Letter from the Editor: Help us Celebrate Our First Anniversary

Dear Pillars of Franchising Community:

In this issue, we are celebrating our first anniversary as a magazine and as a full-service franchising consulting firm. It has been a busy year, and maybe we are crazy for launching a new business in the throes of a pandemic and now a recession, but no risk, no reward, right? And when you have gathered a team of highly successful franchising folks, the future looks bright!

This issue covers October and November, so we also address the role of veterans in franchising. Larry Broughton, a veteran himself talks about why veterans make great business owners.

We also talk to Tony Zaccario, CEO of Stretch Zone about this unique service and how it fits into the franchising space.

One of our sponsors, FranchisShow247 comes to us through Katie Bateman who let’s us in on the secret of maximizing your digital footprint.

In our regular departments, we continue to follow Ray Pillar in The Life of Ray to show others how a successful franchise business can give you the life of your dreams. We follow Ray Pillar and his wife, Daisy on their adventures in their brand new “Bus.” Stay tuned for a lot of fun!

As usual, we have a jam-packed issue with our regular contributors and our Million Dollar Mentors, Kristin Selmeczy, Jerry Akers and Ray Pillar who share their perspectives on buying a franchise

We also have informative articles from Nancy Friedman, the Telephone Doctor, on customer service; Susan Scotts on franchise education; Michele Rempel on marketing; Harold Kestenbaum on legal issues; Benetrends on funding; Citrin Cooperman on tax/ finance; Andrea Mundie on women and finding balance and our very own Million Dollar Mentor, David Kajganich on leadership. We also feature Laura Liss franchise attorney who has recently joined the team as well a Lin Schussler-Williams.

Join us on our social media, subscribe on the website and join us every Thursday at 4:00 CT for the Pillars of Franchising live stream! We look forward to serving you, and remember…

The Dream Starts Here!

Elizabeth Denham

Editor-in-Chief