Brian Keen releases articles of many kinds to the media and through other avenues such as
YouTube, Vimeo and Soundcloud. Here are some of the franchise radio recordings that you can browse and listen to.


The Growing Trends in Franchising

Business never stands still does it? Especially today with fast communication systems making us all aware of what is being done by everyone else and using those ideas to build new ones of our own. And the changes and innovations seem to be coming faster and faster each day.

Understand How A Franchisee Business Journey Promotes Growth Over The Years

Understand The Basics First, you will have to concentrate on learning how to deliver the service or product the franchisor’s way. you might be an experienced restaurateur, but if you purchase a franchised restaurant you will have to learn how to manage that outlet their way, a more difficult task if you have habits to unlearn. It is no accident that maccas make prospective franchisees work in one of their restaurants for a year before they are finally accepted.

Taking The Fear Out Of Franchising – Inspired By The Book By Dr. John P. Hayes

Over the years I’ve been involved in the franchise sector, I have seen some of the best and the worst on both sides—by the franchisor and by individual franchisees. The best have given us some of the most successful businesses and the worst, some of the most horrific, for everybody.

How Life in the Clouds Paid Dividends for Earworx

An interview with Scott Marston from Earworx the other day reminded me just how vital a carefully crafted business structure and systems were for driving business growth.

Managing Franchise Growth Can Be The Biggest Challenge You Have Faced To Date

One way or another you are going to have to bring in some help and, once you have established yourself and your franchisees are gaining business experience, allowing multi-unit franchise owners can become a very successful way to go.

How to franchise your business simply

Whether you are just starting up, you currently have 50 franchisees or are somewhere in between, if you are to franchise, you need a clear, simple and well documented system. Just as any well-run business does.

What if your ideal franchisee doesn’t exist?

When I attend expos and events I am told again and again, ‘This franchising thing is a con, my ideal franchisee just doesn’t exist’. When I question, I am inevitably told, ‘My business is successful but I want it to grow and have other people take the day to day management away. So I went … Read more

Why Lawyers Are The Last

WHEN FRANCHISING A BUSINESS, YOU CAN’T WORK OUT THE MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT ITEMS TO BE CAREFULLY DESCRIBED IN ANY MEANINGFUL FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, UNLESS YOU KNOW HOW A FRANCHISE GROUP IS GOING TO WORK.

The Pros and con of a Mobile vs a Bricks and Mortar Franchise

At any given moment there are thousands of people across the world looking at buying a business and many of those will be looking at a franchise. There are as many types of franchises as there are businesses.

Is your franchise value for money? Here’s 5 ways to check

Working out whether a prospective franchise will be a worthwhile investment is an important step before deciding to take the plunge. Is your franchise value for money? I’ll answer that question with another. What is franchise value? It’s a really good, and complicated question. Good, because you need to determine if it is good value … Read more

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