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Posted Wed, 2012-12-19 11:13 by Press Release

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Franchise Disclosure Document

Posted Fri, 2011-11-11 14:11 by Don Sniegowski

The Franchise Disclosure Document is a specific format of disclosure document required of franchisors (the franchise seller) to franchise buyers by certain states.

Does Your State Have Disclosure Laws?

Posted Fri, 2011-07-15 16:00 by Mario Herman

In addition to the Federal Trade Commission's laws regarding the sale of franchises, fifteen states have franchise investment laws that require franchisors to provide pre-sale disclosures, known as "offering circulars," or "franchise disclosure documents," to potential purchasers: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland,

How Useful Is the Franchise Disclosure Document? Not Very

Posted Mon, 2011-04-25 09:32 by BMM

Darrell Johnson, CEO of franchise researcher FranData and a board member of the Int'l Franchise Association, reveals that a franchise disclosure document (FDD) is of very limited use for franchise unit investors, 

Information Is Good, But Not Too Much

Posted Thu, 2010-04-22 19:37 by Jeffrey Goldstein

The Federal Trade Commission’s view of how to regulate source requirements is to pump more information into the market to allow actors in the franchise arena to make more efficient decisions.

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Posted Wed, 2008-10-22 09:46 by Jim Coen

You can't make this stuff up! This is one of the funniest (saddest) things I've ever seen in franchising.

OpenFran Unveils New Search Method Providing More Public Franchising Knowledge In Less Time And Cost

Posted Tue, 2008-09-16 22:04 by OpenFran

OpenFran Unveils New Search Method Providing More Public Franchising Knowledge In Less Time And Cost

D-Day! New Franchise Rule Kicks In

Posted Tue, 2008-07-01 15:01 by Don Sniegowski
Washington, D.C. (Blue MauMau) - Today is the first day that the Federal Trade Commission's new franchise rule permanently kicks in.