A brief legal perspective of franchising from the point of view of a franchisee who wants to operate a franchise and a franchisor who wants to expand business through franchising.
Let's Talk Business
Financing a franchise business, one of the most important aspects of operating a business, and one of the most difficult.
Basically Business
Legal issues a business faces as it grows. Franchising as a means to start or expand a business.
Forms of business organization and ownership – variations of sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation – with the tax and legal advantages and disadvantage of each.
Crosstalk
The disciplines a business owner needs to deal with such as finance, management and marketing. What venture capitalists look for when evaluating a business.
Start Up
While franchising does not eliminate the risk of business failure it mitigates the risk because you are buying into a proven business formula. From the viewpoint of franchisees wanting to evaluate an opportunity and from the perspective of the franchisor seeking to expand business operations through franchising.
CNN, Business Day
Important considerations for starting and growing a successful business: the importance of creating, following and updating a sound business plan; selecting and communicating with legal counsel; and putting together a good team.
Small Business Advocate Radio
Jim Blasinghame interviewing Andrew J. Sherman on topical business issues
What you need to know to grow a business by franchising. [10/22/2004]
Conversion franchising and how to decide if being a franchisee is right for you. [09/24/2004]
Selling businesses and what needs to be considered before selling. [07/23/2004]
A discussion about what happened to the momentum in the marketplace. [03/25/2004]
How to take advantage of the current expansion and why this one is going to be longer and stronger than the last one. [01/15/2004]
A discussion on women entrepreneurship. A conversation on what the marketplace looks like. [09/24/2003]
The situation in the public sector in the market place that led up to a new bill. [ 04/17/2003]
Predictions on what the rest of 2003 will bring in the economy. Discussion on the effects of impending war and domestic terrorism on small business. [02/25/2003]
Outlook on 2003 and the Economy. Variables that might affect America's small businesses and the economy. [01/03/2003]
A discussion on the dynamics of the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee. [08/04/1999]
How to develop a solid foundation for launching a marketable franchise, and how to look at these points from both the franchisor's and the franchisee's perspective. [05/03/1999]
The use of franchising as a method to build your brand, with emphasis on how to develop a franchise organization.
[04/13/1999]
