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Franchise Attorney Tagged Articles
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How to Negotiate Your Franchise Agreement
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| Learn how to negotiate a franchise agreement and avoid signing a contract that can obligate you to some provisions that may be difficult to meet. Follow these steps and you’ll protect yourself from potential problems and disputes. |
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Twenty Questions to Ask before you Buy a Franchise
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| If you’re in the process of looking to purchase a franchise you need to perform the proper due diligence. This includes speaking with existing franchisees and using the services of your franchise attorney and financial advisor. To strengthen that process here are twenty questions to ask you need to ask before signing the franchise agreement. |
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Buying A Franchise: Some Do's & Don't
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| Life has a way of manipulating the circumstances and the conditions. Often executives and those vulnerable to economic downturns turn to consideration of business ownership.
I'm often asked when I speak to groups, "Are there some hard and fast rules of doing a proper examination or investigation of the various kinds or brands? Can you better understand the business if you do certain things?" The answer is mostly yes. The more you actually know the more confident you are once you make a decision.
But there are dangers as well. Often we study so much the line becomes blurred between what is factual and actual and what is someone's overly blustered and inaccurately stated opinion or random thoughts.
Here are some things I recommend to you that you DO: |
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How to Franchise
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| How to franchise. Business owners should follow these steps when developing a franchise program. |
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The Role of the Franchise Compliance Coordinator
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| When advising clients concerning their franchise operation, FranSource recommends that they designate a responsible employee to act as the Franchise Compliance Coordinator. This position entails implementing a franchise compliance program to ensure the company remains in compliance with all federal and state disclosure laws and regulations. |
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Getting the Best Out of Your Franchise Agreement
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| You’re at that crucial point which will start your franchising career, that moment when you put your signature down on the dotted line of the franchise agreement. Signing isn’t as easy at it sounds, though. Reading the terms and clauses in the agreement may send you into a whirlwind of second thoughts. By the time you actually get to the dotted line at the bottom of the contract, you’ll be wondering what you’re getting yourself into. |
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Hiring a Franchise Lawyer
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| Many assume that, because a franchise agreement is by nature a contract, any attorney is competent to review it. However, this is not necessarily the case. Franchise agreements are unique contracts, and only franchise lawyers are qualified to handle them. |
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Steps Youll Encounter When Purchasing a Franchise Business
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| The franchise purchase process is a long-drawn affair. There are many steps and those steps make sure that only a genuine candidate end up buying a franchise. |
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5 Tips to Select the Right Franchise Opportunity
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| Selecting the right franchise is the first step towards franchise success. For that, you must check out the viability of the product/service you will be selling along with many other things. Consulting the present franchisees and looking into the litigation history of the franchisor are two of them. If you don’t want to do it all by yourself, consult competent franchise consultants. |
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Evaluate Complaints Against Franchisors Before Signing The Agreement
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| While starting a franchise business, checking out the legal history of the franchisor is a must. Take the help of your franchise attorney to look into any sort of litigation, bankruptcy and out-of-court settlement the company may have experienced. |
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