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Sales Systems For Closing More Restaurant Catering Business
Posted by Franchise Grade Team February 5, 2014
When discussing a consistent and predictable sales system for a catering team, I like to remind people that the formula should be basic and easy. It does not need to be overcomplicated in any way and this is true if you have one store or 100. However, I'd like to recommend that as a franchisee, you commit to a consistent catering selling language and system for closing sales.
Read moreWhat is Better Than Increasing Minimum Wage?
Posted by Franchise Grade Team February 2, 2014
There has been a lot of press recently about the wages of fast food and retail employees. While this is a very real issue, Money, however, is not the number one issue among employees. Survey after survey indicates that recognition is the number one need of most workforces.
Read more5 Tips for Better Multi-Unit Franchise Management
Posted by Franchise Grade Team January 20, 2014
When it comes to managing multi-unit franchises, there is no such thing as a dull day. Whether you have 2 locations or 200, there will always be operational issues that make managing a challenge. For that reason, it’s important to use tools and technology to make managing your franchise as streamlined as possible. Here are 5 tips to help you manage your multi-unit franchise:
Read moreWilliam Shatner & Franchising: More in Common Than You Might Think
Posted by Franchise Grade Team January 10, 2014
In 2012, William Shatner created a show, titled “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It”. In it, Shatner delivers a larger than life performance complete with humor, storytelling, and musical selections. Through a variety of songs, jokes, and even some serious moments, you experience Shatner’s life journey. Wildly popular, this performance is still in production and dates are selling out around the country. Perhaps most remarkably, though, it is a one-man show! Or is it? When you peek behind the curtain, you soon realize that this “one-man” show has a producer, lighting technician, sound technician, makeup artist, and countless others that all help in their own way to make the entire production work. To the marketers and outside world, this may be a one-man show, but in reality it is anything but that.
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