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I came to the Paris Franchise Expo to find a franchise to remember. Frankly, it is difficult choosing between some 450 exhibitors from 75 industries.

I could have chosen industries with the highest growth rate in the latest years, such as Real Estate with its 30% growth of the number of franchised units (Europeans don't peek across the ocean to see what's going on now in real estate?) or personal services, with a growth of 50%.

Well, just back from visiting Belgium, Luxembourg and Amsterdam.

If you have been recently downsized, or are just looking for a career change, you may be contacted by franchise brokerage/consulting franchise companies looking to hire you, or looking to sell you a f

I have been reading this site for a few months now but have not really navigated around. It would appear that it is quite in depth and I take it that is the reason for it's fairly decent Alexa ranking. So, a little introduction to me is in order and I will see what I can make of this place.

As a college student, I bought a Mac 128K when Macintoshes were just a few months old. I've had a soft spot for Apple ever since. In business school, I watched Apple's CEO lose his company, kicked out by his board and the man he had hired, only to see him show the world with Pixar and Next computers that he was not just a one-hit wonder. Here is a commencement speech (14 min 33 sec) at Stanford in which he shares a few insights gained along the way.

The Donkey

You Can Be Served Buffalo Burgers at Franchise Chains

Editor's note: All registered members (free) have their own blog page on Blue MauMau. We'd love to hear members' personal experiences on things touching upon franchising. Here's one of mine from today.

Bison bison. An animal so good that they named it twice.

I just wish there had been a Blue Mau Mau in the 80's when I first became a franchisee.  The information contained on this site is truly remarkable, and can save aspiring franchisees a ton of heartache and cash. 

As a long time franchisee, (but not a current one), I am happy to share my thoughts or advice with anyone aspiring to buy a franchise.  I make no money from franchises, I do not sell them, and I have no affiliation with any of them.  I do have a ton of experience, both positive and negative, in franchise relationships.

Think of this site as unconventional due diligence!

Gang: 

I am curious about labor law.  The last time I investigated this (maybe 15 years ago) Federal laws involving labor did not apply to businesses of less than a certain number of employees (I think it was 50).  

And many States had additional labor laws and had their own number of employees threshold. 

The last I knew, in IL, it was 15 employees.  Interestingly when I called Michael's babe's office, Attorney General Lisa Madigan they refused to answer the question, nor would the IL department of labor.

Anyway, there is a point of this rambling.  How does this work with franchisees and franchisors?  I would think that a zee would simply be bound by the number of employees he has, without regard to the number of total employees in the franchise system as a whole, and I think the zor would be bound by the number of captive employees he has.

Does anyone know?

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A Private Visit to the Colonel's Grave Turns into a News Story — Almost

Colonel Harland Sanders and his wife are buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.

I took a drive and visited the site Sunday afternoon. The Colonel, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, is such a famous icon that there's a yellow line that leads tourists right to his graveside.

Despite the yellow line ending right at Mr. and Mrs. Sanders' resting place, I missed the site the first pass around.