Building a Business This NFL Player Worked at Smoothie King in the Off-Season. Here’s Why — And What It Taught Him. Tennessee Titans safety Xavier Woods made smoothies, cleaned bathrooms and took orders for two weeks. By Shawn P. Walchef
Thought Leaders When Your Employees Go Viral — Here’s How Leaders Should Really Respond By Jeff Helfgott
Building a Business I Walked Away From Hustle Culture. Niching Down Changed My Business By Trevor Rappleye
Business News This Is How GLP-1 Drugs Are Forcing Restaurant Chains to Change Their Menus Weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are causing chains to rethink their offerings. By Jonathan Small
Business News McDonald’s CEO Predicts These 3 Food Trends Will Blow Up In 2026 Chris Kempczinski nailed his 2025 predictions. Now he's forecasting what will shape the food industry this year. By Jonathan Small
Franchise 500 This Beloved Fast-Food Franchise Boasts a Bold Strategy to Hit $3 Million Per Location The brand isn't just maintaining its #2 spot on the Franchise 500 — it's setting ambitious targets for 2030. By Stephanie Schomer
Business News Entrepreneur Media and Optimal Advisory Launch Franchisor Growth Platform New partnership provides franchisor leadership teams with strategic, financial, and operational support tailored to system growth. By Entrepreneur Staff
Building a Business He Started Making His Favorite Game Day Snack at Home. Now, His Brand Is Growing Fast. Matt Ensero and Justin Egan started a business serving a beloved gameday snack, earned national recognition and found the right partner to scale. By Shawn P. Walchef
Buying a Franchise How Shaq Built a Restaurant Empire That Pays More Than the NBA Ever Did The NBA legend has amassed a $400 million empire, much of it coming from his strategic investments in restaurant franchises. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Flocking to Franchising — and What It Means for Your Brand Younger entrepreneurs are reshaping the franchising landscape, bringing technology fluency, a desire for purpose-driven work and a fresh approach to business ownership. By Tim Conn
Business News This Niche Japanese Food Franchise Is Opening 20 New Locations After Record Sales Year Onigilly Japanese Kitchen is hoping to go mainstream with its traditional onigiri rice balls. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Why This Business Model Is Opening the Door to Entrepreneurship for People With Almost No Capital Micro-franchising helps people with limited resources become business owners by offering low-cost and proven franchise models. By Boris Dzhingarov
Business News California Pizza Kitchen Just Sold for $300 Million—And the New Owners Are Ready to Deliver An investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners is acquiring the iconic pizza chain. By Jonathan Small
Business News Restaurant Franchisees Predict 2026 Will Be the ‘Year of Stability’ After a Turbulent 2025 After missing growth targets in 2025 due to economic uncertainty, restaurant franchise operators says they're optimistic about the future. By Jonathan Small
Business News McDonald’s CEO Warns That His Career Advice May ‘Hurt Your Feelings’ The executive shared some straightforward career guidance with his more than 50,000 Instagram followers. By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business Why a Super Bowl Champ Chose This Emerging Franchise Company to Create Impact Far Beyond Restaurants Ndamukong Suh and Gregg Majewski discuss their first meeting, their belief in people and the mission behind Craveworthy. By Shawn P. Walchef
Building a Business He Started a Side Hustle in His Kitchen — Then Took a ‘Scary and Crazy’ Leap to Grow It to $15 Million Revenue Jeff Perera's wife asked him to learn to make one of her favorite foods. By Sherin Shibu
Business News Apple Reveals Its Most Downloaded App of 2025 — and It’s Not TikTok or Google ChatGPT beats out every social platform and search tool, signaling how deeply AI has entered the mainstream. By Jonathan Small
Business News The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. What This Means for Your Wallet. It's the third cut this year, but officials are split over whether they've gone too far or not far enough. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise How to Turn Your Franchise Conference Into a Year-Round Growth Engine How to turn a three-day event into twelve months of storytelling, culture-building and brand momentum. By Trevor Rappleye
Buying a Franchise The SEO Framework I Used to Scale 70+ Franchise Locations Here's the modern framework that helps every location rank, attract more customers and reduce marketing costs. By Fahim Ludin
Business News Google Is Bringing AI Glasses to Market in 2026 — Here’s What They Can Do The company is teaming with major eyewear partners on Gemini-powered smart glasses as it takes aim at Meta. By Jonathan Small
Business News Paramount Just Launched a Hostile Takeover Bid to Block Netflix From Buying Warner Bros. Discovery The company is bypassing Warner Bros. Discovery's board and going straight to shareholders with a higher, all-cash offer. By Jonathan Small
Buying a Franchise Uncover the Hidden Edge Top Franchisors Use to Win (And It’s Not More AI) The real edge franchisors are using today — and why most entrepreneurs overlook it. By Trevor Rappleye
Business News Netflix Goes Big With $83 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery The blockbuster deal would give Netflix control of HBO and iconic franchises like Harry Potter and Batman. By Jonathan Small
Business News Google’s Top Trending Search Term of 2025 Might Surprise You Forget celebrities or scandals. The number one search terms was a hint on how AI is shaping our lives. By Jonathan Small
Business News AI Is Completely Rewriting the Franchise Sales Playbook Franchise prospects now show up armed with data. Here's why that matters. By Jonathan Small
Business Model We Could’ve Franchised Our Business. Here’s Why We Didn’t — and How It Paid Off. The dealership vs. the franchise: Which business model is better for you? By Mike Feazel
Buying a Franchise Franchise Ownership Is Rising Among Women — Here’s Why It Matters Women are turning to franchising because they view it as a smarter and more secure path to business ownership. By Ray Titus