Chris Conner-FMS Presenting the FDD Effectively

The Franchise Disclosure Document is a relatively complex document for most people.  Sometimes being in franchising for some period of time, it can be easy to overlook this and begin to forget that most buyers haven’t seen an FDD before and certainly the presentation of a 150 page franchise agreement isn’t helping your cause as …

Motivating Franchisees to Succeed without Driving them into Failure.

If you have started a business before that has failed, you certainly know what the feeling is like. Your rent payment seems like it comes every week and your customer’s payments get smaller in amounts and longer to collect every month. When a business is at that teetering point and will either fall into oblivion …

Why do some franchise brands take off?

It is always incredible to see a new brand hit the market and in a short time period take over an area or industry segment.  It almost seems effortless for some franchise systems that get a foot hold in a market and establish themselves over night.  Why is it that some franchises catch hold so …

Chris Conner: Franchise Development

The art of franchise development is one that takes time and effort to define.  Good franchises are composed of strong systems, dedicated marketing models, great training platforms and good brands.  Most importantly they always include solid leadership who understand the value of scaling a business. Christopher Conner has spent almost over 12 years in the …