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Dunkin’ Donuts Supports Education Program for Hospitalized Children

January 19, 2015 By admin

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital gets endowment Mike Reagan of WMTW Channel 8 reports that the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is getting some perks from Dunkin’ Donuts. Maine franchise owners are giving the hospital a $250,000 endowment over five years for its hospital-based teacher program. The program inside the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical […]

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Making small-business owners’ concerns heard in the political process

November 8, 2014 By admin

Franchise owners are small business owners and they can have a big political impact, which is our experience in Maine. Franchise owners in Maine will continue to have the opportunity to educate their lawmakers, which we have learned do not know much about franchising, but we have shown them the  importance of franchisees in Maine, to invest and create […]

Filed Under: Franchising, Franchising in Maine, Government Relations, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: business owners, economic impact, Fair Franchising, franchise job creation, franchisees, Government Relations, maine, Maine Franchise Owners, Politics, state law

Thank you for your support! Without it we wouldn’t have gotten as far as we did.

April 11, 2014 By Ed Wolak

Dear Members and Friends of MFOA, Thank you for your support, participation, and advocacy for Maine franchise owners. Your support helped advance the Maine Franchise Owners Association (MFOA) and its mission to protect, defend and enhance the equity for all franchise owners. Even though we lost LD 1458 in the senate, we did get our […]

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Three Stories of Maine Franchise Owners or Franchisors Doing Business in Maine

April 2, 2014 By admin

Three Stories about Quiznos, Coffee News and Dunkin’ Donuts. Quiznos: Maine franchisees of the franchising firm that earlier this month filed for bankruptcy, failed miserably under a broken business model. Some are questioning what detriment there was to their state’s economy. Analyzing the sub sandwich chain’s past franchise disclosure documents shows there was approximately $5.4 […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Coffee News, Dunkin' Donuts, Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees, franchising, maine, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, Quiznos

Maine Legislators and Small Business Owners One In The Same

March 20, 2014 By Courtney O'Hara

Small businesses are the key to Maine’s well-being. They compose a significant share of the state’s economic production and hiring.  According to the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, Maine’s businesses have shown signs of stability and improvement.  In 2008, small businesses totaled 147,484.  Of those, 33,926 were employers, and they accounted for 59.7% of […]

Filed Under: Economic Development in Maine, Featured, Maine Tagged With: business development, business owners, economic development, economic impact, Economic Outlook, economy, employment, Expansion, job creation, maine

Failure to Pass Franchise Protections 20 Years Ago Cost Maine More Franchised Units

February 23, 2014 By Courtney O'Hara

In 1994, Legislative document 1916, or as some people remember it — The Franchise Practices Act, was shot down by Governor John R. McKernan, Jr. even after it passed both the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. Leonard Kovit, owner of 5 Meineke’s in Maine and New Hampshire in 1994, remembers the bill […]

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The IFA Has No Risk by Claiming “the Sky is Falling” in Maine

January 3, 2014 By admin

Recently the International Franchise Association (IFA) sent out its IFA Insider Newsletter (Vol. 19, Issue No. 47 ) with the following wake-up call to franchisors “next month the Maine legislature will address LD 1458 (Maine Small Business Investment Protection Act), the most far-reaching and harmful franchise relationship legislation in any state in the country”. They […]

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Maine Unemployment Rate 6.4 Percent in November

December 20, 2013 By admin

State Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette released November workforce estimates for Maine. Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Data Survey of Households  – The preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimate for Maine was 6.4 percent in November—the lowest figure since November 2008—down from 6.7 percent in October and 7.2 percent one year ago. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics […]

Filed Under: Economic Development in Maine, Featured, Maine Department of Labor, Unemployment Compensation Tagged With: business development, economic development, economic impact, economy, Expansion, franchise job creation, Government Relations, maine

Maine’s Small Business Administration Wants To Help You

November 25, 2013 By Courtney O'Hara

The Small Business Administration (SBA) believes “giving small employers a voice early in the process is key to reducing the negative impact of regulations on small businesses, increasing the level of regulatory compliance, and passing on cost savings to state economies. Regional Advocates help identify regulatory concerns of small business by monitoring the impact of […]

Filed Under: Economic Development in Maine, Featured, Finance, Maine Tagged With: business development, business owners, economic development, economic impact, economy, Expansion, finance, Loans, maine, SBA Backed Loan

The Need for Voiding Out State Venue Clauses for Franchise Owners

November 14, 2013 By admin

Peter Lagarias posted at BlueMauMau a very compelling argument as why it’s important to pass legislation in each state to void litigation forum/venue clauses and allow litigation or dispute resolution in occur in the State the franchise owner has his/her business. Here are is an excerpt: Most franchise agreements provide for venue of franchise lawsuits […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: Expansion, franchise finance, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees, franchising, legal, litigation, maine

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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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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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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

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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