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Plain Language is Important

Posted Thu, 2013-05-02 22:27 by Ryan Holmes

In H&R Block Tax Services v. Franklin, (pdf) the Court of Appeals concluded (over a strong dissent) that H&R Block had the right to terminate two franchise agreements where those agreements expressly stated that Franklin could terminate at any time but only allowed H&R Block to terminate for cause.

Franchisee, Rethink Your Boilerplate Lease

Posted Fri, 2013-02-08 10:37 by Ryan Holmes

When attorneys negotiate commercial leases, oftentimes they breeze through (or overlook entirely) the “boilerplate” clauses. Think boilerplate provisions are unimportant? Ask if a franchise owner was affected by Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, or the tornadoes that hit Bronson, Missouri.

How to Lower Your Occupancy Cost

Posted Tue, 2012-10-02 19:01 by Ryan Holmes

Occupancy costs is everything that it costs you to be in the building; rent, common area maintenance (CAM), taxes, insurance, electrical, gas, water, fees, etc. For most franchise businesses, these costs historically range in the neighborhood of 6 to 9 percent.