{"id":5512,"date":"2012-02-24T13:57:10","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T13:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2016-01-08T03:49:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T03:49:13","slug":"build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million","title":{"rendered":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bwmicklejr\/4923232319\/\" title=\"Build A Bear (5) by Brian And Kathy Mickle, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4102\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"299\" alt=\"Build A Bear (5)\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>100 Million!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Build-A-Bear Workshop<\/strong> is hosting a year-long &#8220;<strong><em>Friends Count<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; celebration to spotlight the emotional connection created with every furry friend made. The celebration includes in-store events, charitable activities, and the launch of a brand new website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildabear.com\">buildabear.com\/stories<\/a>, where Guests can share and read stories about others who have made furry friends at\u00a0Build-A-Bear Workshop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We cherish the many friends that we have made throughout the years and we could not be where we are today without our Guests, partners, and associates<\/em>,&#8221; said Maxine Clark, Build-A-Bear Workshop founder and chief executive bear. &#8220;We would like to thank these special friends for their continued support and dedication to Build-A-Bear Workshop and look forward to making the next 100 million furry friends!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Build-A-Bear Workshop is kicking off the &#8220;Friends Count&#8221; festivities with:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The new Cele-bear-ation Teddy available in Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildabear.com\/\">buildabear.com\u00ae<\/a>. This limited edition Collectibear\u00ae symbolizes all of the friends that have been made at Build-A-Bear Workshop, as well as friends to be made in the future. It includes a limited edition collectible pin.<\/li>\n<li>Through March 5, Guests can enter The Ultimate Build-A-Party\u00ae Sweepstakes and have a chance to win a trip to meet Victoria Justice, popular teen actress, singer and Build-A-Bear Workshop brand ambassador. The winners will meet Victoria Justice in Los Angeles and have The Ultimate Build-A-Party with five of their friends. Guests may enter at any participating Build-A-Bear Workshop store or online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildabear.com\/sweeps\">buildabear.com\/sweeps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A special &#8220;Friends Count&#8221; song, written especially for this celebration, and performed by Victoria Justice. The song is available to download when Guests make a $1 donation to St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital\u00ae, one of the world&#8217;s premier pediatric cancer research centers, which Build-A-Bear Workshop has supported since March 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Build-A-Bear!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/soft-side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5514\" title=\"Joel Libava and a Teddy Bear\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/soft-side-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Libava and a Teddy Bear\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(<em>Me and <a title=\"Ben Spark 2012 Blogworld \" href=\"https:\/\/www.benspark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Spark&#8217;s Eva Bear<\/a>, BlogWorld 2010, Las Vegas<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"IL_RELATED_TAGS\" value=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100 Million! &nbsp; Build-A-Bear Workshop is hosting a year-long &ldquo;Friends Count&rdquo; celebration to spotlight the emotional connection created with every furry friend made. The celebration includes in-store events, charitable activities, and the launch of a brand new website,&nbsp;buildabear.com\/stories, where Guests can share and read stories about others who have made furry friends [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[149,28],"tags":[786,784,785],"class_list":["post-5512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childrens-franchises","category-franchise-news","tag-ben-spark-teddy-bears","tag-build-a-bear-workshop","tag-franchise-milestones"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made &#8212; The Franchise King\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Franchise King\u00ae\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-02-24T13:57:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-01-08T03:49:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4102\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joel Libava\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Joel Libava\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b560fd324f6df9be52ac875e631beb66\"},\"headline\":\"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-24T13:57:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-01-08T03:49:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million\"},\"wordCount\":321,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/farm5.staticflickr.com\\\/4102\\\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ben spark teddy bears\",\"build-a-bear-workshop\",\"franchise milestones\"],\"articleSection\":[\"childrens franchises\",\"Franchise Industry News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2012\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million\",\"name\":\"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made &#8212; The Franchise King\u00ae\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/farm5.staticflickr.com\\\/4102\\\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-24T13:57:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-01-08T03:49:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/farm5.staticflickr.com\\\/4102\\\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/farm5.staticflickr.com\\\/4102\\\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"childrens franchises\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/category\\\/childrens-franchises\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Franchise King\u00ae | Get Franchise Buying Advice\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc.\",\"alternateName\":\"The Franchise King\u00ae\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/headshot-2023-the-franchise-king.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/headshot-2023-the-franchise-king.jpg\",\"width\":230,\"height\":319,\"caption\":\"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/thefranchchiseking\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/joellibava\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/franchiseking\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/JoelLibava\\\/videos\"],\"description\":\"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc. is owned and operated by The Franchise King, Joel Libava. Joel is the author of \\\"Become a Franchise Owner!\\\" (Wiley) and \\\"The Definitive Guide to Franchise Research\\\" (Self). Joel's blog, The Franchise King Blog, is the longest-running blog in franchising. Joel also owns and operates The Franchise Attorney Directory. Joel Libava works 1-on-1 as a Franchise Ownership Advisor, and is a prolific writer on all things franchising. Finally, he's been in franchising close to 25 years.\",\"email\":\"joel@thefranchiseking.com\",\"telephone\":\"2168312610\",\"legalName\":\"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc.\",\"foundingDate\":\"2002-01-20\",\"taxID\":\"20-1184045\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b560fd324f6df9be52ac875e631beb66\",\"name\":\"Joel Libava\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c74981307dba3f4970cdf8359a1b2fc6ffe7721a2e3d1001acd9ac59db6ed61?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c74981307dba3f4970cdf8359a1b2fc6ffe7721a2e3d1001acd9ac59db6ed61?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c74981307dba3f4970cdf8359a1b2fc6ffe7721a2e3d1001acd9ac59db6ed61?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Joel Libava\"},\"description\":\"I\u2019m The Franchise King\u00ae, Joel Libava. I'm the author of two helpful books on researching and buying a franchise. In addition, I'm a Franchise Ownership Advisor with 20+ years of experience working 1-on-1 with people interested in buying a franchise, safely. Subscribe to my free VIP Franchise Newsletter.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thefranchiseking.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/thefranchchiseking1\",\"https:\\\/\\\/linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/joellibava\",\"https:\\\/\\\/in.pinterest.com\\\/franchiseking\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/JoelLibava\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"Franchising\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made &#8212; The Franchise King\u00ae","description":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made","og_description":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million","og_site_name":"The Franchise King\u00ae","article_published_time":"2012-02-24T13:57:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-01-08T03:49:13+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4102\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Joel Libava","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million"},"author":{"name":"Joel Libava","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b560fd324f6df9be52ac875e631beb66"},"headline":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made","datePublished":"2012-02-24T13:57:10+00:00","dateModified":"2016-01-08T03:49:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million"},"wordCount":321,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4102\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg","keywords":["ben spark teddy bears","build-a-bear-workshop","franchise milestones"],"articleSection":["childrens franchises","Franchise Industry News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2012","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million","url":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million","name":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made &#8212; The Franchise King\u00ae","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4102\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg","datePublished":"2012-02-24T13:57:10+00:00","dateModified":"2016-01-08T03:49:13+00:00","description":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4102\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4102\/4923232319_bc38da4ab6_m.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/build-a-bear-workshop-franchises-100-million#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"childrens franchises","item":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/category\/childrens-franchises"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Build-A-Bear Workshop Commemorating 100 Million Stuffed Animals Made"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/","name":"The Franchise King\u00ae | Get Franchise Buying Advice","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#organization","name":"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc.","alternateName":"The Franchise King\u00ae","url":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshot-2023-the-franchise-king.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshot-2023-the-franchise-king.jpg","width":230,"height":319,"caption":"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefranchchiseking\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joellibava","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/franchiseking\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JoelLibava\/videos"],"description":"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc. is owned and operated by The Franchise King, Joel Libava. Joel is the author of \"Become a Franchise Owner!\" (Wiley) and \"The Definitive Guide to Franchise Research\" (Self). Joel's blog, The Franchise King Blog, is the longest-running blog in franchising. Joel also owns and operates The Franchise Attorney Directory. Joel Libava works 1-on-1 as a Franchise Ownership Advisor, and is a prolific writer on all things franchising. Finally, he's been in franchising close to 25 years.","email":"joel@thefranchiseking.com","telephone":"2168312610","legalName":"Franchise Selection Specialists Inc.","foundingDate":"2002-01-20","taxID":"20-1184045","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b560fd324f6df9be52ac875e631beb66","name":"Joel Libava","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c74981307dba3f4970cdf8359a1b2fc6ffe7721a2e3d1001acd9ac59db6ed61?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c74981307dba3f4970cdf8359a1b2fc6ffe7721a2e3d1001acd9ac59db6ed61?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c74981307dba3f4970cdf8359a1b2fc6ffe7721a2e3d1001acd9ac59db6ed61?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","caption":"Joel Libava"},"description":"I\u2019m The Franchise King\u00ae, Joel Libava. I'm the author of two helpful books on researching and buying a franchise. In addition, I'm a Franchise Ownership Advisor with 20+ years of experience working 1-on-1 with people interested in buying a franchise, safely. Subscribe to my free VIP Franchise Newsletter.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefranchchiseking1","https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/joellibava","https:\/\/in.pinterest.com\/franchiseking\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/JoelLibava"],"knowsAbout":["Franchising"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}