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Networks and Global Linkages
An entrepreneur seeking to enter industry faces high transaction and learning costs. Networks are one way in which entrepreneurs reduce search costs while also lowering the risks of embarking on a new venture. Industrial districts, or clusters of contiguous and often related enterprises, are one way in which networks form. However, today, in an increasingly competitive world, networks need to be global.

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Investigating Franchise Offerings
Before investing in any franchise system, be sure to get a copy of the franchiser's disclosure document. Sometimes this document is called a Franchise Offering Circular. Under the FTC's Franchise Rule, you must receive the document at least 10 business days before you are asked to sign any contract or pay any money to the franchiser. You should read the entire disclosure document; make sure you understand all of the provisions. The following outline will help you to understand key provisions of typical disclosure document as well as ask questions about the disclosures. Get a clarification or answer to your concerns before you invest.
FRANCHISE EARNINGS CLAIMS – PART II
Franchise Earnings Information (Part 2) Part 1 of this article discussed how current Ontario and Alberta law makes it difficult to provide franchise prospects with information about how much they can expect to make in any given franchise. In Part 2 of this article, Peter Macrae Dillon discusses the advantages and disadvantages of including earnings information in a franchise disclosure document and how to prepare earnings information for inclusion in a disclosure document. Should we provide earnings information in our disclosure document?
Government Regulation of Franchises
In the United States, all franchisors must abide by the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Franchise Rule, which requires franchisors to prepare a disclosure document called the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC ) / Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and give a copy of that document to prospective franchisees prior to their purchase of a franchise.
NDAs Reduce Business Development Risk
Business Development is an equally exciting and risky endeavor. Protect your organization by executing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to establishing relationships with unfamiliar vendors, potential partners, prospects, or investors. Use Demand Metric’s downloadable Non-Disclosure Agreement template as a starting point when drafting your various NDA documents.
How to get IRS Help and Income Tax Relief for Individuals and Businesses Unable to Meet Tax Obligations
Americans can be financially crippled in the current economic downturn if they fail to meet their tax obligations. However, taxpayers who need tax relief can take advantage of special considerations being offered by the IRS in this weak economy to make a voluntary disclosure or set up a payment plan or tax settlement that can help them avoid significant financial problems in the long run.

Protect Your Company by Keeping Your Employees in the Loop
Each week, I receive requests from clients who ask me to review and comment on a variety of confidentiality, non-disclosure agreements [often referred to as "NDAs"]. These have become part of the fabric of getting a deal done... and they carry serious financial consequences if they are violated.

State Franchise Disclosure and Registration Laws
The articles explains state franchise registration and disclosure laws and provides a 50-state anaylsis of each state as to whether the state has franchise disclosure and registration law and/or business opportunity law and a franchisor's obligation to register under such laws, the documents required to be filed, filing fees, review period and other filing information.

E-Mailing the Franchise Disclosure Document to Prospective Franchisees
Under the FTC Franchise Rule,a franchisor can deliver the Franchise Disclosure Document (“FDD”) electronically by e-mailing the FDD in a pdf form or mailing a FDD copied on to a CD-ROM to a prospective franchisee. The first personal meeting requirement has been eliminated. The prospective franchisee must have the FDD and Exhibits at least 14 calendar days before the franchisee signs any agreement with the franchisor or gives the franchisor any money. Electronic delivery of the FDD disclosure will save the franchisor substantial time and money as the cost of copying and mailing a Franchise Disclosure Document and Exhibits, let alone personnel cost, really adds up. The FTC estimates that the cost to copy and mail a disclosure document is about $35.00 each. The states having franchise registr
How To Investigate Franchise Offerings
Before investing in any franchise system, be sure to get a copy of the franchiser's disclosure document. Sometimes this document is called a Franchise Offering Circular. Under the FTC's Franchise Rule, you must receive the document at least 10 business days before you are asked to sign any contract or pay any money to the franchiser. You should read the entire disclosure document; make sure you understand all of the provisions. The following outline will help you to understand key provisions of typical disclosure document as well as ask questions about the disclosures. Get a clarification or answer to your concerns before you invest.
4 Ways to Increase Your Financial IQ
Having a high financial IQ means the most when it comes to your financial success. A high financial IQ means you make smart financial decisions and take the right action to better your financial circumstances. Here are four ways to begin building your financial IQ today!:
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