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Children Should Learn the Joys of Soccer and the Life Lessons It Can Offer, Says Justin Bredeman, Soccer Shots Partner and VP 30 May 2012 | 09:01 pm
As professional soccer players, Jason Webb and Jeremy Sorzano wanted to find a way to augment their income, so they coached soccer camps. While coaching these local camps, they began to realize there ...
Moved to Franchise: Advice on How to Choose the Right Franchise for You from Jon Sorber, Executive Vice President of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® 29 May 2012 | 07:15 pm
This is a guest blog post by Jon Sorber, Executive Vice President of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®. I am one of the original two men along with my older brother, Brig Sorber. We started the business in the ea...
From Spinning Records to Spinning Pizza: Miami Entrepreneur and DJ Launches “Better for You” Pizza Franchise (Exclusive Q&A) 29 May 2012 | 12:15 am
This year, Miami entrepreneur EJ Martinez launched the franchising opportunity for his concept Power Pizzeria at the Miami Franchise Expo. EJ has a very interesting career transition story in which he...
FDD Talk: Revenues, Expenses, and Projected Income of Snap Fitness Clubs with 400, 600, and 800 Members (2012 FDD) 28 May 2012 | 04:32 am
Average Number of Members for Snap Fitness Clubs The following section shows the average number of members for the 866 Snap Fitness clubs that operated for a full 24 months as of December 31, 2011, i...
FDD Talk: The Estimated Initial Investment for a Massage Envy Spa Measured Against the Startup Costs of Its Peers (2012 FDD) 27 May 2012 | 01:44 am
This is an estimate of the initial investment for a Massage Envy Spa from the period the spa opens for business through about 3 months of operations. Massage Envy relied on its franchisees who have be...
FDD Talk: Average Sales of Massage Envy Spas, By Number of Years the Location Has Been Open (2012 FDD) 26 May 2012 | 12:52 am
Massage Envy Preliminary FDD Information Massage Envy Spas offer a membership program under which members, for a monthly fee, receive one massage or facial per month, and are entitled to receive addi...
“Our Traditional Restaurants Boast One of the Strongest Sales-to-Investment Ratios in the Sandwich Segment,” Says Togo’s CEO Tony Gioia 25 May 2012 | 02:24 am
Togo’s was founded in 1971 by a young college student with a large appetite and little money, looking to make sandwiches the way he liked them — big, made-to-order, and stuffed with the freshest ingre...
“While Forever Yogurt is a Franchise, No Two Locations are Identical,” Says Its Co-Founder and Creative Director Ahmad Yilmaz (Q&A) 23 May 2012 | 07:15 pm
Ahmad Yilmaz, co-founder and Creative Director of Forever Yogurt, has a Master’s Degree in International Relations and a background in politics, but he’s a graphic designer at heart and responsible fo...
Forever Yogurt, a Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt Franchise Based in Chicago, Gets Creative with Its FROTH Hot Chocolate and Espresso Bars 23 May 2012 | 12:38 am
Forever Yogurt, the chain that ignited the self-serve yogurt craze in Chicago, will aggressively expand both in its home market and nationally though franchising. With long lines and strong sales expe...
FDD Talk: Breakdown of the Initial Investment for a Yogurtland Store, With a Few Important Changes from Last Year’s FDD 22 May 2012 | 01:00 pm
This is an estimate of a Yogurtland franchisee’s initial investment from the period the store opens for business through about 3 months of operations. Initial franchise fee: $35,000 Training fee pe...
