FRANdata has continued to test and review the FUND Model to ensure it provides the best possible measure of franchisor risk available to lending institutions. Applying this model to more than 500 brands, the predictable pattern between loan performance and FUND credit scores continues, while being fine-tuned for 2020. FRANdata has continued to back-test the […]
As leaders, our key challenge is to make decisions, first strategically, and then operationally. For the past few months, we have been making operational decisions as a reaction to the crisis we all are forced to confront. With most of those decisions made, we now turn to our primary job of guiding organizations into the […]
We have been living in a very low inflationary environment for the past decade, courtesy of both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the coordinated international effort of other central banks. While there are many good outcomes from this monetary policy, one of the drawbacks has been the lack of pricing power. Whether B2C or B2B, […]
Franchising is an adaptive business model. Find an appealing economic sector where branding can be a growth factor and you’ll likely see franchising move in. I’m going to put a bunch of trends together here and see if anything can be connected to the future of franchising. To do that we need to look at […]
Private equity (PE) funds awash in capital face a growing need to put large amounts of money to work. Despite the strong pace of investment since 2014, PE dry powder, or uncalled capital, has been on the rise since 2012 and hit a record high of $2 trillion in December 2018 across all fund types. […]