If you’re a prospective franchisee and you’ve been given a package of contracts to review – and the franchisor’s disclosure document in provinces that require it – possibly the worst thing you can do is to say to yourself: “This all seems very standard and the franchisor isn’t going to change anything.â€
The second worst thing you can do is agree with the franchisor or its salespeople if they tell you: “This is all very standard and we aren’t going to change anything anyway.†Continue reading.