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Jon Small

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Sep 21, 2026
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Aug 26, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Jon Small

    A Wendy’s Franchisee With 314 Stores Filed for Bankruptcy — Now It Owes Wendy’s $25 Million (opens the original)

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    Entrepreneur Media LLC and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some products and services through the links below. One of Wendy's biggest franchisees just went bankrupt, and Wendy's wants its money back. Meritage Hospitality Group, which operates 314 Wendy's restaurants across 15 states, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last week, CNBC reports. Quality Is Our Recipe LLC, Wendy's franchise business, is listed as Meritage's top unsecured creditor. It's owed $24.9 million in def

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Jon Small

    This Company Just Hit a $1 Billion Valuation — And, Surprise, It’s Not an AI Startup (opens the original)

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    Entrepreneur Media LLC and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some products and services through the links below. Every hot startup this year seems to have "AI" somewhere in its pitch. But Thatch just raised $108 million at a $1 billion valuation with the idea of making healthcare cheaper. That's a major jump from its $410 million valuation just 17 months ago. The company grew its annual recurring revenue roughly 7x, CEO and co-founder Chris Ellis told TechCrunch. Thatch helps e

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Jon Small

    Planet Fitness Said No to New Franchisees for a Decade. Here’s How This Guy Got a Yes. (opens the original)

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    Entrepreneur Media LLC and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some products and services through the links below. For more than ten years, the only way into the Planet Fitness system was to buy an existing franchisee's gym, the way mega-operator Flynn Group did in 2023. That changed this year. Ian McClure, who builds hotels for a living, just did something no outside franchisee has done in over a decade. He signed a brand-new development deal with Planet Fitness instead of buyin

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Jon Small

    Baby Boomers Refuse to Retire: ‘If I Stop Moving, I Might Die’ — Here’s Why That’s a Problem (opens the original)

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    Entrepreneur Media LLC and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some products and services through the links below. Economists spent years forecasting a "Silver Tsunami," saying that Baby Boomers would age out of the workforce in one great wave. It never struck. Labor force participation among people 65 and older just hit 19.2%, up from around 12% at the turn of the century, according to the New York Post. From Boeing to Verizon to Cracker Barrel, boards keep turning to older or e

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Jon Small

    He Started As a Barista When He Was 16 — Now He’s an Owner: ‘Proof of What’s Possible’ (opens the original)

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    Entrepreneur Media LLC and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some products and services through the links below. Elliott Disner got his start at Beyond Juicery + Eatery as a 16-year-old barista blending smoothies. Almost 20 years later, he's opening his own location in West Delray Beach, Florida, using the same playbook he spent years helping write from the corporate side, reports QSR magazine. But knowing the system inside and out doesn't fully prepare you for running it yours

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