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Liquidated Damages Clauses – Franchising’s Unethical Hammer

January 7, 2019 By admin

The franchise industry is unique in so many ways, but that is not always good. For most, buying a franchise, next to buying their home, is the biggest investment they will make. Unlike all other investments they make, they risk everything in buying a franchise, every asset they own, and then some. You ask, how […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Legal Tagged With: Fair Franchising, Franchise, franchising, Quiznos, Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights

What Does It Really Mean to Be Named a ‘Top Franchise’?

November 13, 2018 By admin

Blue MauMau – by Jeffrey M. Goldstein, November 12th, 2018 Franchisors love rankings. Visit any well-known franchisor’s website, and you are bound to see a laundry list of rankings purporting to provide third-party validation of the franchisor’s superiority in its niche, if not in the franchise industry as a whole. Similarly, a Google search for […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: business failure, Franchise, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchising

NLRB Chairman Proposes Overhaul of Current Joint Employer Standard

September 18, 2018 By admin

Blue MauMau, by Janet Sparks, September 17th, 2018 Following the National Labor Relations Board administrative judge’s recent decision to reject McDonald’s proposed settlement to resolve all cases that called it a joint employer with its franchisees on labor law violations, the NLRB announced Thursday that it will overhaul the current joint-employer definition. Continue reading on […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising, Government Mandates, Government Relations, Legal Tagged With: Franchise, franchising, Government Relations

The Franchise Industry, Heavily Regulated? – Shattering the Myth

September 3, 2018 By admin

All of us have heard the argument: franchises are in a heavily regulated industry.  Really?  This paper will attempt to briefly clarify what is specifically regulated, what isn’t, and is it enough considering those investing in a franchise not only risk their investment, but likely all their assets. We hear the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured Tagged With: Fair Franchising, Federal Trade Commission, Franchise, Franchisee, franchising, FTC

DOL Exempts Franchisees from Joint-Employer in Healthcare Plans

September 3, 2018 By admin

Blue MauMau – by Janet Sparks, August 27th, 2018 Among other safeguards, the Department of Labor (DOL) has now issued a ruling that small business owners and franchisees who ban together to form groups under the Association Health Plan to provide low-cost healthcare to their employees will be exempt from joint-employer liability. Continue reading on […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: business owners, Franchise, franchised business, franchisee associations, franchisees

Do Franchise Owners Really Own a Business?

July 31, 2018 By admin

Do franchise owners really own a business? That is a very important question. The franchise industry talks about franchise owners as independent business people, working for yourself, but not by yourself. But, what does ownership mean? Usually, if you own something, you have value, or equity, that you can sell. Historically, most franchise agreements contained […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured Tagged With: Fair Franchising, Franchise, Franchisee, franchising

Franchisee Sues for Lack of Fair Dealing, Marriott Settles

August 27, 2014 By admin

BlueMauMau reports that It seems that not all is clean and good at Marriott. CNBC explores the Marriott Empire in its hour-long “Behind the Closed Doors of Marriott.” In the three minute video clip* below, one large franchise owner explains his lawsuit regarding legal traps, bad faith, fraud, breach of contract and hidden rebates to […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: Fair Franchising, Franchise, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees, legal, litigation, Marriott Hotels

Re/Max Raises Dues for Agents, and Franchisees

April 7, 2014 By admin

Move bolsters the franchisor’s 2 largest revenue streams On Jan. 1, Re/Max increased the annual dues its agents in the U.S. and Canada pay to affiliate with the brand and the monthly per-agent fees affiliated brokerages in U.S. company-owned master franchise regions pay the franchisor. After holding steady at $390 for 2011 through 2013, Re/Max […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising in Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Franchise, franchised business, legal, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, Real Estate Franchise

Bill Zolper b.good Franchise Owner in Portland, Maine

February 6, 2014 By admin

Kate Taylor of Entrepreneur.com interviewed Bill Zolper about opening a b.good burger franchise in Portland, Maine. Bill had stopped into burger chain b.good in Boston to grab a quick lunch, he didn’t know how much a bite to eat would change his life. Drawn in by the food and the concept of locally-sourced ingredients, Zolper […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising in Maine, Maine Tagged With: b.good, economic development, Franchise, franchise owners, franchised business, franchisees, franchising, Maine Franchise Owner

American Bar “Wizards” Wish for Franchise Law Reform

October 31, 2013 By admin

Janet Sparks at Blue MauMau attended the American Bar Association’s 36th Forum on Franchising, she writes: Not all wizards are known for their magical powers. Some are identified by their skill and knowledge about a particular topic, said Joseph J Fittante, Jr., moderator of this year’s American Bar Association’s 36th Forum on Franchising plenary session, in introducing this year’s […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising, Government Relations Tagged With: business development, economic development, Expansion, Fair Franchising, Federal Law, Franchise, franchise job creation, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees, franchising, FTC, Government Relations

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1 May 2020

Senator Cortez Masto (NV) Sends Letter to FTC Concerning Covid-19 Issues http://mainefranchiseowners.org/senator-cortez-masto-nv-sends-letter-to-ftc-concerning-covid-19-issues/

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21 Mar 2020

Hotel Small Business owner's first priority is their Millions of Great employees and their families. Small Business Hotel Owners want to help the federal government in efforts to fight Covid-19 @SpeakerPelosi @senatemajldr @SenSchumer

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1 Mar 2020

Our Government Protects All Consumers… Except Franchisees! - American Association of Franchisees & Dealers https://www.aafd.org/our-government-protects-all-consumers-except-franchisees/

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1 Mar 2020

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mainefoa Maine Franchise Owners @mainefoa ·
1 Mar 2020

This is a perfect example of the type of legislation needed in Maine to protect local franchise owners.

Keith R Miller @FranchiseeAdvoc

Thank you Rep. Chris Mattos and the 9 bipartisan additional sponsors for introducing Vermont H.890, a comprehensive fair franchising bill. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keith-miller-a42a5853_draft-bill-template-activity-6638858502699831296-4bNC

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