Franchise Intelligence

A franchise scheduling software buyer's guide covering real labor cost savings, predictive scheduling compliance, and the five questions to ask before you sign.

The federal 80/20/30 tip credit rule is gone, and the pre-2021 dual jobs standard is back. Most multi-state franchise operators never updated their tip credit compliance policy to match.

A clause once standard in most major franchise agreements is now driving state investigations, class actions, and a circuit split over whether it's even legal.

Franchise self-order kiosks promise lower labor costs, but the savings only show up when staffing, menu design, and POS integration change with them.

Most franchise agreements give an estate just six to twelve months to transfer ownership after an owner dies or becomes disabled. Here is what franchise succession planning actually requires.

The SBA Franchise Directory returned in 2025, and a recertification deadline already passed. Here's what franchisors need to check before financing stalls a deal.

A master franchise agreement and an area representative deal look similar on paper. The difference in control, liability, and royalty split decides who actually runs your brand abroad.

Franchise mystery shopping programs measure script compliance, not customer sentiment. Here is what the score can reliably predict and where operators lean on it too hard.

Franchise Google Business Profile management breaks down at scale as duplicate listings and mismatched data quietly cost networks local pack visibility and foot traffic.