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The International Master Franchisee

If you are interested in extending your business across international borders, consider the efficiencies of the franchise business model. If you intend to do business overseas, you will be well served to get legal advice from a knowledgeable and... Read More...

Domestice Master Franchisees

When most people think of becoming a master franchisee, they assume that the arrangement is only available to businesses oversea. An international master franchisee is an intermediary between the local franchisee and the franchisor, who is usually... Read More...

A Franchisor’s Board of Director’s Credentials Matter

When doing research for this blog last week on a completely different topic, I ran across a company that impressed me to no end. Not because I am overly fond of drinking beer and eating cheese, but rather because of the experience and brilliant... Read More...

Millennials are a new demographic

If you are alive and breathing you have been affected in one way or another by the presidential election of 2016. The election seemed to define two of America’s major voting groups. On the one hand, hard-working middle class Americans. On the... Read More...

Sue Your Franchisor

There are many benefits to hiring a franchise attorney to guide you through the day-to-day legal and financial maze that business owners are faced with. A franchise attorney will start out by helping you carefully read and understand the franchise... Read More...

Co-branding

The franchise agreement is a document that franchise sellers are required to give you at least 14 days before accepting money from you. When you sit down and study it, you are sure to come up with terms that are unfamiliar to you. When you buy a... Read More...

Gone is the 9-5 mentality

Assessing your work ethic could be the single most important element that a would-be franchise owner/entrepreneur needs to address prior to becoming a small business owner. If the thought of becoming your own boss interests you, you might have a... Read More...

Target Marketing to Millennials

If you intend to succeed in a franchise business, in the years to come you will need to have a marketing strategy that is tailored to millennials. Millennials are by far the largest new identifiable consumer demographic and you need to be familiar... Read More...

Competing Established Markets

Every new potential franchise investor must have done their due diligence possible before committing to a business, not only to weed out opportunities that are not profitable, but also to get a sense of confidence that is needed in order to proceed.... Read More...

More trouble at Chipoltes

In what could certainly be the beginning of the end for the company, Chipotle’s restaurants have been named the defendant in a class action lawsuit by roughly 10,000 employees, charging workers have been underpaid in wages. In order to meet... Read More...