Mad Science Group Inc. engages its artistic side with the new Crayola® IMAGINE ARTS ACADEMY™.

By Jim Harris

After more than three decades of helping children discover the wonders of science, Montreal-based Mad Science Group Inc. – the educational franchise where kids learn about science in a hands-on fashion – has teamed up with Crayola®, the leader in art-infused education for 115 years, to launch Crayola® IMAGINE ARTS ACADEMY™, a children’s art enrichment franchise. Every program, product and service offered in Crayola® IMAGINE ARTS ACADEMY™ centers around the concept that art aids learning and reinforces several key 21st century skills: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication. 

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Motto Mortgage is a one-of-a-kind mortgage brokerage franchise that is taking the mortgage industry

by storm and making home loans less intimidating to consumers. 

By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Knighthouse Media

Homebuying – and securing a mortgage loan to fund the purchase – can be overwhelming and stressful, especially for first-timers which is why one franchisor is working to better that experience – not just for consumers but for franchisees too.

Denver-based Motto Franchising LLC, the second member of the RE/MAX Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RMAX) family of brands, launched in October 2016 as the first national mortgage brokerage franchise concept in the United States. A growing network of Motto Mortgage brokerages is built on exceptional service, a better customer experience and, in many cases, the convenience of having loan originators in close proximity to real estate offices.

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Vida-Flo has become the market leader in the burgeoning IV hydration spa market.

By Alan Dorich  

Vida-Flo USA is in the business of improving its customers' lifestyles. As part of that goal, the company never stops looking at ways it can optimize its service and offerings, owner Keith McDermott says.

“We have a very communicative dialogue with our staff and customers with an eye towards improvement of everything we do, whether it’s the way one of our treatment rooms is set up, or the way we greet our guests,” he says, noting that its entire staff and all franchisees can make suggestions. “Everybody has a voice.”

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The Professional Employer Organization for Franchises®, INFINITI HR, increases operational efficiency,

reduces labor costs and mitigates employer liability for franchisors and franchisees of all sizes.

The one true constant in franchising is change. Franchising Today sat down with the leading change agent in the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry, Senior Vice President of INFINITI HR Daniel Mormino, to learn how this premium supplier to the International Franchise Association is leading the charge of innovative strategic change in the franchising world. While some people see the world the way it is and ask why; Mormino and his Professional Employer Organization for Franchises® continue to dream things that never were and ask why not. 

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