--- title: "Mult-Unit Franchisee Insight - Greatest Business Challenge" url: https://burnaze.com/article/4bf31a09-2f09-416b-b257-59e1f6794ce5 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/multiunit_franchisee_insight__january_2_2019.html author: "Multi-Unit Franchisee" category: "Franchise Industry" industry: "Franchise Industry" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2018-12-31T07:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:52:57.053Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/4229_plate.jpg --- # Mult-Unit Franchisee Insight - Greatest Business Challenge **TL;DR:** Multi-unit franchisees share their greatest business challenges, including focus, growing the business, and managing multiple locations. Franchisees such as David Schuck, Emily Harrington, and Evan Latham discuss their experiences. *By Multi-Unit Franchisee, originally published in Franchising.com on 2018-12-31. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/multiunit_franchisee_insight__january_2_2019.html).* ## Story We talk to successful multi-unit operators constantly here at Franchise Update. These busy on-the-go people share great insight and wisdom with us through our profile stories in Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine. Here, from our archives, are some responses from a few franchisees we’ve spoken with. “Focus. It’s very easy for me to look at other business opportunities or even spend time on the phone all day networking and brainstorming. While those things are good, sometimes they cause me to lose focus and not be as productive as I should be.” David Schuck, multi-unit franchisee of Club Pilates and Liberty Tax “Growing the right people in the right way to foster development.” Emily Harrington, multi-unit franchisee of Tropical Smoothie Cafe “At a young age, it was having the experience to be an effective leader for my employees and understanding the many aspects of running a small business.” Evan Latham, multi-unit franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - franchise growth (topic) - Franchise Industry (sector) - Multi-Unit (company) - Multi-Unit Franchisee (person) - Tropical Smoothie Cafe (company) - multi-unit franchisees (topic) - Orangetheory Fitness (company) - Club Pilates (company) - business challenges (topic) --- Originally reported by Multi-Unit Franchisee, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/multiunit_franchisee_insight__january_2_2019.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4bf31a09-2f09-416b-b257-59e1f6794ce5).