Franchise Fridays for June 3, 2011: Top Franchise and Small Business News of...
Apple American On The Move Apple American Group LLC, the largest franchisee for the popular restaurant franchise Applebee’s, agreed this week to acquire 66 corporate locations in New England from...
View ArticleFranchise Fridays for June 10, 2011: Top Franchise and Small Business News of...
Five Guys CEO Loves In-N-Out Burgers In the kind of brilliant, feel-good marketing move that’s made it one of the most respected fast food franchises around, the Five Guys Burger and Fries franchise is...
View ArticleThe Best Franchise Blogs
Out on the web, there’s more than enough entertaining and interesting information to make your head spin. While the Internet of a half decade ago was held hostage by professionals and degree-touting...
View ArticleFranchise Fridays for July 8, 2011: Top Franchise and Small Business News of...
The Ice Cream Wiener Man It’s summer. And while most American’s are outside waiting around for the ice cream truck, Californians are hoping to be frolicking in the sprinkler when the the Wiener Wagon...
View ArticleFranchise Fridays for July 22, 2011: Top Franchise and Small Business News of...
Tennis Legend Caught Juicin’ Superstar tennis player Venus Williams just got a new doubles partner. The Jamba Juice franchise is teaming up with Williams to help promote living a healthy and active...
View ArticleFranchise Fridays for July 29, 2011: Top Franchise and Small Business News of...
Bojangles’ Heads North Southeast chicken and biscuits chain Bojangles has been acquired by Advent International. The Boston-based global private equity firm is buying the more popular fast-serve...
View ArticleFranchising as a Growth Vehicle—the Risks of Improper Classification
Should I franchise my business? Is it the right time? Is franchising the right growth vehicle for my business model? Does franchising fit with my ambitions, tendencies, preferences and general...
View ArticleChick-fil-A Wants You to Eat Less Kale?
No, well, I don’t think so anyway. If you’ve followed franchise or small business news over the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably heard that Chick-fil-A is trying to get Bo Muller-Moore to stop...
View ArticleFranchise Marketing Fund Disclosure: A Cold Stone Creamery Case Study
An integral component of many (if not most) larger franchised systems is the franchisor-administered system-wide advertising fund. Typically, franchisees pay a percentage of their weekly or monthly...
View ArticleFranchisor-Franchisee Independence and Joint Liability, Redux
As recently reported by BlueMauMau.org, the franchisor of the Tilted Kilt restaurant franchise system has recently been sued by several employees of its Chicago-based franchisee. The complaint arises...
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