FranchiseCanada Magazine

Photo of the busy interior of a Browns Socialhouse restaurant

Day in the Life: Browns Socialhouse

March/April 2018

February 22, 2018

Scott Rumpel has a lot to be excited about. It was 2009 when he was first introduced to casual dining brand Browns Socialhouse on a whim, after going to the restaurant for dinner one night. [read more...]

Red arrows hitting the bulls-eye on a brown bag labelled franchise opportunities

The Top 10 Traits of Best-in-Class Franchisees

Franchising 101

February 21, 2018

You’re ready to start a business, and have decided that the franchise business model is the right fit for you: you want to operate your own business, while having the support of an established system [read more...]

March/April 2018

Marching to the Beat of Their Own Drum

February 21, 2018

If you’re drawn to the idea of something different, the following four franchises have all cornered their own unique franchising market, whether it’s concrete mixing, independent divorce resolution, mobile airbrush spray tanning, or eyewear finishing. [read more...]

Ask an Expert

Q. What do I need to know about franchise marketing before getting started?

February 22, 2018

Marketing is a vital component in every business. After all, without at least a basic marketing program, your product or service is relatively unknown to potential customers. While there are quite literally thousands of marketing [read more...]

Cover Story

Mary Brown’s: New and Improved

February 21, 2018

What came first – the chicken or the franchise? Newfoundland’s own Mary Brown’s Chicken & Taters is truly a Canadian success story. Originating in St. John’s in 1969, Greg Roberts, a Newfoundland entrepreneur, bought the [read more...]