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Sep 7, 2022

Enhancements to Royalty Manager: Compute ...

Do you struggle with calculating consistent, error-free royalty collection for ... Read More

Do you struggle with calculating consistent, error-free royalty collection for non-financial categories? Furthermore, do your franchisees challenge every invoice because they lack transparency?

May 23, 2019

Built to Scale: A Blueprint for Emerging ...

Emerging-growth franchise brands with less-than-100 locations need affordable, scalable ... Read More

Emerging-growth franchise brands with less-than-100 locations need affordable, scalable tools to focus on expansion, unit level economics, and improve efficiency. Most emerging franchise brands face similar business challenges. Their teams may be short staffed, with lean budgets, and little time to stop everything to troubleshoot issues or learn about new technology. Time is money; their needs extend to labor-saving technology and more efficient ways to manage their growing locations.

Jan 31, 2019

A Conversation with FranConnect President & CEO ...

The President and CEO talks about herself, leadership, and the #1 franchise management ... Read More

The President and CEO talks about herself, leadership, and the #1 franchise management software solution.

Dec 14, 2018

Introduction of Fast-Start Franchise Management ...

FranConnect, the leading provider of franchise management solutions, announces the launch ... Read More

FranConnect, the leading provider of franchise management solutions, announces the launch of Velocity Packs for emerging franchise brands with up to 100 locations. Now, the enterprise power and support of FranConnect Sky is available to emerging franchises in cost-effective bundles that can be quickly scaled and implemented across the organization.

Dec 6, 2018

FranConnect Is Top Ranking Franchise Software ...

The franchise-focused company is the only Franchise Software Supplier to make CIO ... Read More

The franchise-focused company is the only Franchise Software Supplier to make CIO Applications’ prestigious list, as voted by a distinctive editorial panel of analysts and CIOs.

Sep 27, 2018

FranConnect Appoints New CEO Gabby Wong to Drive ...

(WASHINGTON, DC) – September 27, 2018 – FranConnect, the leading provider of franchise ... Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) – September 27, 2018 – FranConnect, the leading provider of franchise management solutions, announced the promotion of Gabby Wong to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to continue its path of market leadership and to accelerate innovation and growth of its products and services in the franchise industry. The transition of Wong to CEO will take place in mid-2019. In the interim, Wong will assume the role of President of FranConnect, where in addition to her Customer Operations responsibilities, she will lead Product Management, Strategy and Development. The Sales, Marketing, and Finance functions will transition shortly thereafter in 2019.

Sep 21, 2018

FranConnect Enables Franchisors to Laser-Focus ...

Newest release of FranConnect Sky, franchising’s #1 software, also includes enhanced ... Read More

Newest release of FranConnect Sky, franchising’s #1 software, also includes enhanced customization and scalability for multi-brand franchise operations

Sep 18, 2018

How FranConnect Took Out an Industry ‘Goliath’ to ...

Executives from Liberty Tax Service and Franworth explain their decisions to return to ... Read More

Executives from Liberty Tax Service and Franworth explain their decisions to return to FranConnect after relationships with Salesforce failed to deliver on expectations

Aug 21, 2018

FranConnect Voted No. 1 Solution Provider on ...

Franchising-focused company beats out multi-industry software gorillas and low-end ... Read More

Franchising-focused company beats out multi-industry software gorillas and low-end entrants to rank first in the Online Technology Services Category

Mar 6, 2018

FranConnect President Keith Gerson Appointed to ...

A Florida University Now Offers Business Degree with Concentration in Franchising Read More

A Florida University Now Offers Business Degree with Concentration in Franchising

Feb 11, 2018

FranConnect Customers Grow over 44% Faster than ...

The Company Once Again Realizes Record Growth in Customer Adoption and Usage WASHINGTON, ... Read More

The Company Once Again Realizes Record Growth in Customer Adoption and Usage WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 11, 2018 – FranConnect, the leading provider of franchise management software, announced today that new market research confirms their customers grew 44% faster than the broader franchising market. These results follow on FranConnect’s strategic decision years ago to be hyper-focused on helping its customers grow their businesses. Strong unit growth and superior unit economics are core tenants of the Company’s value proposition.

Feb 9, 2018

Visit Us at the IFA Convention! 

We're packing our bags for IFA 2018! We can't wait to visit with our awesome customers ... Read More

We're packing our bags for IFA 2018! We can't wait to visit with our awesome customers and to connect with new franchisors. If you are headed to Phoenix, we'd love to meet with you! Swing by Booth #513 to check out FranConnect Where You Work™. We've extended the power of our platform to your favorite business applications like Gmail and Outlook to make it even easier to manage your business — in fact, you can even autopopulate records in FranConnect Sky without ever logging in!

Oct 2, 2017

FranConnect: How this Tech Company Started ...

Recently, Sharon Powills at 1851 sat down for an in-depth interview with our CEO, ... Read More

Recently, Sharon Powills at 1851 sat down for an in-depth interview with our CEO, Christopher Fountain. They discussed everything from how FranConnect is able to scale (600 brands and counting!), what we focus on (hint: it's the people first) as well as why we feel FranConnect Sky drives value for franchisors.

Mar 22, 2017

What FranConnect Means by “Franchising Built-In”

Running a franchise isn’t easy. It’s a complex, multi-layered business model. And while ... Read More

Running a franchise isn’t easy. It’s a complex, multi-layered business model. And while it’s possible to implement point solutions or build a home-grown system to support the many aspects of building and managing a franchise, the team at FranConnect saw a need to create something specifically for franchise businesses.

Mar 21, 2017

Accelerate performance with FranConnect’s ...

Before launching FranConnect Sky in early 2016, we spent time with our customers ... Read More

Before launching FranConnect Sky in early 2016, we spent time with our customers listening to their challenges, uncovering their wish list for franchise software solutions, and how we could elevate FranConnect to be a valued partner and trusted resource as they grow their brands.

Mar 6, 2017

FranConnect Joined the Franchise Action Network. ...

Over the past few months, the franchising industry has come under attack, creating ... Read More

Over the past few months, the franchising industry has come under attack, creating headlines around the nation. There are many threats to be concerned with – from discriminatory minimum wage increases to changes in joint-employer status – that could alter the franchise business model as we know it. The International Franchise Association (IFA) is working to neutralize these types of attacks and educate policymakers that locally-owned franchise businesses are America’s hidden small businesses that not only create jobs, but also provide incredible value to local communities around the country.

Feb 16, 2017

Women Leaders Take Center Stage in Franchising ...

I have spent many years in franchising, and it had always been a given that male leaders ... Read More

I have spent many years in franchising, and it had always been a given that male leaders dominated this sector as they do so many others. However, it's becoming abundantly clear that a record number of women are not only leading franchise brands but are instilling in their companies a fabric of values-based decision making that is driving collective success for franchising overall. The evidence was on display and openly discussed at the Women’s Leadership Conference during IFA 2017.

Feb 8, 2017

FranConnect's Takeaways & Giveaways from #IFA2017

This was clearly not your father’s IFA If you were at IFA, you know what I mean. The IFA ... Read More

This was clearly not your father’s IFA If you were at IFA, you know what I mean. The IFA staff knocked it out of the park, from a sophisticated, fresh design for the event experience to the well-organized and efficient movement of 4000 people from place to place. The energy was well choreographed, especially when Robert Cresanti, IFA President and CEO, led the audience through a virtual political action activity. It left us with the undeniable observation that there is a focused effort to recruit the franchising community behind a common cause – the preservation of the business model that is the largest job creator in the U.S.

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