Press & Articles
Ray’s insights on franchising, leadership, and business growth have been featured in leading outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Franchise Times. These articles highlight his forward-thinking perspective on scaling businesses and empowering entrepreneurs.
Why business leaders should not ignore AI
If your experience with AI is anything like ours, you’ll soon be wondering why you waited so long to start using it. Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing processes for industries of all kinds, but as often happens with significant change, it’s also...
Ray’s Reads – Profit First
Review and Takeaways of Books that can Influence, Assist, Motivate and Encourage in our Business and Personal Lives Ray is a franchising industry expert with 30+ years of making entrepreneurs’ dreams of business ownership a reality. He is the founder and CEO of United...
Why A Family Business Is Not For Everyone
Ray Titus is CEO of United Franchise Group (UFG), a global leader for entrepreneurs with brands in over 1,600 locations in 60 countries. You can pick your friends but not your family. When it comes to your family business, you can—and should—be selective. Sometimes...
Making room for the next generation of leaders
How will your company’s management change as baby boomers continue to retire and are replaced by Gen X and millennial leaders? Here are suggestions to prepare your workplace for the new generations. As the baby boomers continue to retire and are replaced by Gen X and...
How To Build A Skilled And Effective Leadership Team
Ray Titus is CEO of United Franchise Group (UFG), a global leader for entrepreneurs with brands in over 1,600 locations in 60 countries. Few companies, if any, advance under the command of a single person. Even the military usually requires a team of leaders to work...
10 Rules for Coaching Your Team to Greatness
A good boss should be more like a coach. Here’s why — and how to coach your team to greatness. When my team talks about their favorite times at work, they often bring up United Franchise Group’s World Expo, a conference for employees, executives and franchise owners....
7 Ways to Maximize Mentor Relationships in Business
A solid mentoring program can be the backbone of any company if it is done right. Here are seven ways to ensure yours is effective. A mentor is a valuable teacher for a company’s emerging talent, but in four decades of coaching sharp business-minded younger people,...
7 things to look for in a business partner
There are numerous benefits of going into business with a partner: increased skills and experience, more capital, greater borrowing options for financing, and potential income-splitting or pass-through tax advantages. It can be extremely rewarding. I can personally...
6 Critical Steps for Buying a Business
If you’ve decided to express your entrepreneurial spirit by owning a company, here’s a checklist for managing the process. Every day, millions of Americans pursue the dream of owning their own business. Ownership brings the freedom to make the decisions about how a...