FROM THE PUBLISHER & EDITOR

Welcome to the July issue of Franchising USA.

Are you a leader or a follower? The key to success in business lies in strong leadership, which is why our underlying theme this issue is on innovation. Whether it’s making wide-sweeping changes through rebranding or small consistent tweaks to how you run your business, we’re hoping the stories we bring you this issue will offer you some insights into innovation and help inspire the leader within you to take action and stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing business landscape.

On the Cover this month is Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Systems, where we dig deep to learn the core values that have served as a foundation for the brand’s success. When Todd Hopkins founded the brand in 1992, he laid out core values for the brand that reflected his own strong beliefs. Turn to page 10 to learn more about the core values that contributed to the brand’s success and helped build a successful franchise. Our Cover this issue also highlights some of our Expert Advice articles on the topic of innovation, including The Ugly Truth About Rebranding by Heather Ripley, and How to Live and Breathe [Innovation] in Your Franchise Company by Evan Hackel.

Our Special Feature this issue is On the Road Franchising, with The Junkluggers on the Feature Cover. Read about One Junk Lugger’s Journey to Mobile Franchising and learn how simplicity was and always will be the key for this an eco-friendly junk removal franchise, with a focus on convenience that had helped this mobile business grow its franchise network, with 80 trucks currently on the road across the nation.

We hope you enjoy this issue. Be sure to keep in touch and send us your comments on what you would like to see us cover in future issues so we can keep moving forward to provide you with the kind of stories and advice that will help keep you inspired and moving forward in your business.

Happy reading!

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

~ Steve Jobs