Darnelle White's blog

When a weak franchise system attempts to change course, how can franchise owners recognize early on that a turnaround seems to be working?

An owner of four McDonald's franchises, attorney Vivian de Jesus discusses why she loves owning and operating her Atlanta-based restaurants.

Clarke Murphy, who heads the CEO search practice for Russell Reynolds, one of the top executive search firms, speaks about the leadership skills necessary to manage large firms through extraordinary times.

Some franchisees say they are being squeezed by franchisers to pay for a variety of expenses for the first time—making difficult economic times tougher.

Midas Inc. announced late Monday that consumers are putting off major auto repairs causing three quarters of sliding sales for franchise owners.

Franchise myths have found a home in the United Kingdom.

In business we thrive on executive summaries and bullet points. Business writers use these when there is back up material so that executives can pour over details and tweak assumptions should they need to.

Help-U-Sell Real Estate has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings after a group of its franchisees filed Chapter 7 to liquidate and are seeking judgment against the franchisor of $1.04 million. Each of the network's major players have a different take on why the franchise system is in trouble.

A franchise owner of three All Tune & Lube shops found a new way for short-term profits during tough times—provide bogus auto repair services to customers.

A study for the SBA confirms something that experts on Blue MauMau have been saying: Older and larger established franchise chains offer the best and safest growth.