Business News California Pizza Kitchen Just Sold for $300 Million—And the New Owners Are Ready to Deliver An investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners is acquiring the iconic pizza chain. By Jonathan Small
Business News Restaurant Franchisees Predict 2026 Will Be the ‘Year of Stability’ After a Turbulent 2025 By Jonathan Small
Building a Business Why a Super Bowl Champ Chose This Emerging Franchise Company to Create Impact Far Beyond Restaurants By Shawn P. Walchef
Building a Business He Started a Side Hustle in His Kitchen — Then Took a ‘Scary and Crazy’ Leap to Grow It to $15 Million Revenue Jeff Perera's wife asked him to learn to make one of her favorite foods. By Sherin Shibu
Business News Apple Reveals Its Most Downloaded App of 2025 — and It’s Not TikTok or Google ChatGPT beats out every social platform and search tool, signaling how deeply AI has entered the mainstream. By Jonathan Small
Business News The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. What This Means for Your Wallet. It's the third cut this year, but officials are split over whether they've gone too far or not far enough. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise How to Turn Your Franchise Conference Into a Year-Round Growth Engine How to turn a three-day event into twelve months of storytelling, culture-building and brand momentum. By Trevor Rappleye
Buying a Franchise The SEO Framework I Used to Scale 70+ Franchise Locations Here's the modern framework that helps every location rank, attract more customers and reduce marketing costs. By Fahim Ludin
Business News Google Is Bringing AI Glasses to Market in 2026 — Here’s What They Can Do The company is teaming with major eyewear partners on Gemini-powered smart glasses as it takes aim at Meta. By Jonathan Small
Business News Paramount Just Launched a Hostile Takeover Bid to Block Netflix From Buying Warner Bros. Discovery The company is bypassing Warner Bros. Discovery's board and going straight to shareholders with a higher, all-cash offer. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Uncover the Hidden Edge Top Franchisors Use to Win (And It’s Not More AI) The real edge franchisors are using today — and why most entrepreneurs overlook it. By Trevor Rappleye
Business News Netflix Goes Big With $83 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery The blockbuster deal would give Netflix control of HBO and iconic franchises like Harry Potter and Batman. By Jonathan Small
Business News Google’s Top Trending Search Term of 2025 Might Surprise You Forget celebrities or scandals. The number one search terms was a hint on how AI is shaping our lives. By Jonathan Small
Business News AI Is Completely Rewriting the Franchise Sales Playbook Franchise prospects now show up armed with data. Here's why that matters. By Jonathan Small
Business Model We Could’ve Franchised Our Business. Here’s Why We Didn’t — and How It Paid Off. The dealership vs. the franchise: Which business model is better for you? By Mike Feazel
Buying a Franchise Franchise Ownership Is Rising Among Women — Here’s Why It Matters Women are turning to franchising because they view it as a smarter and more secure path to business ownership. By Ray Titus
Buying a Franchise Every Thriving Business Owner Must Go Through the ‘Hell Zone’ Between your first success and true scale, there lies a brutal, unavoidable stretch. By David Barr
Buying a Franchise The 10 Hottest Trends in Franchising in 2026 Want to buy into a buzzy business? Look no further than these franchises. By Tracy Stapp Herold
Buying a Franchise The Top Franchises for Veterans in 2025 Looking for your next act after military service? These franchises want you! By Tracy Stapp Herold
Buying a Franchise This Family-Friendly Brand Is Snapping Up Vacant Stores — And Building a $600 Million Business in the Process As national retailers shutter locations, Urban Air Adventure Park is transforming empty big-box stores into family destinations that drive foot traffic and revenue for retail centers. By Carl Stoffers
Buying a Franchise A Major Restaurant Operator Just Cashed Out of One of Its Biggest Brands — Here’s Why The sale marks a strategic shift — and is a sign of how fast-food giants are rethinking growth. By Carl Stoffers
Buying a Franchise These Are the Top Retail Franchises for 2025, According to the Franchise 500 These retail brands are proving there's still a big opportunity in brick-and-mortar franchising. By Carl Stoffers
Buying a Franchise Franchise Success Isn’t Automatic — It’s Earned. Here’s How to Do It Right. Many franchise candidates fall for the "it runs itself" myth. Here's why hands-on ownership is the only real path to success. By Rob Lancit
Buying a Franchise Most Acquisitions Fail — Here’s How to Make Yours the Exception Buying a company is the easy part. The challenge is getting your new team to feel like part of the same firm. By Jeff Helfgott
Buying a Franchise This Fast-Food Powerhouse Is Getting a Makeover. Here’s What Customers Can Expect. Wendy's is rolling out Project Fresh, a consumer-focused overhaul that promises faster drive-thrus, smarter ordering tech and a refreshed menu. By Carl Stoffers
Buying a Franchise This Founder Lost Control of Her Cult-Favorite Brand — Here’s How She’s Making a Bold Comeback After a turbulent stretch, Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole says she's back in full control — and pushing a disciplined "2.0" reset. By Carl Stoffers
Buying a Franchise The IFA Is Spending $5 Million to Counter This Major Franchising Myth The IFA's new awareness campaign highlights real franchise owners whose work supports local jobs, charities and neighborhoods. By Carl Stoffers
Buying a Franchise This Brand Is Making a High-Tech Move That Could Change Your Food Deliveries Forever Dave's Hot Chicken's drone delivery experiment could be the blueprint for how businesses deliver in the future. By Carl Stoffers
Buying a Franchise One of America’s Oldest Seafood Chains Just Got a Menu Makeover — and It’s Betting Big on Chicken The brand that once defined fried fish in America is turning its focus to chicken. By Carl Stoffers