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| Mr. Franchise on Potential Franchise Earnings - Chick-fil-a | 11/14/2009 |
Q: I'm considering applying for a Chick-fil-a franchise. Any idea of the potenital earnings for an ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can ask a franchise ...
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| How To Franchise A Business - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I have a successful business model we've been operating now for almost two years. What are the ...
A: How to franchise a business brings up a number of business and legal issues. Many of these, ...
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| Illegal Franchise Called A License - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 11/1/2009 |
Q: Franchise, A group of us (about 40 or so) bought into a company that was selling a license to train ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can ask a franchise ...
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| Franchise relationship - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 10/27/2009 |
Q: My MBA assignment question is "... the franchisor should ensure that all his staff understand the ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can ask a franchise ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Franchising A Business | 10/12/2009 |
Q: sir,ours is a franchise of an animation company,we want to issue sub franchise to spread across 5 ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can ask a franchise ...
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| Mr. Franchise on provisions of a franchise business | 10/6/2009 |
Q: what are some provisions of a franchise business?
A: Are you asking about provisions of a franchise agreement? Franchise Foundations has a free franchise ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Franchise vs. License - Potential Franchise Dispute | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I'm part of a fairly large group of people who bought a "license" to operate a business. Now the ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can ask a franchise ...
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| Consent to Franchise Transfer - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I am currently the owner of a gym franchise. The CEO of the company and I have had some arguments ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can ask a franchise ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Buying A Franchise | 9/11/2009 |
Q: My friend and I are looking into opening a franchise called "going bonkers" here in Kansas and have ...
A: It is strange that the original owner has nothing to do with the franchising. Usually they are ...
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| To Franchise Or Not To Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 8/17/2009 |
Q: if I have a great knowledge in some issue (industry) also I enjoy it and interested in too , is that ...
A: A high score on a franchise test, like "Is a Franchise for you?" doesn't really mean much, ...
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| To Franchise Or Not To Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 8/16/2009 |
Q: if I have a great knowledge in some issue (industry) also I enjoy it and interested in too , is that ...
A: If you have great knowledge about a certain industry, that certainly helps if you are considering a ...
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| Selling Your Existing Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 8/7/2009 |
Q: we are in the process of selling our franchise and our Franchisor is creating problems. They are ...
A: Changing the deal can definitely be a deal-breaker. The answer to your question depends on a number ...
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| Purchasing a second franchise | 6/30/2009 |
Q: When I purchased my first franchise, I also opted to purchase a second. I paid the fee for both ...
A: You need to show whatever you signed to a franchise attorney for competent advice. Franchise ...
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| Disguised franchises - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 6/17/2009 |
Q: I bought into a co-op in 2003. The company at that time was is 13 states. I have recently ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a franchise legal help advice hotline where you can contact a franchise ...
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| Trademark Issue - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I am a small business owner, actually a SAHM who works from her home doing craft items. Recently I ...
A: This is actually a trademark issue, not a franchise one. The answer depends on what trademark rights ...
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| To Franchise Or Not To Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 5/15/2009 |
Q: if I have a great knowledge in some issue (industry) also I enjoy it and interested in too , is that ...
A: Having knowledge about an industry and even a high level of interest in that industry or field does ...
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| To Franchise Or Not To Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 5/8/2009 |
Q: if I have a great knowledge in some issue (industry) also I enjoy it and interested in too , is that ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can ask a franchise ...
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| Franchising A Small Business Without The Big Cost - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 5/8/2009 |
Q: We are a company that provide afterschool programs in schools www.hobbyquest.com We are in ...
A: The large franchise development firms charge exorbitant prices (the $70,000 to $150,000 you quoted) ...
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| Franchising A Business in the U.S. - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 5/4/2009 |
Q: Franchise, I am a fourth-year student from Vietnam, and doing a thesis. My thesis relates to U.S ...
A: An interesting and timely question. Our firm has just established a branch in Singapore for the ...
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| Buying An International McDonalds Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 4/25/2009 |
Q: How can I get a McDonalds franchise in a coutry where McDonalds isn't presented yet? Much ...
A: In countries where McDonalds franchises are not yet present, applicants go through a franchise ...
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| Getting Out of a Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 3/19/2009 |
Q: My franchise is not doing well. It is in the retail arena. It is an s corp in state of nj. I want ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can discuss your ...
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| Franchise Royalty Used For Charity - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 3/10/2009 |
Q: I request you to elucidate on a generalized scenario of franchising and clarify some doubts. There ...
A: Virtually all franchise owners pay the franchisor a percentage of gross sales - known as a franchise ...
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| Buying a McDonalds Franchise: FDD Cost, Average Sales & Profits - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 3/4/2009 |
Q: Do you have any information about the McDonalds franchise program? How much it costs, sales volumes, ...
A: Sorry to hear about your recent job loss. A lot of people hear they can buy a McDonalds franchise ...
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| FDD Item 19 Financial Performance Representations - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 2/15/2009 |
Q: I am reviewing various FDD's. One surprised me since in Item 19 , where financial performance ...
A: If you are reviewing various FDD's, Franchise Foundations has a great program called FDD Evaluator. ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Franchisee take over | 2/7/2009 |
Q: Have you ever seen a failing franchise situation where the franchisees took over the franchise, or ...
A: I've heard of a number of failing franchisors where franchisees bought out the franchisor. I also ...
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| Franchise Warning Signals: What To Do If The Ship Is Sinking - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I purchased a franchise about six months ago. The franchisor has been franchsising for just a few ...
A: as you’ve obviously discovered. There is a good franchise article about this on the Franchise ...
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| Franchise Kits - FDD Templates, Franchise Operations Manual - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 1/13/2009 |
Q: Our company wants to franchise and we're thinking about buying a franchise kit that includes an FDD ...
A: STEP BACK, AND DO A FRANCHISE FEASIBILITY STUDY Before investing in anything, I recommend your ...
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| Franchise Operations Manual; Cost To Franchise A Business - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 1/6/2009 |
Q: Our company is planning to franchise and a franchise consultant tells us his company needs to draft ...
A: Your question covers a number of topics, so I’ll go through them one by one. FRANCHISE OPERATIONS ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Finding Out Franchise Owner Information | 12/23/2008 |
Q: can you please tell me how to find out if my employer is a franchise owner,and what difference there ...
A: Besides asking directly, there are a couple indirect methods. The easiest is to have someone call ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Business loan | 11/26/2008 |
Q: I recently bought into a franchise and went with a broker to obtain financing for the restaurant. I ...
A: First, this isn't in my area of franchise expertise - I'm a franchise attorney. This is a commercial ...
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| Franchise vs. license agreement terms - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I have a publication I started earlier this year with a partner. Each zipcode gets its own version ...
A: First question I have is – where are you located? If you are in the U.S. or other jurisdiction that ...
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| Disguised Franchise As A Distributorship - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I purchased a "distributorship" business opportunity in my state of FL earlier this year. I was ...
A: The short answer is: without reviewing the contract you signed and researching what elements ...
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| Buying a Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I have a few questions.One. shouldnt you buy a franchise that you would have a interest in that you ...
A: You are absolutely right about buying a franchise that matches your personality and interests. For ...
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| Buying A Franchise - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 10/12/2008 |
Q: 22k invested in brand new condomonium, my domain name www.worldstocks.biz is worth 500k atleast (ive ...
A: Why do you want to buy a franchise? It sounds like you’re very entrepreneurial. If that’s the case, ...
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| Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Review Costs and the New FTC Rule– Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 8/24/2008 |
Q: Mr. Franchise, Glad to see you're a franchise attorney. I'm looking at a educational franchise. The ...
A: A couple business issues immediately concern me. You say the company is new to franchising, is based ...
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| Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD) New FTC Franchise Rule - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 8/22/2008 |
Q: Mr. Franchise, What are the major differences between the old Uniform Franchise Offering Circular ...
A: In summary, what the Franchise Disclosure Document or new FTC FDD format does is take the prior ...
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| Franchisee Associations - Franchisee Advisory Councils - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 8/20/2008 |
Q: What is the best way to deal with a "roque" Franchisee association. One that was not agreed to or ...
A: The starting point is to realize franchisees get together and discuss things regardless of how ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Franchise Lease Obligations | 5/28/2008 |
Q: I am recently owner of a golf franchise and came from a large corporate position and new to being a ...
A: Unless the franchise company acted as a guarantor of the lease (which is very unlikely) whoever ...
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| Franchise Litigation, Franchise Lawsuits and Franchise Arbitration - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 5/18/2008 |
Q: We're a relatively small, start-up franchise company and have sold ten franchises in the U.S. ...
A: Yours is a relatively brief question, but my answer is in no way related to the brevity of the ...
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| Franchise Disclosure Documents - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 4/17/2008 |
Q: My nephew is thinking about buying a franchise in California and has the franchise conpany's ...
A: Franchise Disclosure Documents (formerly known as Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars) and ...
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| Franchise Attorneys & Franchise Consultants - Critical Questions to Ask | 4/6/2008 |
Q: I'm thinking about franchising my business. How do I evaluate franchise attorneys and consultants ...
A: There’s a very good article on our website that provides an extensive checklist of factors to use ...
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| Mr. Franchise on the History of Franchising | 3/3/2008 |
Q: where did franchising originate? Who was the first person or company to employ the franchising model ...
A: Author Lloyd Tarbutton believes the first chain store concept began as early as 200 B.C. in China ...
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| Franchising vs. Licensing (Franchise vs. License) - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 2/26/2008 |
Q: I m confuse about license business strategy & franchise business strategy when I m studying this ...
A: You need competent legal advice from a franchise attorney to analyze the specifics of the deal(s) ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Third Party Franchise Financing | 2/18/2008 |
Q: during my suitable franchise researches I did , I found some companies offered financial aid 3rd ...
A: It usually means the financing is not offered by the franchise company, but by a third party (a bank ...
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| Buying a Franchise - Franchise Investment Requirements; Franchise Breakeven Point - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 2/9/2008 |
Q: when I searching for some franchises I found some requirements in the requirements I found 3 ...
A: Let's start with the largest number first - Minimum Net Worth $500k. This is what they want your ...
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| arrowroot products | 2/6/2008 |
Q: We re a familly bussiness in a french island :Guadeloupe,who has develop a range of french pastry ...
A: I'm not sure a franchise is the best way to exploit your formula, in the context of a business ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Loans & Needing An MBA | 1/29/2008 |
Q: there is an firm based on giving loans for new business & they have a special section for franchise ...
A: It looks like this is a GE-affiliated lender, at least they have the GE logo on the webpage. Lenders ...
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| Are Distributorships franchises? Mr. Franchise weighs in. | 11/1/2007 |
Q: there is a company I known called mantruck this company os the only approaved distributer agency in ...
A: our contact email is franchise@uplink.net or you can contact us through our website below: Kevin ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Distributorships vs. Franchises | 10/27/2007 |
Q: there is a company I known called mantruck this company os the only approaved distributer agency in ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can discuss your ...
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| Franchise incorporating lease agreements | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I have 2 franchise agreements where the franchisor leased the spaces prior to approaching me. They ...
A: If the franchise agreements were specifically for a certain space (presumably in a high traffic area ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Additonal franchised units | 9/25/2007 |
Q: Has any of your franchisees bought any additional units, If so, How many?
A: Since our firm is not a franchise, but rather a franchise consulting and development firm with ...
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| Franchise and lease agreements - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I have 2 franchise agreements where the franchisor leased the spaces prior to approaching me. They ...
A: I'm out of the country at the moment and just picked up your question. I'd need more information in ...
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| Mr. Franchise on Pricing a Franchise: Franchise Fees & Royalties - Mr. Franchise Weighs In | 8/28/2007 |
Q: Mr. Murphy: I'm thinking about creating a franchise company for a medical imaging procedure, but ...
A: Franchise Foundations has a free franchise legal help advice hotline where you can discuss your ...
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