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• Category: Franchise How-Tos and Trends
  • Building a Strong Franchise Foundation: How Franchise Consultants and Lawyers Collaborate
  • Important Criteria to Consider Before Franchising a Business
  • CEOs and Execs: Should You Franchise Your Business?
  • The Relationship Between Franchisees and Franchisors
  • Franchise Buyers’ Important Steps to Evaluating a Franchisor
  • How to Analyze Franchise Fees When Investing in a Franchise
  • Three Key Ways to Train Franchisees
  • Key Research Steps for Franchise Buyers
  • What Franchisors Need to Know Prior to International Expansion
  • Book Excerpt Article: How to Build a Franchise “Money Machine”
  • Podcast: “Office Hours” with David Meltzer – iFranchise Group CEO Mark Siebert Shares His Insights
  • Franchisor Marketing Support is Critical to Franchisee Success
  • Podcast: Mastering Franchise Growth – CEO Mark Siebert Shares Expert Insights on “Burn The Ship”
  • Podcast: Franchise Growth Insights on School for Startups Radio with Mark Siebert
  • The Benefits and Risks of Franchising Your Business
  • Empowering Growth: MFV Radio Interview with Mark Siebert, CEO of iFranchise Group
  • Thinking of Franchising Your Business? Key Advice.
  • Franchising May Not Be for Everyone: Exploring Alternatives
  • Should I License or Franchise My Business?
  • The Advantages of Franchising Your Home Improvement Business
  • Navigating Cultural Differences in International Franchising: Tips and Strategies
  • Your Franchise Lead Generation and Sales Toolbox
  • Unlocking Growth in Senior Care: The Power of Franchising
  • Podcast: Emerging Franchise Brands Episode #9 Mastering Franchising – Insights from Mark Siebert a 40-Year Industry Expert
  • What is the Value of Hiring an Expert Franchise Consultant?
  • Podcast: The Inventive Expert Episode #118 Rethinking Franchise Sales Challenges with Mark Siebert
  • Podcast: The Necessary Entrepreneur Episode #62 with CEO of iFranchise Group, Mark Siebert
  • Podcast: How to Scale Your Business through Franchising – An Expert Franchise Consultant’s Perspective
  • Should You Franchise Your Health and Wellness Business?
  • More on Implementing A.I. in Your Franchise System
  • Podcast: Live from the IFE in New York 
  • One Key Secret to Successful Franchise Sales
  • Should You Add AI to Your Franchise Business?
  • How Franchising Can Help Grow a Business
  • How Much Can You Make as a Franchisee? Consider This.
  • Restaurant Franchising Growing as Fast as Ever
  • Advice for Franchising During “Interesting Times”
  • Franchising Remains a Constant in Challenging Times
  • The Home Health Care Franchise Market is Gearing Up
  • Is Now the Right Time to Sell Your Franchise to a Private Equity Firm?
  • Why Franchisors Should Not Take a Vacation from Franchise Marketing and Sales
  • Podcast: Should I Franchise My Business?
  • Four Franchise Alternatives You Need to Explore
  • Setting Your Franchise Apart with Your Brand Story
  • Key Market Dynamics Impacting Restaurant Franchising
  • Is Now the Time to Franchise Your Business?
  • Outsourcing For Franchise System Growth
  • The Great Resignation and its Impacts on Franchise Organizations
  • Beware of This Type of Entrepreneur When Franchising a Business
  • 5 Ways to Win the Post-Pandemic Franchise Buyer
  • How to Maximize Franchise-Sales Earnings in a Post-Pandemic World
  • Why a Business Does Not Have to be Perfect Before Franchising
  • Why the Franchise Industry Will Boom
  • Best practices for developing a top-quality franchise system
  • Podcast: The State of Franchising
  • Election Results Positive For Franchising
  • What Restaurant Franchising Will Look Like in the Coming Year
  • Predicting Franchising’s Comeback
  • How to Grow Your Business Through Franchising: The Franchise Freedom Podcast
  • How Franchisees and Franchisors Can Master Their Relationship
  • Technology in Franchising
  • A Recipe for Sales Success
  • Too Few Cooks Making Your Broth?
  • Top Tips to Success in Franchising: Podcast Interview
  • Give your franchise show story the happily ever after ending it needs
  • Dog Days of Summer: Marketing from the Inside Out
  • A Three-Point Strategy for Damage Control of Negative Feedback
  • When Influencing, We Don’t Want Nobody Nobody Sent
  • Looking Abroad May Help Franchisors Spread American Dream
  • When to Race, When to Slow Down
  • Going local, saying no puts rhyme and reason into franchising plan
  • Who’s driving the bus in the new year?
  • When It’s Time to Tweak Your Selling Playbook
  • How to focus on strategy, one piece at a time
  • What Makes A Franchise Unique May Be What Leads To Franchise Success
  • Franchise Training & Support
  • The Magic of Franchise Branding
  • The Emotional Twists and Turns of Franchise Marketing
  • Goals for Gold in Franchise Marketing
  • Pay Per Click Marketing For Emerging Franchisors
  • Positioning a Franchise Launch
  • When is a Franchisee Ready to Become a Multi-Unit Owner?
  • For American Franchisors to Succeed Overseas, They Have to Be Open to Change
  • Lessons on Franchise Quality Control
  • Opinion: Why Trump should be huge for the franchise industry
  • Thinking Big. Plan for the Future. (radio interview)
  • Why a franchisor would make a good president | Employment relationships in franchising (radio interviews)
  • Mistakes Entrepreneurs Can Avoid (radio interview)
  • Want To Franchise Your Business? There’s a Book for That. (radio interview)
  • How to get from start-up to franchise (radio interview)
  • What does it take to become a franchisee? (radio interview)
  • Why the NLRB has assaulted the franchise industry (radio interview)
  • Is Your Business Ready to Become a Franchise? (radio interview)
  • iFranchise Group Founder Shares Expertise in New Franchising Guide
  • Before the Holiday Rush
  • Is Franchising Right for You?
  • How to grow your franchise the right way [Podcast]
  • Five Reasons Why You Should Franchise Close to Home Operations
  • Should You Franchise Your Small Business?
  • What You Need to Know About Franchising – Podcast Transcript
  • HoneyBaked Ham Company and Café Case Study
  • The Limits of Intuition in Franchise Marketing
  • Manage Executive Onboarding the Way Franchisors Bring in New Franchisees
  • Franchising Sparkles in the Health and Beauty Industry
  • Debunking The Franchise Myths
  • 3 End-of-Year Tips for Franchise Marketers
  • Franchise Experts Claim NLRB Challenge is a Paper Tiger
  • Better Franchising Through Chemistry
  • Road to Growth: A New Generation of Franchisers
  • Fresh Content Drives Website SEO Traffic
  • Beware of Internet Deficit Disorder
  • A Strategic Approach to Franchise Marketing & Media Budgeting
  • Experts Predict Franchise Boom in the Healthcare Industry
  • Franchise Your Business – Could Franchising be the Answer?
  • iFranchise Group Identifies Mobile Businesses as Top Growth Trend in Franchising
  • Trends in Retail Franchising: Retailers Adapting to the New Economy
  • Back on the Front Burner; Signs of Significant Improvement in Food Franchising
  • Social Media in Franchising
  • High-Tech Tools for Quality Control in Franchising
  • Trends in Optimizing Franchise Sales
  • Strategically Managing Legal Matters in Franchising
  • Hot Trends in Franchising
  • Improvements in Franchise Financing to Spur Sales Boom
  • iFranchise Group Joins EGS to Help Franchisors with International Expansion
• Category: Press Releases
  • Full Spectrum Franchise Consulting Acquires Development/Sales Organization as Franchise Leaders Join Board
  • iFranchise Group Ranked #1 for the Sixth Year in a Row in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Annual Top Franchise Suppliers Survey
  • iFranchise Group’s Consulting Team Continues to Grow
  • Franchise Consulting and Digital Marketing Firms Announce Strategic Investment
  • iFranchise Group Ranked #1 for the Fifth Year in a Row in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Annual Top Franchise Suppliers Survey
  • iFranchise Group Team Sees Even More Growth 
  • Growth of iFranchise Group’s Franchise Consulting Team Continues
  • iFranchise Group Named Top Franchise Consulting Firm for Fourth Year in a Row by Entrepreneur Magazine
  • iFranchise Group Named to “Top 10 Franchise Consultants to Watch”
  • iFranchise Group Continues to Expand Team
  • For Third Consecutive Year, iFranchise Group Named Best Franchise Consulting and Development Firm
  • iFranchise Group Founder Publishes Latest Book on Replicating Business Success
  • iFranchise Group Expands Consulting Team
  • iFranchise Group Receives Top Franchise Advisor Ranking Again
  • Experts in Franchising Industry Predict Huge Rebound in Restaurant Franchise Sales
  • Franchise Expert Predicts Dramatic Rise in Franchise Sales Following Pandemic Shutdowns
  • iFranchise Group Ranked Top Franchise Advisors by Entrepreneur Magazine
  • Franchise Experts Support Current Joint Employment Initiatives
  • Outsourced Franchise Sales Organization Franchise Dynamics Sold by iFranchise Group
  • iFranchise Group Welcomes New Senior Consultants to Strategic Planning Team
  • iFranchise Group’s Mark Siebert to Speak at 2015 West Coast Franchise Expo
  • iFranchise Group, Franchise Dynamics, TopFire Media Collaboration
  • Franchise Consultant Wins Award for Teaching Excellence
  • Do You Have the Right Recipe to Franchise Your Restaurant?
  • CFE Designation for Senior Consultant
  • iFranchise Group Canadian Office
  • Mobile Franchise Trend
  • IFA Educational Foundation Board Member
  • Trends in Retail Franchises
  • Food Franchising Success Stories
  • Social Media in Franchising
  • Trends in Optimizing Franchise Sales
  • Quality Control in Franchising
  • Strategic Management of Franchise Legal Issues
  • Hot Trends in Franchising (2011)
  • UNH Award Honors iFranchise Group Senior Advisor
  • Improvements in Franchise Financing
  • Franchise Consulting & Recruiting Firms Create Strategic Alliance
• Category: Webinars, News & Events
  • International Franchise Expo, May 29-31, 2025
  • Franchise Expo West, September 5-6, 2025
  • Franchise Expo Austin, November 14-15, 2025
  • Webinars
  • Recorded Seminars

Consultants

• Drew Chalfant
• Meredith Solis
• Anthony R. Caringi, CFA
• Bob Levine
• Lorin Cassidy Wolfe
• Peter Batushansky
• J. Patrick Galleher
• Rob Weddle
• Sung Ohm
• Charlie Bever, CFE
• Jason Killough, CFE
• Karlie Hernandez
• Chic Leehan
• Kevin Hostetter
• Chrissy Eblin
• Scot Crain, CFE
• Patrick K. Walls, J.D.
• Larry Oberly, CFE
• Bernard Ramchatesingh, CFE
• Mike Goldberg
• Mohamed Charafeddine
• Sunil Dewan
• Lawrence Tuke
• Pete Crain
• Paul Fagan
• Joanna Meiseles
• Barry Falcon, CFE
• Emiliano Jöcker (español)
• Lia Brakel (español)
• Cynthia Clarkin (español)
• David Omholt (español)
• Emiliano Jöcker
• Matthew Jonas
• John Siebert, CFE
• Ann Anderson
• Keri DesCoteaux
• Terry Conroy
• Joe Bargas
• Jim Green, CFE
• Daniel G. Levy
• Lia Brakel
• Judy Janusz
• David Omholt, CFE
• Peter Capodice
• Michael Baum
• Tommy Clark, CFE
• Cynthia Clarkin
• Chris Moorhouse
• Jeff Abbott, CFE
• Leonard Swartz, CFE
• Scott Jewett
• David E. Hood, Ph.D
• Mark Siebert