SmartCompany.com.au (blog):
Several of the submissions to the Western Australian supplementary franchise inquiry, which support the introduction of franchise legislation, propose that increased regulation will result in increased investor demand by potential franchisees.
Out of the 114 submissions lodged with the inquiry, just 15 support the proposal to legislate franchising in WA, and of these less than a handful promote the idea that legislation will result in a surge of interest in franchising.
The basic premise of the idea is that potential franchisees will be so impressed by the regulatory fist rammed down the sector’s throat that they will flock to franchising in greater numbers than ever before.