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Be a Doer, Not a Dreamer

How do you build a great brand? The same way you build a great body. This former championship bodybuilder (and Hotworx founder) explains.

A Very Profitable Work Ethic

How do you run a brand’s highest-grossing franchise location? This former cop has an answer: Get your hands dirty.

Move Forward With Your Business Goals

Aspiring to become a business owner? Discover what these franchises have to offer to help make your dreams a reality.

If These Photos Could Talk Here are their stories.

Do you have a photo that speaks to you? One that you look to for inspiration? Four successful founders showed us the photos they love, and shared the inspiration they draw from it.

I Asked the Wrong Questions

Everyone said they wanted my product, but nobody bought it. Why?

A $3 Million Pool-Cleaning Business

You don’t need to be an expert to be a successful franchisee. Just look at Tiffiny Consoli, a pool rookie who is now Pool Scouts’ top franchisee.

YES, YOU CAN BE À PART-TIME OWNER

Most franchises are full-time work. But some can be side hustles. Here's how to create a money-cranking side gig.

Japan

GENERATING GROWTH AND HAPPINESS

Jade Group

AN INTERNATIONAL FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY

How to Solve Hard Problems

We waste our time chasing the wrong projects. Here's how to know what's worth your time.

Make Your Day Easier

Streamline your work and travel—just use these five new tech finds from Emmy Award-winning gear expert Mario Armstrong.

Amvis Holdings

INNOVATION, FOCUS, SUSTAINABILITY

How to Attract the Best Talent

Most startups can’t compete on salaries or perks—so how do you hire amazing employees? Here’s how I did it, by optimizing for personal connection.

Where Does Your Team Work?

Remote, hybrid, or in-person? For many founders, the answer keeps changing. We asked six leaders where they are now, and the calculations that landed them there.

What It Takes to be 'Made in America'

It's a hot selling point, but easier said than done. Here, three founders share what they've learned trying to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.

The True (Sales) Power of Social Media

It's an obvious marketing tool. But Glow Recipe has mastered social media strategically to build their K-beauty brand into a $300 million a year business–and they love to share.

Infcurion

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF JAPAN'S FINTECH REVOLUTION

THE Top 10 Trends IN Small Business Sales

What’s the best way to drive sales today? Our experts share their predictions.

AIMade His Marketing.He Made $70K on the Promotion.

Learn how to build a powerful promotional campaign using free and low-cost tools like ChatGPT.

Kyowa Leather Cloth

90 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

MrMax Holdings

100 YEARS OF REDEFINING RETAIL VALUE

The Rule of One

When you try to do too much, you reach nobody. This strategy helps you focus and boost sales. Here's how it helped one entrepreneur go from $0 to $4,985 in a month.

How to Tell Your Brand's Story

Your company does many things, but you must communicate it all in just a few words.Donald Miller does that better than anyone.

MODEC

DRIVING GLOBAL EXCELLENCE IN OFFSHORE ENERGY

Confessions of a Former Retail Buyer

I used to place brands on Target shelves. Here's what founders always got wrong about retail—and how you can set yourself up for success.

Aichi Financial Group

AT THE HEART OF AICHI'S ECONOMIC GROWTH

The $20 Bill That Became Priceless

As I built my snack-food brand, Sun & Swell Foods, I kept hearing the same advice: Hustle for your customers. Never turn down business. Obsessively focus on ROI. So that's what I did-and although my company grew, it wasn't profitable. This began affecting me emotionally. I love my brand and care deeply about its success. Its challenges started to feel like my own.

THE BEST MARKETING DOLLARS I'VE EVER SPENT

Great marketing doesn't require huge budgets. We asked franchisees and franchisors to share their best marketing ROI-and their stories (on the following pages) will inspire you.

READ THIS BEFORE MEETING A FRANCHISOR

Thinking about buying a franchise? You should meet the franchisor-and you should know exactly how to approach that meeting-to ensure you're making the right decision.

THE BOLDEST NEW IDEAS IN FRANCHISING

These eight innovative businesses are now franchising-and maybe in a few years, they'll be clim# the Franchise 500 list too.