Business Management Case Study; Arbitration, Mediation or Litigation in Franchising Agreements

Executive management franchising teams in franchising companies must decide how they wish to handle disputes in the franchising agreement. More often than not clauses are put into the franchising agreements, which stipulate how disputes between franchise stores and franchisees will be handle.

Financing Your Franchise: SBA Loans

Financing is one of the most confusing, and often frustrating, aspects of opening a franchise. Some franchisees pay cash, others take out home equity loans or tap into their retirement savings. In this article, we look at one of the most popular methods of franchise financing: the SBA Loan. SBA Loans are loans made by traditional lenders such as banks that are guaranteed by the federal government’s Small Business Administration.

State of Illinois Franchise Registration and Persnickety Examiners

It is amazing that State Franchise Registration State Examiners like those in the State of Illinois Franchise Registration Examiners Office often believe they are protecting the investor. But really they are not because the over regulation they place on Franchisors means they must raise the costs of the franchises they sell

Franchisor Recruiting Strategies To Get The Best Franchisees

Despite what some people think franchising companies focus on recruiting the very best franchisees and they are not out to sell to everybody. In fact most of the people who inquire about becoming a franchisee with a franchising company simply either do not qualify or they are not good enough.

Marketing and Promoting in the Franchising Industry

A franchisor who is promoting his franchise brand is really marketing for a couple of different objectives and this makes things a little more difficult than in other types of businesses. You see, a franchisor must promote the brand name to help the franchisees get more customers because if the franchisees don't succeed the franchisor will also go out of business.

Area Reps, Field Consultants, District Managers and Franchisor, Franchisees & Franchising Success

The Franchisor's business model that the franchise outlets are operating must always be running by the book. Consistency in brand is one of the greatest gifts to franchising and with franchising being the greatest business model ever created in the history of commerce that means it ranks pretty high up there in what's important in the business world.

Can We Franchise the Nations of the World?

Is it possible to franchise the nations of the world under a World Franchise Umbrella? Yes, that is possible but of course there would not be equal opportunities in each country starting out. Some places for instance cannot crow corn or they are in dry climates and farming is tough or impossible. This might lead to instability or fighting within the system right and that could cause a loss of freedom or even wars.

Think Globally, Act Locally and Franchise the Rest

Many people believe that first world nations need to think more globally and that does make sense. Of course the bumper sticker that says think globally and act locally is probably also a good idea.

Franchising a Nation is Impossible, it Will Never Work Say Critics

There are many people in the world and the funniest ones out there are the non-believers is the reality of how things in the World really work. Sometimes you find hard-core liberals living in a false reality.

So You Want to Create a World Franchise System: What Is Your Mission Statement

It seems that the United Nations is at a crossroads and it may be time to try something old and something new to create order on this Planet of Blue. Indeed it may make perfect sense to build the World Franchise System. Why you ask? Well because most of the best performing organizational set-ups...

Franchising the World: Signing Up Nation States as Franchisees

In the concept of Franchising the World, we will need to sign up nations. Some believe that we need to set up a marketing and sales department. A marketing department to alert the world of the benefits yes, but a sales department no, not really; you see; My strategy is to not sell franchises.

Nation State or Nation Franchise; Keeping it Simple

In the world today we see civil unrest, international terrorism, religious fundamentalism and unnecessary human rights abuses and it seems most of these issues are being caused by Nation States and third world or borderline third world nations.

Franchising Business Model and Regulations; Are We Helping the Consumers Yet?

In the United States we have many folks that wish to realize their American Dream and to many people that means owning a business of their own. We also have rules and regulations that are to enforce the franchising model, but are we truly helping the consumer from the Big Bad Corporate Franchisors out to get the little guys?

Why Franchise Your Business?

Is it possible to franchise your business? How can you decide if franchising is the right route to take for your business?