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You finish franchise training and you feel ready. You know the menu. You know the software. You know the brand standards cold. But then you open your doors. And within weeks, you're dealing with a no-call, no-show employee, a payroll tax notice you don't understand,...
Private equity is no longer a background player in franchising. It's quickly becoming one of the driving forces behind it. In this post, we’ll go over what today’s franchise buyers need to know about private equity, so they can make an intelligent choice in a...
Remembering Steven Alan Scheck, the Burger King franchisee whose courage and conviction helped advance franchisee rights, shape the career of Robert Zarco, and leave an enduring mark on the franchise world. Reviewed and Approved by Robert Zarco Some legal cases begin...
Imagine investing your life savings into a franchise opportunity, only to discover the flashy presentation made by the franchisor to convince you to join their model masked a graveyard of failed locations. Unfortunately, this nightmare scenario plays out more often...
In our experience, franchise disputes rarely stay simple. What starts as a disagreement over a marketing fee or a territory line can turn into a full-blown legal fight involving multiple parties, multiple contracts, and multiple states. When that happens, the lawyer...
Franchise agreements are long. Fifty pages isn't unusual. Somewhere in those pages sit what are called franchise agreement stipulations, which are sometimes called clauses. And they can quietly cost franchisees thousands of dollars a year. And we’ve written about some...
Advertising funds are meant to fuel growth. Franchisees contribute their hard-earned dollars expecting those funds to translate into consumer traffic, brand visibility and ultimately, sales. But when franchisors quietly redirect those contributions toward general and...
A lot of today’s franchisors make multi-unit ownership sound like a natural next step. Sign a Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement. Open more locations. Build wealth. What they don't tell you is what happens in between. I'm talking about the hard work and operational...
When the economy feels uncertain, consumers become more cautious. They delay big purchases, comparison shop more aggressively and scrutinize value. Yet even in difficult financial times, spending does not stop. It shifts toward what feels safer. That is where brand...
When it comes to buying a specific franchise opportunity, there’s an important part of the franchise agreement that most prospective franchise buyers aren’t fully prepared for. The personal guarantee. With that in mind, before you sign your franchise agreement, you...
