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A franchise owner describes losing a corporate job in 2017 while their franchise business was struggling after a slow launch. They outline six lessons learned during that period, split into emotional lessons about mindset and identity, and tactical lessons about business strategy learned through trial and error.
A franchising expert writes that many service businesses stall once they outgrow the founder's personal oversight, because critical decisions and client know-how remain undocumented and dependent on the owner's presence. The piece argues that scaling requires converting that informal judgment into explicit decision rights and repeatable processes that employees can follow without the founder's direct involvement.
Terry Eagle began working part-time at a McDonald's in South London in 1976 and was promoted to manager by age 19. He later became a franchisee, eventually growing his business to six McDonald's restaurants across South London, and celebrated his 50th anniversary with the company this July.
Hotel developer Ian McClure has become the first outside operator in more than ten years to sign a fresh development agreement with Planet Fitness, rather than buying into the chain by acquiring an existing franchisee's gyms. McClure's firm, Gulf Coast Hotel Management, which runs extended-stay hotels and Wyndham properties across several states, secured three area deals to open over a dozen locations on Florida's Gulf Coast. Each gym costs between $1.3 million and $5.4 million to launch depending on financing.
Elliott Disner, who began working for Beyond Juicery + Eatery as a 16-year-old barista, has opened his own franchise location in West Delray Beach, Florida, nearly two decades after joining the company. The new store also serves as a showcase for Beyond's refreshed store design, which Disner helped develop while working on the corporate side of the business.