In 2010, franchisees won a long, hard-fought battle against the finance industry, as Congress passed a bill which would regulate the exorbitant debit card fees that were being set by credit card companies and banks.
New Zealand franchise lawyers are grinding their teeth over a Law Society’s pending publication of a standard form franchise contract saying it goes way too far. Panic could actually hit the fan.
On opposite sides of the debit-card-fee fence, both big banks and big retailers nevertheless say that they have the consumer's best interests at heart as they try to win Congress over to their respective points of view.
The provisions mandated by the new U.S. health care law are causing deepening worry among business owners and executives as their implementation draws closer.
Glenn E. Davis of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman Secures $472,000 Arbitration Award for Medicine Shoppe International in Franchise Dispute Affirmed by Eighth Circuit Court
The term ‘Tombstone Technology’ came about following a catastrophe that took only minutes and claimed a record 349 innocent lives. Families were left shattered and others were embarrassed.
'Entrepreneurs of the future' are here today with Franchild apparently. Just because your first born is healthy and performing doesn't mean you can rest on your laurels.
I am often asked by prospective franchise clients what exactly is the definition of a franchise? The issue is an important one, since franchising is a regulated industry.