Should My Corporate Stores Pay Royalties?
Absolutely! If you make $100 in profit, that $100 on the open market is worth the multiple of the earnings in the business it is…
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Legal: Top of the Class
As a franchise attorney, I have witnessed some clients go from a few locations to hundreds in a surprisingly short amount of time. All of…
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Legal: What Does Winning Look Like?
What Does Winning Look Like? Franchising is about creating a community of business owners working out of the same system and sharing the same goals,…
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Legal: The Delegation Dilemma: When to Let Go
For many of our clients, especially founders who have built their original business from the ground up, delegating decisions and authority is a constant struggle….
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Legal: Just Say No
I might be dating myself by recalling the anti-drug ads from the ‘80s and trying to relate them to franchising. The relevancy in my mind…
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Legal: What Business Are You In?
Seems like a simple enough question. However, I think many franchisors forget they are in two businesses. One is the underlying subject-matter expert on the…
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Legal: Early-Stage Equity Investors
Many of our early-stage emerging franchisor clients have been getting calls from private equity groups looking to make an investment. The reaction ranges from skeptical:…
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Legal: Profit or Growth
Legal: Profit or Growth It is not an easy transition to go from running a traditional business serving customers locally to building a franchise system…
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Legal: Do you know When to Say ‘No’?
For many franchisors, the goal is to get your system and your agreements to the point that you no longer need to entertain addenda or…
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