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Franchising Too Soon Can Sink Your Business: 3 Expansion Traps to Avoid
Franchising Too Soon Can Sink Your Business: 3 Expansion Traps to Avoid Franchising can turn a successful business into a scalable brand—but it isn’t a shortcut to growth. Expand before your business is ready, and…
How Potato Corner Grew Through Franchising: Lessons for Filipino Business Owners
Potato Corner started as a single cart at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong in October 1992 and began franchising the following year, which gave it the capital to grow faster than it could on its own. When it took the brand…
12 High-Impact Moves to Unlock Your Ultimate Potential
Continuous self-improvement isn’t a luxury reserved for when you finally “find the time.”
Ang Pamana ng Negosyo: What Our Elders Taught Us
This Undas, Butz Bartolome shares 4 business lessons from our elders on trust, saving, malasakit, and building a legacy that outlives us.
Company-Owned Pilot Branch: Why You Need One Before Franchising
By Armando “Butz” Bartolome, The Franguru | GMB Franchise Developers An owner came to us glowing. “Ang lakas ng first store namin. Pila araw-araw. Ready na kami mag-franchise!” We asked one question: “Have you opened…
Scale or Stagnate: Is Your Business Built to Franchise?
Franchising is the fastest way to turn a successful local business into a dominant market force—if done with precision.
Are You Ready to Take Your Business to the Next Level?
Don’t Rush the Growth Process. If these signs are present, congratulations! But remember, expanding too quickly can backfire.
Food Cart vs. Kiosk vs. Full Store: Which Franchise Fits Your Budget?
Cart, kiosk or full store? Butz Bartolome explains how to match a franchise format to your budget, time and risk before you invest.
“Bakit Iba ang Lasa sa Kabilang Branch?” How to Train Franchisees So Every Branch Tastes and Looks the Same
By Armando “Butz” Bartolome, The Franguru | GMB Franchise Developers We’ve all said it, or heard it at the dinner table: “Mas masarap sa branch na ‘yon. Dito, parang iba.” For a customer, it’s a small disappointment.…
What Goes Into a Working Operations Manual
By Armando “Butz” Bartolome, The Franguru | GMB Franchise Developers A franchisor once proudly handed us his “system.” It was a single binder. Half the pages were blank. The rest were notes only he could read. “Nasa…
Royalty and Fee Collections: Setting Clear Payment Terms in Your Franchise Agreement
Royalties keep a franchise system alive. They pay for the support, training, marketing and brand-building your franchisees signed up for. Yet in many systems, collections are where the relationship quietly starts to…
May 13th Month Ka Na. Pang-Negosyo Na Ba ‘Yan? What to Check Before You Use Your Bonus or OFW Savings
Planning to use your 13th month or OFW savings for a business? Butz Bartolome, The Franguru, shares a simple checklist to protect your ipon first.