Category: Franchise Business

  • Best of the Best: Top 5 Burger Joints in Delhi

    Fast food is our new way of life and the right kind of burger just adds the right flavour to our hectic lives. We are always looking for some nice outlets which could become the permanent ‘Adda’ of our groups in and around the city. Hence here is a list of the 5 best Burger…

  • Stories from Franchise Land – The Ace Hardware Story

    A franchise made by the people. Just like the ace is the highest card in the suit, Ace hardware corporation indeed has been on rank one in the hardware business for almost a century now and gained a trusted household name as America’s local hardware store. Ace Hardware has global sales totaling over $13 billion.…

  • Time Value of Money: How much is your time worth?

    Introduction to the concept: Time Value of Money A very old proverb says, ‘A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.’ Some people might believe it to be absolutely correct, and maybe when this proverb was first coined, it even might have been the case. And while the tables might not have turned…

  • Stories from Franchise Land: The KFC Story

    Ever wondered about the journey of the most enticing KFC chicken that tempts us with fetishes of planning the next visit? The world’s most popular American chicken chain has its antecedents in Kentucky and could be traced back to the period of the Great Depression. Origin and Evolution: The “Kentucky Fried Chicken” Corporation based in…

  • Mikel Coffee Company: a Coffee that the Old Gods praise.

    The year was 2008. In the peaceful city of Larissa, people comfortably went about their businesses. As far as an average onlooker was concerned, it was business as usual. And yet, the serene, mild Greek weather was in stark contrast with the storm raging within a man who was about to change the Greek coffee…

  • A Franchisor’s Guide to Mikel Coffee Company

    Name of the Company: Mikel Coffee Company Brand Name: Mikel Year Established: 2008 Country of Origin: Greece Franchise Category: Food and Beverage Brand Description: Branded Coffee Chain Description: High quality artisan roasting and brewing of coffee beverages and an extensive food line-up. Business Summary Mikel Coffee Company is a high-quality artisan roasting and brewing of…

  • Stories from Franchise Land – The Dunkin’ Donuts Story

    A little boy’s great entrepreneurial skill was the original foundation for Dunkin’ donuts; America’s biggest multinational coffee and doughnut company. The story of Dunkin’ Donuts, like most of the other food giants, begins with a small restaurant named Open Kettle. Opened by William Rosenberg in 1948, in Quincy, Massachusetts, Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the…

  • 10 Best TV Shows and Movies to Fuel your Inner Entrepreneur

    10 Best TV Shows and Movies to Fuel your Inner Entrepreneur The ‘Goodfellas’. The ‘Money People’. The ‘Hotshots’. Based on what cinema has portrayed, a career in the financial sector surely seems lucrative. It is, however, a gritty and laborious field. It is a goddess who can be very, very rewarding, or extremely harsh. Even…

  • Stories from Franchise Land – The Subway story

    A guy named Fred Deluca, looking for some funds to get through his medical tuition fees, borrowed $1000 from a friend named Peter Buck to open a sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the year 1965. The name of that shop was Pete’s super submarine, and a year later, there was a holding company formed…

  • franchise sale growth: Top 10 pointers you are missing out upon

    Any franchise needs marketing support to grow their sale, expand their visibility, and attract more customers. This blog-post would aim to explain the strategies that tackle the complexities of the market and how one would become a well-marketed chain. Marketing of a franchised business is a challenge as compared to other organizations. There is a…