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Boutique hoteliers check into America's smaller cities.

Make the jump from one franchise unit to a multi-unit empire.

In a market full of copycats, these franchises each have something different that sets them apart.

Disabled people make great employees. That's why this Tim Hortons owner keeps hiring them.

Even brilliant kids need the right lessons -- and teaching methods. That's what fuels this tutoring franchise.

A onetime internet phenomenon is finally ready to franchise.

A damaged Camaro led Brian Greenley, then a high school senior, to a career as a franchisee.

Franchises take steps to attract deep-pocketed investors from the start.

The Franchise Funding Group wants to do things differently.

In an industry of copycats, fresh ideas can stand out.

This fashion label is loved by country folks and city slickers.

He didn't know what pizza was when he was growing up in Bangladesh, but after delivering pizzas in high school, Ag Mahmud now owns four Papa John's restaurants.

Where to find your next great franchisees? They might just be working at your local grease joint.

The most inventive franchises can have unexpected starts.

Quick overexpansion is easy. But preparing for strong, lasting growth? That's harder.

The fight will continue to drag on, state by state and city by city, over the next few years.

Ryan Ehmann knows what it means to fall down and get back up again.

Franchises are using big data to customize marketing, select locations and manage staffing.

Here are the campaigns that made us cringe, chuckle and, at times, collectively facepalm.

With a motivated captain at the helm, a membership boating club has sailed up Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 rankings.

Phenix offers hair stylists, manicurists and other beauty workers a suite where they can run their own show.

Company culture is more than flip-flops and Ping-Pong -- it's a critical strategy for helping define and maintain a consistent brand atmosphere among disparate groups of franchisees and staff.

Laura Spaulding's act of kindness in 2005 led her to a revelation about crime-scene cleanup.

It's nearly 2016. Are franchises driving change, or are they simply playing catch-up?

A growing crop of businesses is set on helping consumers and companies navigate the maze of threats.

By taking a spot behind the counter, Danny Banwait is finding a way to get ahead.

Two researchers weigh in on if a business degree is worth the time and expense.

A clubhouse atmosphere sets a men's grooming salon apart.

Skills honed during military service transfer naturally to franchise ownership.

On-the-job training sets a young tutor's career in motion.