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Links of web logs relating to franchise
Franchise pundit, an attorney in a private investment firm with an MBA, analyzes various franchise chains and then decides that if it were his money, would he buy the specific franchise or not.
Want to be your own boss? This weblog discusses business and franchise opportunities for entrepreneurs. It is one of the top traveled web log sites for business opportunities.
Web log of current and relevent franchise legal issues and cases. This is presented from the perspective of legal concerns of franchisors, but it is highly relevent to franchisees too.
Fast Food News tracks and comments on the latest news in fast food chains and industry trends.
Jim Blasingame writes in his blog "The Small Business Advocate" about four fundamental building blocks for a franchiser to heed when franchising.
A Ohio focused blog on all things franchising, written by a top Ohio franchise expert/consultant
Online source for franchise news, research, and community. Smarter Franchise features original stories, independent research and a public discussion forum.
A forum discussing the McDonald's franchise business. Richard Adams is the founder of the
Franchise-Equity Group blog. He has 18 years as a McDonald's corporate franchise guy, 12 years as a McDonald's franchisee, 12 years as a franchise consultant. He has been interviewed about McDonald's by
BusinessWeek, the
Chicago Tribune (registration),
USAToday and more.
A member of the Blue Maumau community, Mr. William Webster keeps a law blog on the psychology of compliance and due diligence. In other words, he blogs on what to look out for to avoid getting suckered into the wrong franchise.
Mr. Webster (University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, 1995), Ph.D. (University of Waterloo, 1988) practices commercial litigation in Toronto, Ontario. He has experience in tracing the proceeds of business opportunity frauds and has represented large groups of franchise and business opportunity investors. Mr. Webster is also counsel to the Canadian Alliance of Franchise Operators, CAFO.
McDonald's Talk is a Live Journal community meant for anyone who has had an encounter with the McDonald's Corporation, whether as an employee or a customer. It seems like a site for consumers and young part-time workers. The site description states, "This community was started as a place for both workers and customers to gripe about McDonald's, but some positive input is welcome, too."
News and columns to help educate in the area of restaurant and fast-food cost accounting.
Romania has some 350 plus franchise concepts and now it has an online franchise community for blogging and forum discussions. Franciza.com.ro is published in Spanish, German and English and covers much of Central Europe's franchise news. They carry some of Blue MauMau's stories too.
Reviews and profiles of dozens of franchise opportunities. Straightforward guidance and tips on finding the right franchise...and avoiding the wrong ones. Part of the b5media network.
Providing valuable insight and information regarding franchising and franchise opportunities. Written by Jim Coen.
FranchiseBrief.com is an online directory of
franchise business opportunities for sale. The website features a
blog including franchise news, franchise advice, and franchise information for potential franchise buyers.

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New England Franchise Association (NEFA) is pleased to announce the debut of
"Franchising in New England", a weblog dedicated to News and Announcements from the
Members of NEFA.
The purpose of the weblog is to share information on going basis to the franchise community and the general public, regarding franchising in New England.
Anyone can choose to receive regular updates to the weblog via an
RSS FeedJim Coen
Executive Director
New England Franchise Association
Helping those interested in purchasing a business opportunity, franchise or dealership take steps necessary to analyze it and themselves to achieve the highest probability of success.
Come read, reply, post and provide some advice and comments.
Not just another Franchise Directory. FranchiseIntroduction.com is rich with content and allows site visitors to link directly to the Franchisor website.
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Advice and resources on writing and publishing on the Net
ceo interviews (24)
Interviews of franchise CEOs in audio stream, podcast, video and written format.
journals (11)
franchise and small business journals dedicated to help find the right franchise for buyers or provide management advice for small business owners.
legal beagles (3)
links of legal issues and advice for buying and running a franchise
money (7)
links involving financing and capital concerns of a franchise
research and studies (38)
Here are government, academic and organizational studies and resources on franchises for potential franchise buyers and franchise owners.
top franchises ranked (10)
These are rankings and awards of franchises and franchise systems by various magazines or organizations.
who's looking out for you? (29)
Organizations and associations that help franchise owners and buyers.
other (16)
other links relating to franchising that do not fit in any other of the listed categories.
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