Franchising is Virtually Fraud Free

The number of complaints to the Federal Trade Commission on Franchising do not indicate ramped fraud in the franchising sector. The FTC before Congress gave a report showing that the number of complaints was fewer than one tenth of one percent, lower than any other industry.

Franchising Industry Burdened in Over Regulation

There were only an estimated 1800 active franchisors in this country at the end of 2002, that number down from 6000 in a single decade. It is not hard from this effort to increase regulations to see why.

Quality Controls for Franchising Companies Sample Outline

Quality control in franchising companies is paramount and all franchising companies must have strict guidelines to insure consistency. To insure this takes place throughout your franchise system you must make this a policy in your confidential operations manual.

Home Based Franchising

Many people have heard of Franchising but have you ever heard of Home based Franchising? It exists! It's less costly than traditional franchises yet the benefits of participating in a franchise still exists.

Franchising

Franchising offers those who lack business experience (but do not lack capital) a business with a good probability of success.

Franchising and New Franchisee Set-up

Many new franchisors fall down in the franchisee set-up phase. This is the phase where the new franchisee has paid their fees and is now entering the system. They will either be getting equipment or building out a location.

Car Wash Guys; A Franchising Case Study

The Car Wash Guys is a franchise system, which had never been done before in the Industry of Car Washing, as it was a mobile car wash. It started out in California with independent contractors and quickly grew to 53 units in 39 cities within a 4-year period and then the company decided to franchise the concept.

Getting Away from the Concept of Master Franchising

So often franchisors look for faster ways to expand their systems and extend their brand name. One of the common ways to do this for franchisors is to sell regional franchising rights or master franchising.

Franchising with Regional Team Managers and Partners

Many franchise consultants shy away from such advice as securing master franchises as a plan for expansion with a new franchising company. This is because the legal issues and the litigation are tough to deal with and for that kind of liability there just is not enough money in it.

Protection of Confidential Operations Manual in Franchising Agreements

In modern-day franchising the franchisor will license his business model and operational strategies to folks who will run the franchised outlets. To ensure quality, consistency and customer service the franchisor will define in the confidential operations manual be exact method of doing business.

Franchisors, Franchising Agreements and the Right of Inspection

In order to maintain the quality and consistency of a franchised outlet it becomes necessary to inspect the facilities and franchise operations to make sure they are in compliance with confidential operations manual at all times.

Mobile Based Franchising and Liability Insurance Issues in Franchising Agreements

Mobile based franchising companies must consider the potential eventuality of being sued or named in a lawsuit, which is directed at a franchisee due to a traffic accident while conducting the franchise outlets business operations. In places like New York, California, Washington D.C.

Franchisor Trademarks and Display of Name Issues

Most franchising companies spend millions of dollars on promoting their brand-name. To insure that the brand-name use used correctly throughout the franchise system, the franchisor must specify to each and every franchised outlet how it must be used.