Clint Smith

We recently published one of the most ambitious reports that the CareerPlug team has taken on in a while.  We...

We just released our 2026 franchise hiring report. Most of the report focuses on data from 2025 — applicants per...

“How are we doing compared to other brands?” This is the hiring question that franchisors ask me the most. It’s...

Franchising is as close as you can get to a guaranteed business model. Franchisees get a proven product, an established...

I recently had a chance to speak with a franchise leader at one of the country’s largest tax prep companies...

Looking at franchise hiring data in April can be very telling. The numbers usually aren’t good, but that’s not what...

“The biggest difference between your top and bottom performing franchisees is the quality of their teams.” I said this probably...

The American Franchise Act is probably going to pass this year. If you’re a franchisor, this will mean a lot...

A bunch of people forwarded me the New York Times article about the lawsuit against Eightfold AI. In case you...

I’ve been thinking about something since my last post about hiring in this market. A few people reached out and...

I just got back from Las Vegas, where I spent three days at the IFA Annual Convention surrounded by franchisors...

I’m at IFA today. If you’re here too, come find me at booth 700. We’re officially launching The Franchise People...

When I finished writing How to Hire in 2018, I told myself I was done writing books. It took a...

I’m heading to IFA next week, and I’ve been thinking about a question I keep getting asked: “Is it a...