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2026-01-22
Franchise development growth engine illustrated by a modern city network with connected business nodes

Chris Conner with Franchise Marketing Systems Is Reframing Franchise Development by Combining Build-Out, Sales, Marketing, Funding, Real Estate, and Execution Into One Growth Engine

Most entrepreneurs think franchising is primarily a legal project: “We need an FDD, a franchise agreement, and an operations manual.” Those are critical, but they’re only […]