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深夜福利站Names Keith Miller as Director of Public Affairs and Engagement
OCT 1, 2019: SAN DIEGO, CA 鈥 The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) has announced the engagement of Franchisee Advocacy Consulting (FAC) to ...
Congratulations to Our Total Quality Franchising Award Nominees and Recipients
Monday night, September 16, the 深夜福利站was proud to host its Total Quality Franchising Awards Gala at the Sheraton Mesa at Wrigleyville West in Mesa, ...
Griswold Home Care Named AAFD鈥檚 2019 鈥淔ranchisor of the Year鈥
聽Home Care Company Earns AAFD鈥檚 Esteemed Recognition Again聽聽 Plymouth Meeting, PA 鈥 September 11, 2019 鈥 Griswold Home Care, a national provider of nonmedical home ...
深夜福利站Honors Craig Tregillus with Lifetime Achievement Award and NASAA Special Project Group with Chairman鈥檚 Award
AUG, 2019: SAN DIEGO, CA鈥擳he American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) has announced its Total Quality Franchising (TQF) Awards for 2019. Notable honorees include Craig Tregillus who will receive the 深夜福利站Lifetime Achievement Award. The NASAA Franchise Project Group will be honored with the Chairman鈥檚 Award for Distinguished Achievement for the Franchising Community. The 深夜福利站also announced nominees for its community awards.聽
How Is Your Franchisor Using Your Marketing Fund?
Most franchisees are required to pay into an advertising marketing fund, which the franchisor controls. What is your franchisor doing with all that money, and ...
From the Archives: Are 鈥榋ors from Mars and 鈥榋ees from Venus?
I have compiled a list of the oft-made mistakes that both franchisors and potential franchisees make during the all-critical validation and expectations-setting process. Although no one can completely error-proof their decision, many of these mistakes can be easily mitigated a priori. And, if not, it can be the beginning of an unhappy, short-lived and financially underwhelming nuptial period.
New Franchise Loan Transparency Bill Introduced in the US Senate
As our friend, Keith Miller, principle of Franchise Advocacy Consulting, likes to say, there are far more franchisees in this country than franchisors. When we join our voices together, we can be a powerful and persuasive political force. It鈥檚 time to raise your voice to support an exciting new bill that was just introduced on July 31, 2019 in the United States Senate by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). While the bill鈥檚 overall aims are modest, the changes鈥攊f enacted鈥攚ill require franchisors to provide more transparency to prospective franchisees or face financial consequences.聽
Keith Miller Testifies to Senate Subcommittee on Behalf of Franchisees
Last week, we sent out an urgent call to our membership to contact your Senators and encourage them to attend a hearing held by the US Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy. The hearing was titled, 鈥淓conomic Mobility: Is the American Dream in Crisis?鈥
And the 深夜福利站Total Quality Franchising Award Nominees Are鈥
One of the defining events of our yearly Franchisee Leadership Summit and Conference is the 深夜福利站Total Quality Franchising Awards (TQF Awards). The TQF Awards ...
Why Your Franchisor May Not Provide the Supplier Benefits You Expect
Many potential franchisees become trusting of their chosen franchisor and go further to make the mistake of believing that their agreement and supply chain is, ...
NYT Article Highlights Subway Franchisor Abuse
The New York Times recently released a scathing article that shines the light on systematic franchisor abuse at the world鈥檚 largest fast-food company, Subway.
How to Protect Your Franchisee Equity
The theme of the 2019 深夜福利站Franchisee Leadership Summit is 鈥淧rotecting Your Franchise Equity,鈥 but we very well might have called it 鈥淩eclaiming Your Equity.鈥 Truly, the important benefits of business ownership expected by franchise owners have been under siege for decades, and franchisees continue to see serious erosion of their ability to increase and secure the value of their franchise investments.