Robert A. Needham, JD
President, Senior Consultant

After completing a highly decorated military career that included being a member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Shuttle Powered Flight and Assent Design Team, Dr. Needham has spent over 20 years assisting hundreds of small to large business entrepreneurs develop their strategic business plans, franchise concepts, product and service offerings, home office strategy, technology, sales, and marketing concepts.

Dr. Needham has BS in Mathematics and Computer Science and a Juris Doctor. He has authored over 10 books and courses on business, financial and personal life planning; numerous manuals and seminars; training materials and texts. He is often sought as a public speaker and concept advocate.

Dr. Needham’s most recent book, “Solving The Puzzle Of Owning A Franchise” is a must read by all consumers contemplating owning a franchise or other business opportunity. Dr. Needham is a guest on national radio and TV shows promoting franchising and other business issues. His white papers on key industry issues are used by many franchise executives in business planning. Dr. Needham is an officer, director, and consultant to several companies in the franchise space and other industries.

Our Home Office Team Is Here To Serve You

Ken Aselton
VP, Franchise Development

Donna Brandenburg
Vice President, Operations
Donna provides sales, marketing, key client representation and customer service consulting for the projects. Donna has held department head level positions with several national sales and franchise organizations. Her key skills are in support, sales, marketing, and customer relations. Her industry experience includes, health and nutrition, retail, transaction processing and franchising. Donna attended Marshall University.

Home Office Support Staff
The FranchiseInc!^SM Home Office staff in Alabama are able to expand and contract to meet our customers needs on every level and are experienced in all aspects of franchise development and support. We are there to support you all the way—you will be in business for yourself, but not by yourself.

Strategic Alliances/Associated Consultants
FranchiseInc!^SM has developed relationships in all nine key areas of helping franchisors “Solve the Puzzle of Franchising”. These consultants work as third-party sub-contractors on projects on an as-needed basis. Contact us today to see if one of our consultants can help you grow your business concept.

Innovative Technology
To Support Your Business Growth.
Through our technology partner, Prism Business Solutions, Inc, we have developed innovative tools such as FranView™, FranTools™, Dead Lead Exchange™, Squirrel® Point of Sale (POS) to help our customers and consultants generate leads and manage customers. Many of our clients use the services of Prism to manage their websites and home office data systems.

Franchise Consultant Network™
At FranchiseInc!^SM we offer excellent opportunities for professionals with professional and business experience to become members of our elite Franchise Consulting Network as franchisees. As a consultant, you will have a national territory working prospects from almost every state using our proprietary systems. For more information see the section on Becoming a Consultant.