Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue II, 2017 | Page 10

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LAS VEGAS
Sunday, April 23 – Wednesday, April 26
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CONFERENCES
2017 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference
By the time you read this, you may have missed the 2017
Multi-Unit Franchising Conference, held this April 23–26 at
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. But don’t worry: we’re holding
another one next year! Attendees at the 2016 conference
agreed it was a highly useful and valuable experience and
said they planned to return this year. Total attendance in
2016 topped 1,300 and included more than 550 franchisees
who collectively accounted for more than 12,000 operating
units, $8.5 billion in annual revenue, and more than 100,000
jobs. Registration for this year’s event was on pace to top
that and set new records. This annual conference is a
unique, must-attend opportunity to meet and learn from
the best in the business, explore new brands, and soak up
invaluable expertise at the educational sessions. Need some
inspiration? Take a peek at the conference online to see the
speakers and review the educational sessions. And sign up
to keep current on developments for next year at www.
multiunitfranchisingconference.com
✓ ONLINE Multi-Unit Community Grows
Check out our community-based website for multi-unit
operators. It’s your exclusive look into the world of multi-unit
franchising, your one-stop shop to fi nd:
• New brand opportunities
• Exclusive interviews
• Networking opportunities
• Operator profi les
• Online edition and archives • Financing resources
www.franchising.com/multiunitfranchisees
✓ NEW
ONLINE VIDEOS
EmpireBuilders.tv Expands
Great entrepreneurs build great organizations. They possess
a knack for making smart business decisions, building great
teams, and creating successful companies. But as we’ve
learned from years of interviewing successful multi-unit
franchisees, they’ve also struggled, doubted, and made more
than a few mistakes—yet they’ve soldiered on, persevered,
and ultimately come out on top. To provide a deeper sense
of their journeys, insights, and personalities, we’re selecting
franchisees from our most inspiring print interviews and
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creating a new series of online videos of these franchisee
leaders. We call them Empire Builders.watch.franchising.
com/empire-builders/
✓ FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for your next franchise opportunity?
Have we got the tools for you! Find articles on companies,
concepts, industries, trends, and profi les—and search our
features. Find franchisors looking for multi-unit franchisees,
area reps, and area developers. Search by top opportunities,
alphabetically, investment level, industry, state, and more at
www.franchising.com
✓ RANKINGS
Check out our annual rankings of top franchisees and
their multi-unit brands and fi nd out “Who’s on fi rst.” For
this year’s Multi-Brand 50 rankings, see page 42. For the
latest Multi-Unit 50 rankings visit www.franchising.com/
multiunitfranchisees/mu50.html ; and for the Mega 99
rankings visit www.franchising.com/multiunitfranchisees/
mega99.html
✓ PUBLICATIONS
“Don’t just survive, thrive!”
Franchise Update Media’s 2017 Annual Franchise
Development Report, and the best-selling book, Grow to
Greatness by top franchise consultant Steve Olson, offer
invaluable tips for franchise sales success and unit growth
in today’s economy. To order, visit www.franchising.com/
franchisors/afdr.html and www.franchising.com/
franchisors/growtogreatness.html
✓ QUICKLINK
For a one-click link to articles in this magazine and to past
issues of Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine, visit www.
franchising.com/multiunitfranchisees
STAYING IN THE GAME
“There’s something rewarding about
being productive. It’s challenging and
never-ending but it’s important to do it
while you have the energy so that, like
an aging athlete, you can be in the game
longer.”
— Matt Rusconi, 14 Moe’s Southwest Grills, 3 Mooyah
Burgers, Fries and Shakes, and 1 Experimac