…
When Carmella and Mark Gelgor started Sportball in 1995, they wanted to use play as a vehicle to teach skills that would be useful, not just on the playing field, but in all areas of…
Where others saw the intersection of Highways 2 and 41 near Wakaw, Saskatchewan as just another empty stretch of open road, Ed Kidd saw opportunity. For one thing, each direction leads to a different Saskatchewan…
[pro_ad_display_adzone id="725"] David Benoit never would have guessed his passion for rugby would open the doors to a rewarding career in the cleaning industry. The British Columbia Institute of Technology graduate was playing the sport…
Five years ago this summer, Peter Nahas was ready to make a move from his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia to a new one in Ottawa, Ontario. Master’s degree in public administration in hand, he…
Two of the following franchise concepts could still be considered new, and the third might best be described as intermediate, but whatever the date they launched, these three systems demonstrate that the entrepreneurs behind them…
Two of the following franchise concepts could still be considered new, and the third might best be described as intermediate, but whatever the date they launched, these three systems demonstrate that the entrepreneurs behind them…