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September 6, 2009 - PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire – Franchise Business Review, a national franchise market research firm based in Portsmouth, NH, announces the third in their six operational sessions, Fear to Focus: Helping Your Franchisees (and Yourself) Stay Focused and Keep Their Heads in the Game, presented by Joe Mathews, CFE and Founding Partner, Franchise Performance Group. He is also Co-author of Street Smart Franchising.

This third Power Session is part of their 2009 Franchise Performance series of Webinars, Best Practices in Franchise Operations to Kick-Start System Performance and Profitability. Joe will speak about helping yourself and franchisees within your system stay focused and how to keep on track. Some of the topics being discussed are ways to cope with stress, when getting the best of you or your franchisees, how to not let these stress factors impact your quality of work, and tips on not bringing your problems home with you. The session is on Wednesday, September 9th from 1-2pm EST.

The series is being produced by Franchise Business Review, with sessions presented by seven executive franchise professionals, along with Greg Nathan, including John Hayes, Ph.D, David Handler, Founder/The Coach, Success Handler, LLC; Franchise Expert and Author; Greg Nathan, President & CEO, Franchise Relationship Institute; Dave Hood, President, The iFranchise Group; Rick Arevalo, President, Aussie Pet Mobile; Brian Spindel, President & COO, Postnet Postal & Business Services; and Dan Steward, President, Pillar to Post.

The entire series will be focused on topics ranging from overcoming the psychology of fear in your franchisees, to creating a top-tier franchise support system, as well as tips for improving your own performance as a franchisor. The series is guaranteed to enhance your company’s operations and the help grow the number of franchisees. The sessions are live and recorded on Wednesdays, September 2nd, 9th, and 16th at 1pm ET and Thursdays, September 3rd, 10th, and 17th at 4pm ET.

The Franchise Performance Webinar Series is targeted to CEOs, COOs, Directors of Operations, franchise support staff, franchisees and anyone else charged with building franchise unit performance and profitability. For more information, presenter bios and registration details, please visit: http://tour.franchisebusinessreview.com/events

About Joe Mathews

Founder of the Franchise Performance Group, Joe has over 20 years experience with such national chains as Subway, Blimpies and Motophoto. Mathews specializes in the area of franchisee recruitment, franchisee performance, and franchisee-franchisor relations. Mathews is a highly rated speaker on topics relating to franchising and human performance. He is a regular presenter at IFA conferences and is an instructor with the ICFE (Institute of Certified Franchise Executives). Mathews co-authored Street Smart Franchising with Don Debolt and Deb Percival.

About Franchise Business Review

Franchise Business Review (FBR) is a national franchise market research firm that specializes in franchisee, customer and franchise buyer satisfaction. FBR has researched over 400 of today’s leading franchise brands and publishes various guides and reports on franchise performance. Franchise Business Review is headquartered in Kittery, ME and can be reached at 866.397.6680 or by visiting their websites at http://www.FranchiseBusinessReview.com or http://www.FBR50.com.

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Kyle Stites, Marketing Coordinator

Franchise Business Review

Portsmouth, NH

866.397.6680

kyle@franchisebusinessreview.com

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