Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You may have heard that fear of the unknown is one of the most common reasons people never get started on their dreams. This is very true ...

I’ve been asked several times why I decided to take my swim school business to a franchising model. There are two main reasons: First, franchising can allow a business to expand more quickly. Second, ...

As a growing business, the franchising process is a little like planting seeds. You’re spreading your roots and extending your reach, but you also have to make sure you do it carefully so your ...

In recent years, franchise ownership has skyrocketed in correlation with the explosion of tech improvements across a wide spectrum of industries and business functions. Technology has transformed ...

When considering how to grow a concept, it’s hard to overlook the advantages of franchising. But before making the decision, thoroughly explore if franchising is in fact the right approach to grow the ...

In the restaurant industry, the equivalent of "to be or not to be?" is "to franchise or not to franchise?" This is a question that many pizzeria owners struggle with when they get to the point where ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. The Federal ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to streamline the franchising process for giant broadband providers looking to offer television services over IP, in competition with cable TV.

Phone companies and cable operators have taken their fight over video franchising to Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, executives on both sides of the debate testified in front of the Senate Commerce ...

You may have heard that fear of the unknown is one of the most common reasons people never get started on their dreams. This is very true in the business world. Countless people have wished they could ...

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that it will investigate whether municipalities are unreasonably delaying the availability of new video services offered by telephone companies that ...