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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

Maine ‘crowd investing’ bill becomes law

March 11, 2014 By admin

The measure is designed to help Maine start-ups raise funds from small investors. J. Craig Anderson  at the Portland Press Herald reports that a measure allowing Maine businesses to raise up to $1 million through “crowd investing” became law Monday. The bill, L.D. 1512, “An Act To Increase Funding for Start-ups,” was approved overwhelmingly in […]

Filed Under: Economic Development in Maine, Featured, Maine Tagged With: business development, economic development, economic impact, Economic Outlook, economy, Expansion, finance, franchise finance, franchise job creation, Maine Franchise Owner

Support Maine franchise owners with these four basic protections

March 11, 2014 By admin

Ed Wolak, Chairman of the Maine Franchise Owners Association contributed the following letter to Bangor Daily News and it ran in the paper and online today March 11, 2014. By Ed Wolak, Special to the BDN Posted March 10, 2014, at 11:47 a.m. Last modified March 10, 2014, at 12:07 p.m. BDN The Maine Small Business Investment Protection […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Fair Franchising, franchise job creation, franchise owners, franchisee associations, franchisees, legal, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners

Big Whopper Economics

March 4, 2014 By admin

Want fast-food workers to get a raise? Let local restaurant owners form a union to fight their corporate masters. By Josh Freedman – Washington Monthly In August, Larry and Kathryn Baerns and their son, Christopher, filed court papers charging that the two new Steak ’n Shake restaurants they had just opened in the Denver area […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured Tagged With: franchise job creation, franchise owners, franchisee associations, franchisees

Franchised Units Increase in Iowa 300% More than Adjacent States

February 25, 2014 By admin

The graphic below compares the growth of franchised Units in Iowa from 2004- 2007 to adjacent states and the nation. In 1994 Iowa passed a Franchise Practices act, the reaction from the IFA and Franchisors was to boycott Iowa, in an effort to show other states what could happen if you pass a Franchise Practice […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchise Economics, Franchising Tagged With: Fair Franchising, franchise job creation, franchise owners, franchised businesses, franchisees, Iowa Franchise Act, legal, Maine Franchise Owners

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 […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising in Maine, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: business development, business owners, economic development, economic impact, Economic Outlook, economy, Expansion, Fair Franchising, franchise job creation, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees, franchising, job creation, legal, maine, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, state law, Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights

Franchisee Protections Exist Across the Maine Border in Canada

February 12, 2014 By admin

Five provinces in Canada have passed franchise disclosure and fair franchise relationship laws: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island. British Columbia is also considering franchise disclosure and franchise relationship legislation. In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires the use of a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) in all 50 states […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: business development, Canada, economic impact, Fair Franchising, franchise job creation, franchise owners, franchised business, franchisees, franchising, Government Relations, legal, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights

Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights Makes An Impact

January 8, 2014 By Courtney O'Hara

The Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights (UFBOR) was released in August 2011 and to date has over 1,200 franchisees, friends of franchisees, and franchisee associations that have endorsed it.  The UFBOR was created by franchisees for franchisees as a fairness doctrine, and the goal was to highlight the imbalance in the relationship between franchisees and […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising Tagged With: Fair Franchising, franchise job creation, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees, franchising, legal, litigation, Maine Franchise Owner

First Annual Maine Franchise Owners Franchise Business Day and Legislators Meet & Greet set for January 29th

December 30, 2013 By admin

The Maine franchise owner community is invited to attend the First Annual Maine Franchise Owners Franchise Business Day and Legislators Forum on January 29, 2014.  The event will begin at 1 p.m with the “Franchise Business Day” forum to share timely information, best practices and resources for Maine franchise owners. A Franchise Owner and Legislators […]

Filed Under: Economic Development in Maine, Featured, Franchising in Maine, Government Relations, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: business development, business owners, economic development, economic impact, Economic Outlook, economy, Expansion, Fair Franchising, finance, franchise finance, franchise job creation, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees, franchising, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, MFOA Sponsor, Sponsor, state law

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

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

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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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