We have not spent much time on this blog analyzing other blogs. We have wanted to remain impartial about those who are competing with us in the blog world and we do not want to be seen as endorsing blogs that provide a particular service or viewpoint. Needless to say, though, there are numerous blogs in existence …
The immediate challenge for a franchisee of a bankrupt franchisor is how to stay in business during the franchisor’s bankruptcy. A Chapter 7 (liquidation) franchisor is not likely to meet any of its contractual obligations to its franchisees. This may also be true of a Chapter 11 (reorganization) franchisor, although many Chapter 11 franchisors do …
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The IFA Smartbrief that I received today had a great article on buying franchises, written by Demetra Navab Taleghani (also known as HybridMom) on low cost to entry franchises. The focus of her piece is on how women can find entry points into the economy in the form of start-up franchises that do not require a …
Tuesday’s New York Times (January 19, 2010), provided an obituary of Glen W. Bell, the founder of the now enormous Taco Bell franchised restaurant chain. The obituary tells the story, inspiring in this current economic climate, of Mr. Bell’s invention of the crispy-shell taco and the growth of the original Taco Tia restaurant to the 5600 …
As we have explored on this blog previously, there has been endless discussion during this economic downturn concerning the effect current economic conditions will have on the franchising model. That discussion continues unabated, as evidenced by the following entries found through the briefest of internet searches: A franchise fix for the recession blues? – BNET Franchise leader …
I attended a breakfast meeting for small firms at the ABA Forum on Franchising a couple of years ago and my table’s topic was technology. I have always thought of myself as relatively savvy on technology issues, but I was startled at how little I knew about some of the concepts that were discussed at …
If you are reading this blog, you are most likely engaged in a search for information or sources of information regarding franchising or more specifically, franchise law. Of course, I could gratuitously point out that information relating to franchising is readily available by picking up the phone and talking to any of the lawyers at this …
As we never get tired of saying, franchise law is ever changing and evolving. This is partially because the business model itself is constantly in flux as new industries are explored. But this is also true because the law governing franchising has recently changed in dramatic fashion and is in the process of being interpreted …
The Wall Street Journal has reported that President Obama and congressional leaders plan to take steps to resuscitate the estate tax, also known as the death tax, despite years of efforts by various political interests to have it repealed. Why is this of interest to anyone reading this blog? It could be of enormous importance if you …
As time has passed the downturn has continually revealed itself to be worse than originally expected. And yet there are some writers who suggest that franchising will weather this storm better than other business models. Plug in the terms “franchising” and “recession” into a Google search and the first four entries offer favorable commentaries on …
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