Franchising.net.au: Many franchises today operate out of fixed locations. Franchisees either lease their premises themselves or the franchisor takes a head lease and then sublets or licences the premises to the franchisee. Often franchisees do not look at their lease to consider whether they will get a return on their investment in the initial term […]
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Crain’s Detroit Business: Reading a Franchise Disclosure Document is a tedious but important task when researching potential franchise investments. The 23-section document spells out the most important details of purchasing and owning a franchise, but it can be confusing if you don’t know what you’re looking for, according to local experts. “Read them carefully and
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Colorado Springs Gazette: Like pretty much every corner of the economy, franchising has taken its lumps during the recession. Franchise businesses in the U.S. shed more than 400,000 jobs in 2009, according to a report prepared for the International Franchise Association. The number of franchise businesses stayed flat last year, after enjoying average annual growth
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Small Business Trends: A recent Wall Street Journal article described several conflicts between Burger King and its franchisees. In one of these disagreements, three franchisees sued Burger King over the franchisor’s effort to get them to keep their outlets open later at night. While the courts will have to decide the legal question of whether
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PR-USA.net: The International Institute for Franchise Education (IIFE) announced today the agenda for its fifth annual Emerging Franchisor Conference (EFC). The conference, designed specifically for executives from emerging franchise systems, will be held November 11-12, 2010 at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship in Ft. Lauderdale. “IIFE is proud of our continued
Franchising.net.au: There are more ways for franchisees to ensure the right fit with a franchise system than choosing a brand and industry they are passionate about. Will the training provided suit the franchisee’s business experience? When franchisors understand the level of small business experience prospective franchisees bring to the table it dictates how franchise opportunities
‎Bizjournals.com: The owners of the Ruby Tuesday restaurants in Hawaii this week finalized a franchise agreement with Gyu-Kaku to open at least 10 locations of the popular Japanese yakiniku restaurant in Hawaii in the next few years. RT Hawaii Restaurants Inc. principals Ted Davenport and Rick Nakashima, who own and operate the four Ruby Tuesday
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Select Your Franchise: We are now 2 weeks into the new premiership season and if the pundits are to be believed we have already seen contenders for the goal of the season, watched the game of the season and the Premier League is the best league in the world. Whilst the use of clichés by
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Philadelphia Business Journal: With business loans still hard to come by, franchisors unwilling to sacrifice growth are making their systems more affordable to new owners by reducing franchise fees, offering incentives, providing in-house financing or scrutinizing their business model for savings that can be shared throughout the system. Hand & Stone, a Hamilton, N.J.-based spa
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Sunshine Coast Daily: Small Business Minister Craig Emerson said franchisees will have more protection and greater certainty in their dealings with franchisors under amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct. Dr Emerson said the amendments were aimed at protecting franchisees, with franchisors now required to disclose more information that franchisees need to make decisions about
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