The initial training of new franchisees can have a huge impact on their success once they open. In a recent article in Franchise Times, the magazine took a look at how to maximize the value of training - including the importance in being thorough and firm if there is pushback from new operators. “One problem that you do see is when franchisees try to get out of some portion of the training. They’ll say, ‘I already know that,’” Steve Beagelman, president and CEO of SMB Franchise Advisors, told Franchise Times. “They need to be there for the full amount. A new franchisee might say that they don’t need all of the training—but yours is a different concept, so they need to attend the full training program.” Read more here.

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Brian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications. He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.