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Leading Franchise Research Firm, Franchise Business Review, Releases 2024 Culture100 Award Winners
36,000 franchisees rated their franchisor for leadership, community, support, and overall satisfaction to identify the 100 best franchise cultures.
Franchise Business Review Names Courtney Stillings VP of Growth
n her newly expanded role, Courtney will lead FBR’s team of client consultants, overseeing new business development, ongoing client relations and account management within FBR.
Independent Research Firm, Franchise Business Review, Identifies the Top Low-Cost Franchise Brands to Buy in 2024
Research reveals the 50 best franchise opportunities under $100K based on satisfaction data from over 11,000 franchisees.
Franchise Market Research Firm, Franchise Business Review, Announces the Top Franchises for Women in 2024
FBR releases the list of the Top Franchises for Women in 2024: Top franchise opportunities based on feedback from 8,500 female franchisees representing 350 leading franchise brands.
Franchise Business Review Opens Participation for 2024 Recruitment, Retention, and Compensation Survey
Participation is now open for the 2024 Recruitment, Retention, and Compensation Survey, part of FBR’s ongoing research to better understand hiring, compensation, and employee engagement trends in franchising.
Franchise Business Review to Host Virtual Roundtables for HR Leaders in Franchising
The roundtables are a unique opportunity for Human Resources and internal franchise operations leaders to work on franchise employment challenges together
Franchise Business Review, a Leading Franchise Market Research Firm, Has Released Its Top 200 Franchises for 2024
To identify the companies on this year’s Top 200 Franchises list, Franchise Business Review analyzed 18 months’ worth of data from over 35,000 franchisees representing more than 375 brands.
Franchise Business Review Reveals 2023 Most Innovative Franchises
To identify the companies on this year’s Most Innovative Franchises list, Franchise Business Review analyzed 18 months’ worth of data from over 30,000 franchisees representing more than 300 brands.
Franchise Business Review Recognized as a 2023 Top Franchise Supplier by Entrepreneur
In a survey of over 1,000 franchisors, FBR was ranked a 2023 To Franchise Supplier in two categories by Entrepreneur magazine for quality and value of services.
Franchise Business Review Reveals 2023 Top Franchises for Veterans
To determine this year’s list of the Best Franchises for Veterans, Franchise Business Review surveyed 2,909 veteran franchise owners across 385 leading franchise brands who rated their franchise systems based on 33 benchmark questions.
Franchise Business Review Announces 2023 Most Profitable Franchises
Franchise Business Review analyzed 18 months of data from 385 leading franchise brands representing over 38,000 franchise owners to identify 50 companies for the lauded Most Profitable Franchises award.
Franchise Business Review Announces Top Food Franchises to Own in 2023, According to Actual Franchise Owners
The award-winning brands on the list were identified based on survey results from over 10,500 franchise owners across today’s leading food franchise brands.
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Eric leads FBR’s research and consultants with clients in the area of franchise performance. He is an active member of the International Franchise Association (IFA), serves on the IFA’s VetFran and Franchise Relations Committees, and speaks frequently on topics related to franchise relations and best practices in franchising. He was recently featured in articled by CNBC, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Money, QSR magazine, and more, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and events including IFA Convention, International Franchise Expos, New England Franchise Association, National Restaurant Association, and Quinnipiac University.
MICHELLE ROWAN, CFE
President & COO
Michelle is the president of FBR, chair of the International Franchise Association Women’s Franchise Committee, and a Certified Franchise Executive. She serves on the IFA’s Women’s Franchise Committee and Leadership Conference Task Force, facilitated CEO Performance Groups and Executive Networking Groups, and is also a mentor of UNH college students. She speaks regularly at conferences and events, including IFA Convention, Springboard, Franchise Expo West, and more.
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