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Business Vs Franchise Transfer: What Happens To Employee Contracts?

SA Franchise Brands

Business Vs Franchise Transfer: What Happens To Employee Contracts? Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) provides that “if a transfer of a business takes place, … the [new owner of the business] is automatically substituted in the place of the [previous owner] in respect of all contracts of employment in existence immediately before the date of transfer”.

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How to Choose the Right Franchise Business for Your Lifestyle

Franchise To World

Buying a franchise business can be a life-changing decision as it offers the right balance of opportunities, resources, and flexibility. A franchise provides an established framework for business ownership, which can be less risky than starting from scratch. The well-known brand, operational systems, and support offered by the franchisor gives a structured path to entrepreneurship.

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5 Big Changes Ahead for Franchises in 2025

Stay In Your Lane

5 Big Changes Ahead for Franchises in 2025 With the inauguration of the new White House administration earlier this year, the small business landscape is on the brink of transformation. For franchises, these shifts bring a mix of challenges and opportunities that require strategic navigation and bold decision-making. At Stay In Your Lane, we understand the stakes.

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Federal Employees: Your Plan B Might be Business Ownership

What The Franchise

Marshall Reddy As I write this, more than 75,000 government employees have taken the buyout offered by the DOGE. Many thousands of others will be let go over the coming months. A large percentage of those who will be leaving government service are highly skilled workers who will find employment in the private sector. If you fit that description. I feel your pain.

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7 Qualities of a Successful Senior Home Care Owner

Caring Franchise

Many aspiring entrepreneurs wonder what it takes to succeed in the senior care industry. Do you need a healthcare background? Is business experience required? At Caring Senior Service, we’ve worked with successful home care business owners for over 30 years—some have thrived, while others have struggled. Through this experience, we’ve learned that success isn’t just about experience—it’s about personal attributes.

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What Types of Franchise Businesses Suit Your Goals and Budget?

Franchise To World

Franchise businesses offer a structured and proven pathway for aspiring entrepreneurs to step into business ownership. By investing in a franchise, individuals can tap into a proven business model, established operational systems, and a recognized brand that can significantly reduce the risks associated with starting a business from scratch. In addition to this, franchisees benefit from ongoing support from the franchisor, which may include marketing assistance, training, supply chain management

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TOP 3 EXPERT TIPS FOR INVESTING IN A FRANCHISE SUCCESSFULLY

MoneyMaker.com

Image created with canva Thinking about investing in a franchise? While franchising offers a proven business model and brand recognition, success isn’t guaranteed. To make […] The post TOP 3 EXPERT TIPS FOR INVESTING IN A FRANCHISE SUCCESSFULLY appeared first on FranchiseMoneyMaker.com.

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Featured Franchise Spotlight Episode 09: “A Family-Driven Journey: Nikhil Jagga on Growth, Leadership, and Three Years with CMIT Solutions”

CMIT Solutions: Franchise Blog

 In this episode of the CMIT Solutions Featured Franchise Spotlight, we sit down with Nikhil Jagga , a CMIT Solutions franchisee with a background in engineering and three years in the system. In this episode, Nikhil shares how his wife played a key role in his decision to join CMIT and how his technical expertise has shaped his approach to business.

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Enabling agency in constrained contexts: How restorative entrepreneuring supports reintegration post-incarceration

International Small Business Journal: Researching

International Small Business Journal, Ahead of Print. This article explores how agency is enabled in highly constrained contexts as at-risk individuals engage in restorative entrepreneuring. Focusing on the entrepreneurial journeys of 10 former prisoners after their release, the research reveals a complex.

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FRANCHISE GROWTH – GENERATING HIGH-QUALITY LEADS

MoneyMaker.com

Image created with Canva Expanding a franchise network requires more than just attracting inquiries—it demands high-quality franchise lead generation strategies that align with your brand’s values […] The post FRANCHISE GROWTH – GENERATING HIGH-QUALITY LEADS appeared first on FranchiseMoneyMaker.com.

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Full January Impact — Franchise Lead Generation Throttled By Natural Disasters

Franchise Insights

By: Michael Alston for Franchise Insights February 25, 2025 – If your franchise development team noticed a marked decrease in lead generation and prospect responsiveness in January, weather across the U.S. and fires in California were key among the reasons. Historically, January is a great month for franchise lead generation as the holidays are over, and individuals decide that the time to act is now.

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THE TOP MISTAKES NEW FRANCHISORS MAKE – AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

MoneyMaker.com

Image by Bhavesh Jain Embarking on the journey of franchising your business can be a transformative strategy for expansion. However, without careful planning and awareness, […] The post THE TOP MISTAKES NEW FRANCHISORS MAKE – AND HOW TO AVOID THEM appeared first on FranchiseMoneyMaker.com.

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OUR PERSPECTIVE ON DISCOVERY DAY: WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT

MoneyMaker.com

Image created with canva We’ve always believed that the best way to show potential franchise partners who we really are is through genuine, face-to-face interactions. […] The post OUR PERSPECTIVE ON DISCOVERY DAY: WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT appeared first on FranchiseMoneyMaker.com.

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A trauma-informed approach: Temporal reorientation, identity reconstruction and preventing retraumatisation in refugee entrepreneurship support

International Small Business Journal: Researching

International Small Business Journal, Ahead of Print. Entrepreneurship support services for refugees provide a wide range of services to support venture creation and build resilience. However, mental health supports to address issues of trauma are often not included in these programmes. This is problematic.

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Annual review article: Rethinking heteronormativity in entrepreneurship studies research

International Small Business Journal: Researching

International Small Business Journal, Ahead of Print. This review article critiques how entrepreneurship scholars have engaged with heteronormativity. Research on entrepreneurship and heteronormativity is emergent and largely confined to the literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ).

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Disaggregating womens’ agency in digital spaces in the constrained pandemic context: A postfeminist sensemaking perspective’

International Small Business Journal: Researching

International Small Business Journal, Ahead of Print. The study relies on a feminist poststructuralist investigation of 28 women digital entrepreneurs in the constrained pandemic context to develop an analytical framework that utilises discourse analysis and the conceptualisation of a postfeminist.

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The liability of refugeeness: Leveraging multiple identities to enact power in a context of displacement

International Small Business Journal: Researching

International Small Business Journal, Ahead of Print. This article leverages the Jo Rowlands’ typology of power and Crenshaw’s intersectionality to engage in interpretative phenomenological analysis of Ukrainian women refugee entrepreneurs. In this study, we ask: ‘How do Ukrainian women refugee entrepreneurs.

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Being all things to all people: How gender shapes entrepreneurs’ multifaceted digital identities on X

International Small Business Journal: Researching

International Small Business Journal, Ahead of Print. Drawing on identity work frameworks, this article investigates the influence of gender on entrepreneurs’ digital identities on social media. Using a sample of 17,899 active X profiles from self-identified entrepreneurs across seven English-speaking.

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