The ABCs of FDDs: Item 17. Renewal, Termination, Transfer and Dispute Resolution
This is the fifth in a series of articles for prospective franchisees that discuss the components of a franchise disclosure document. Unlike almost all other articles about what you will learn in a...
View ArticleThe ABCs of FDDs. Item 9, 11, 15: Franchisor and Franchisee Obligations
This is the sixth in a series of articles for prospective franchisees that discuss the components of a franchise disclosure document. Unlike almost all other articles about what you will learn in a...
View Article“Unplain” English in FDDs
Because Cold Stone Creamery received some unflattering press recently, I started to read their franchise disclosure document (FDD) the other day to get some background information but I got knocked...
View ArticleKeeping Your Franchise Search Options Open
One of the most important lessons that I've taught my daughters is that it's always better to have options in the pursuit of any goal. Many times during my career I have applied for jobs that I wasn't...
View ArticleThe ABCs of FDDs: Item 8. Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services
This is the seventh in a series of articles for prospective franchisees that discuss the components of a franchise disclosure document. Unlike almost all other articles about what you will learn in a...
View ArticleThe ABCs of FDDs: Item 16. Restrictions on What Franchisees May Sell
This is the eighth in a series of articles for prospective franchisees that discuss the components of a franchise disclosure document. Unlike almost all other articles about what you will learn in a...
View ArticleDon’t Cut Corners with “Replacement Referees” when Investing in a Franchise
While it's hard to generalize about the different approaches that prospective franchisees take when considering a franchise investment, there's always at least one constant: they want to contain their...
View ArticleThe Economics of “Refranchising” Through Multi-Unit Operators
There have been many recent articles about the phenomenon du jour in franchising – franchisors selling off company-owned units, almost exclusively to large multi-unit franchisees – but none that touch...
View ArticleTop 100 Franchises Rated by Veterans
In a newly released special report, the Franchise Business Review concludes that the special discounts and incentives that hundreds of franchisors are currently offering to prospective franchisees...
View ArticleThe ABCs of FDDs: Items 1 & 2
This is the ninth in a series of articles for prospective franchisees that discuss the components of a franchise disclosure document. Unlike almost all other articles about what you will learn in a...
View ArticleTop Trends in Franchising
The credit crisis that began in 2007 is driving many of the developing trends in the franchise industry. Franchisors are refranchising, providing financial incentives and funding support to...
View ArticleYUM!’s China Strategy Humming Despite 4Q12 Same-Store-Sales Slip
YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), whose brands include KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, held its Annual Investor Update Meeting on Thursday, December 6, during which company executives made a cogent case...
View ArticleGerman Group to Buy Caribou Coffee for $340 Million
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOU) this morning announced a definitive merger agreement with the Joh. A. Benckiser Group (JAB) under which an affiliate of JAB will acquire Caribou for $340...
View ArticleFranchise Year in Review: 2012
The year was supposed to come to a cataclysmic end on December 21, 2012. We survived the day, which perhaps can reassure the doomsday crowd that they can breathe more easily for another 5,126-year...
View ArticleABCs of FDDs: Item 18, Public Figures
Have you ever bought a product or service because a celebrity endorsed it? I'd like to think that I bought my last pair of Wrangler jeans because they were a better value and fit than anything Levi's...
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