HR Digest

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Hasbro currently has its eyes fixed on a strategy to develop its priority brands like Peppa Pig, PLAY-DOH, Transformers, and Dungeons and Dragons. This way, the company can focus on their games and products while leaving it to studios to develop the entertainment media content without having to take significant financial risks of their own.

Franchising 98

Franchising Restructuring Outsourcing Retail 98

Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

Having the availability to set aside a few hundred dollars each month towards your business is significant when you have to consider paying for licensing, website development, social media support, etc. Examples may include selling products online, starting a consulting business, or purchasing a semi-absentee franchise opportunity.

Debt to Equity Ratio 178

Debt to Equity Ratio Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive Officer Entrepreneur 178

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Develop your Expertise Daily ​ Becoming a true expert in any field doesn’t come overnight, it takes months and sometimes even years of consistent study and practice. Gaining the right knowledge is key to developing expertise so be discerning about who and where you get your information from. Keep that receipt, too!

Tips 95

Tips Franchising Cost Travel 95

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Because most of the UK KFC system was franchised, it was important to win our franchisees over to a new brand strategy we had been planning before the acquisition took place. Finally, Keith, the head of the franchise group, came out to deliver their verdict. They asked for some time to talk among themselves. I left the room.

Globalization 10

Globalization Strategy Franchising Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Founders Forum is a franchise started by two successful UK-based entrepreneurs, Brent Hoberman and Jonnie Goodwin, to stimulate US-style entrepreneurship in the European region, and now around the world. There's the question of how to develop robust legal, regulatory, and financial infrastructure (including payment systems).

Venture Capitalist 13

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

That sort of money should allow you to open 10 new centers next year, not through franchising as you'd planned, but under your direct ownership and control. The director wasn't expecting her, but Gloria liked popping into the franchises unannounced to get an unvarnished view. Three million euros.". Hours were flexible.

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13