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3 Ways Business Brokers Can Be of Value to Franchise Owners
When it comes to unlocking the true value of your business, it鈥檚 often a case of you don鈥檛 know what you don鈥檛 know. Any franchise owner seeking to exit their ...
What Every Small Business Should Understand About New Opportunities and Mandates Regarding Offering Retirement Plans
With all of the news that seems to bombard us daily, if you haven鈥檛 heard about, or have simply blocked out the latest retirement related shenanigans in Washington DC ...
Have You Turned In Your 2012 Census Form?
All businesses rely on the U.S. government in some form or another, including franchises. The more accurate data the government has, the better decisions and allocations it can make when ...
Franchise Owners: Like it or Not, it鈥檚 Time to Plan for the Affordable Care Act
2014 will represent a big milestone in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (often called 鈥極bamacare鈥) signed into law by President Obama in March, 2010 and upheld last year ...
深夜福利站Public Guest Posting Policy
The 深夜福利站welcomes guest blog submissions from those who have something relevant to say about franchising and/or of interest to franchise owners. We look forward to hearing from franchise owners, ...
Bob Purvin Joins Roundtable Discussion Of Franchise Real Estate Issues On Podcast
Bob Purvin recently participated in the June 30th podcast of Commercial Real Estate Radio, hosted by Howard Kline. The topic of the podcast was 鈥淥pening a Franchise: American Dream or ...
Rethinking the U.S. Supreme Court’s Abandonment Requirement in Mac’s Shell Service, Inc. V. Shell Oil Products
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a franchisee who sues her franchisor for constructive termination of the franchise contract must abandon her franchise unit before filing the suit. ...
New Law Allows Lower Credit and Debit Card Processing Fees
Recent legislation was passed that makes it possible for franchisees to reduce what they pay in card processing fees to Visa and MasterCard. The Durbin Amendment was a last-minute addition ...