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Mastermind Minutes Podcast: PE's Impact on Emerging Franchises
This in-depth interview focuses on private equity's impact especially on emerging brands and how brands can set themselves up for growth, success, ....and potentially a PE transaction down the road.
How Franchise Owners Are Unlocking Big Money In The Area of Private Equity
Alicia Miller, founder and managing director of Emergent Growth Advisors, shares how smart franchise entrepreneurs can find the right capital partners to reach their goals and how franchisees can factor private equity into their own growth plans.
Q2 2024 M&A Update - Impact To Franchising
This blog update provides an overview of M&A activity and implications for franchising. Bottom line - next year is shaping up to be extremely busy for M&A. Prospective sellers need to act now to maximize their value tomorrow.
Franchise Today with Stan Friedman
This discussion focuses on how founders and franchisees can navigate to reach their own objectives when private equity owns the franchise or when trying to attract PE to fund growth.
Franchise Hot Seat Podcast with Dr. John Hayes
The Franchise Hot Seat Podcast with Dr. John Hayes is presented by the Titus Center for Franchising at Palm Beach Atlantic University. In this episode we discuss how private equity moves franchise brands forward, which players are investing in the franchise sector, and how founders and franchisees can reach their objectives in franchising now that PE is a dominant force.
How to Build and Grow a Franchise System that You Can Sell to Private Equity
What does it take to build a franchise business that will attract a private equity buyer? What should you do right now? Over the next 12, 24, 36 months to get ready? Begin with the end in mind. What does it takes to really scale a franchise system? How do you position your brand right out of the gate?
Carl's Jr. & Hardee's to Separate
It appears that after years of attempting to reboot both brands, the split of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. will hopefully create more focused marketing to drive traffic. It also makes it easier to sell each brand or transfer one of them to one of Roark's portfolio companies should Roark wish to do so. For more, see the CKE Restaurants case study in my book: Big Money in Franchising (available on Amazon).
Franchise Woman - Interview Part 2
Part 2 of our conversation between a franchise attorney, a behavioral scientist with expertise in franchisee performance, and a private equity advisor. We go deep strategically as well as psychologically to help founders prepare mentally for each transition. We discuss the importance for entrepreneurs to keep the end in mind and how to position the company for private equity. We also address the changes and challenges a franchise concept and its franchisees will experience in systems, culture, and initiatives with each sponsor change. Join Alicia Miller, Rebecca Monet, CEO & Chief Scientist at Zorakle Profiles, and Bruce McFarlane, franchise attorney, franchisee and investor in this lively and insightful conversation.
Emerging Franchise Brands Podcast With Frank Fiume
"You will never see franchising the same way again!" In an insightful episode of Emerging Franchise Brands, Frank Fiume sits down with Alicia Miller, the author of “Big Money in Franchising,” to unravel the complexities of franchise investments and the profound impact of private equity on the industry. This conversation sheds light on the critical aspects of investing in a franchise, highlighting the opportunities and risks involved. Her insights are particularly valuable for franchisees and franchisors navigating the investment landscape. The discussion delves into the strategic maneuvers and financial intricacies that private equity brings to the franchising sector, including the often overlooked implications for franchisees.
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PRIVATE EQUITY’S IMPACT ON FRANCHISING
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