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Franchisee Training and Support

The intention of this blog is to open a conversation amongst franchisees, lawyers, consultants, franchisors and other industry participants to challenge prospective investors to more easily identify and eliminate problematic franchise offerings to encourage investment in thorough investigation of more feasible franchises.  

Firepower - Too Big For Fraud, Extortion and Kidnapping

In 2008 in Australia we read that Firepower International associated with Stephen Moss, son of a former Macquarie bank senior executive, Bill Moss, had offered the fuel consumption reduction pill franchise by tender.

Key Questions to Answer before You Buy a Franchise

The right article can be a good start into an investigation on whether or not franchising is a good fit for you.

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Morphing from Good to Elite Franchise Brand

There are many potentially good franchise models in the market that require basic fine tuning to reach their optimum performance. 

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Franchisees Getting Happier

Some of the most respected franchise systems in Australia did not rate in this 10 Thousand Feet franchisee satisfaction survey. At least one of Australia’s most criticized franchise systems did.

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Lessons for New Franchise Investors

This is a tough love tutorial. If you can’t handle the play, stay out of the game! If this is too tough for your tender sensibilities, feel free to call me names. It won’t bother me one bit.

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My Signature, My Decision, My Result

Franchisees choose to sign contracts but does that leave them entirely at fault and entirely responsible for the cost?  I would suggest that often it does.

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ACCC Proceeds Against Refund Home Loans

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking action against Refund Home Loans claiming the franchisor misled franchisees regarding a ‘special’ relationship with the ACCC.

National Black Theatre v Nubian Properties

There is a difference between a lease and a sublease, as some Applebee's franchisees discovered.

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Due Diligence for Dummies

Is due diligence something difficult? Should it be done by someone else?

Consider the words of franchise attorney Rupert Barkoff in the New York Law Journal on Sep 24: