Mary Jo Larson
Publisher at Franchise Times Magazine
Publisher at Restaurant Finance Monitor
Publisher, Franchise Times magazine and Restaurant Finance Monitor. In next life will be a psychologist, or historian.
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2 weeks ago |
mnp.ca | Mary Jo Larson
June 11, 2025 Synopsis 4 Minute Read As digital transformation accelerates, it’s time for your business to rethink how it’s built from the ground up. In this article, we explore why future-ready organizations start with strong tech and data infrastructure.
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1 month ago |
franchisetimes.com | Mary Jo Larson
Recent news headlines have not been comforting: “American Consumers Serve Up Bleak Outlook on the Economy”—Wall Street Journal; “Economists now say a dire economic slowdown has alreadybegun”—MarketWatch; “Global brokerages raise recession odds”—Reuters. We live and work in turbulent times, and small businesses seem to be bearing some of the brunt of that. So more than ever, franchisees look to franchisors to help them watch their bottom line.
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1 month ago |
franchisetimes.com | Mary Jo Larson
Phoenix Lender Services was launched to help small businesses have access to capital through Small Business Administration financing, including the 7(a), USDA and 504 programs. It’s a subsidiary of Community Bankshares Inc., the holding company for Community Bank & Trust. And a familiar name to those in franchise finance has been tapped to lead the SBA efforts.
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2 months ago |
franchisetimes.com | Mary Jo Larson
Private equity sometimes gets a bad rap. Some firms are accused of making short-term decisions without the long-term health of the company in mind so they can do a quick flip and make a larger profit. But in the case of the franchise sector, private equity’s investments have been mainly positive, with PE firms providing brands a launchpad for growth. Take PE firm Roark Capital, which was launched by Founder and Managing Partner Neal Aronson in 2001.
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Mar 28, 2025 |
franchisetimes.com | Mary Jo Larson
My grandmother had a lot of great sayings: “He’s windy.” (He talks too much.) “You’ll catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” (You’re more likely to get what you want when you’re nice.) And finally, one of my favorites: “He was three sheets to the wind.” (He was drunk.) When my son Ben was a middle schooler, he and a group of friends were playing outside and were chided by our neighbor. I don’t remember why, but I do remember Ben coming inside and telling me it wasn’t fair.
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