RichardSolomon's blog

It has been an unfortunate aspect of independent franchisee associations that they only get established in the face of perceived impending calamity.

At approximately 5 pm on Friday, 1st August, at the lovely turn of the century Dearborn Inn in a suburb of Detroit, a nine hour non stop meeting took place amongst Paul Steinberg, Mike Webster and Richard Solomon, attending as Seamus Muldoon.

At the risk of repeating myself, we live today in a world of high risk small business investment opportunities.

I recently thought I had a very bright idea.

There is an epidemic abroad in our land. It is called “The New Franchisor Scam”. Here’s how it works.

My perspective on franchise relationships causes me to distrust government regulation of market places.

EXXON-Mobil intends to divest itself of gas station properties, claiming that they no longer meet the investment standards they require. That in itself is a bold face misrepresentation.

Franchisees, and many other categories of potential plaintiffs, think that bringing claims in court as class actions – suits by one or a few on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situa

Dispute resolution management requires realism and maturity.