Record Year for Your Family First Scholarship: $50,000+ Awarded to 67 students
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Oct 8 '26
Ten years after launching in Canada, the franchise scholarship program has now awarded more than $250,000 to the families of JAN-PRO franchise owners
Your franchise convention ends. Your content should not.
Alex Colthart
Oct 15 '26
Alex Colthart argues that franchisors who invest in annual conventions are sitting on a content goldmine – and most of them let it walk out the door when the event ends.
Bigger is not always better: why smaller franchise territories can win
Ken LeBlanc
Oct 13 '26
Ken LeBlanc, CEO of PropertyGuys.com, explains why some of the network’s most successful franchisees operate in smaller, highly localised territories – and how that insight shaped the creation of the Flex Franchise model.
Stop treating franchise PR like consumer PR
Lisa Raffaele
Oct 9 '26
The story that gets customers through the door isn’t necessarily the one that gets a prospective franchisee interested
What every prospective franchisee in Canada needs to know before signing
Mark Scott
Oct 8 '26
Mark Scott, Partner at PartnerWise Franchise, shares the due diligence questions that Canadian franchise buyers most often overlook – from assessing franchisor stability to stress-testing financial projections against rising costs and economic uncertainty
Franchise marketing has a last-mile problem
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Oct 7 '26
AI is giving franchise brands access to increasingly sophisticated marketing capabilities. The next challenge is ensuring those capabilities reach every local market in a way that is relevant, scalable and effective
From one store to generational wealth: the power of multi-unit franchising
Shawn Saraga
Oct 6 '26
Shawn Saraga, founder of The Franchise Academy, explains how the journey from a single franchise location to generational wealth is built not on grand plans but on learning from every store – including the ones that fail
Your marketing data is lying to you: what the 7-11 touchpoint principle reveals about your customer journey
Jess Parker
Oct 5 '26
9,000 clicks. 500,000 views. Thousands of impressions. Your analytics marketing report can look impressive, but without understanding the people and journey behind those numbers, they can also lead to some very expensive conclusions
Beyond the brochure
Lisa Stead
Oct 2 '26
Lisa Stead of Stagecoach Performing Arts explains why thorough franchise due diligence should go well beyond validating figures, and sets out five questions that reveal what a franchise is really like to own
The local entrepreneurs behind the franchise brands
Andy Swales
Oct 2 '26
The Canadian Franchise Association highlights how the country’s franchise sector – spanning more than 60 industries and almost $150 billion in economic activity – is built on the ambitions of local, independently owned small businesses
Advocating for franchised small businesses
Sherry McNeil
Oct 1 '26
How the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) brings franchises to the forefront during Small Business Month
Why franchise discovery days are changing forever
Angelee Lefler
Sep 30 '26
Buyers used to arrive at discovery day to be sold. Now they arrive to verify. Franchisors who have not noticed the difference are in for a reality check