By Steve Mize of GCF Valuation One year later, and the small business acquisition market has changed significantly. COVID has created some complexities in small business valuation. For most, values have declined post COVID primarily due to lower revenues/cash flow. Two Questions to keep in mind: Has COVID impacted your business (positively or negatively), and […]


FRANdata and Franchise Update Media wish to congratulate the two #TOP$CORE FUND awards recipients who were announced at this weeks Franchisor luncheon at the Multi-Unit Franchising Conference. One was awarded to Zaxby’s for the food category and another to Urban Air Trampoline Park for the non-food category. The 2019 #TOP$CORE FUND award is given to […]

Almost 50% of Emerging Franchise Are Looking to Outsource Technology Functions Technology, Construction, Marketing, Real Estate, Legal Counsel — Among Top Functions That They are Looking to Outsource The emerging brand population is not insignificant. FRANdata adds 1-2 franchisors to its database each day. These franchisors tend to be smaller or new to franchising. In the last quarter […]

FRANdata’s own President, Edith Wiseman, was recently on Mind Your Business talking all things franchising, including the recent release of the Forbes Best & Worst Franchises of 2018. FRANdata worked on the best and worst franchise ranking for Forbes. Edith also answered questions from listeners of the show. This recording originally aired on Sirius XM Channel […]

On moving away from IPOs: 2014. A year when franchises were the poster child for initial public offerings in the United States. According to Renaissance Capital, 41 IPOs were set to happen in 2014 and it was considered the best year for IPO deals since the tech-stock boom of 2000. Read more here. In the […]