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Franchisee Association Positions Itself as Power Broker of Papa John’s

November 20, 2018 By admin

Blue MauMau – by Don Sniegowski, November 19th, 2018 As large investors and rumors of private equity firms hover over the wounded Papa John’s International Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA), franchisees have decided that they are in a good position to be the gate that investors pass through for a smooth transition to the future of the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Foodservice, Franchise Economics, Franchising, Uncategorized Tagged With: business owners, Fair Franchising, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees

Franchise Owners Say Jack in the Box CEO Needs to Go, CMO Wanted

October 11, 2018 By admin

While there are no Jack in the Box outlets in Maine, it’s important that franchise owners are taking actions to advance their causes. Their strength comes from such a high percentage of outlets active as members of their association. Blue MauMau – by Don Sniegowski, October 9th, 2018 Franchise owners of Jack in the Box […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchise Economics, Franchising Tagged With: Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchisee associations, franchisees

Free MFOA Membership to all Maine Franchise Owners

October 1, 2018 By admin

Yes, it’s true.  The Maine Franchise Owners Association (MFOA) is offering FREE* membership to all franchise owners in Maine.  Why join MFOA? The Maine Franchise Owners Association (MFOA) is an independent organization of Franchise Owners in the State of Maine. It is a multi-brand and multi-industry association that is committed to helping franchise owners grow […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: franchisee associations, Maine Franchise Owner

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

MFOA Lobster Bake in Support of Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, ME

August 28, 2014 By admin

Join Us For a Maine Lobster Bake Maine Franchise Owners Association Lobster Bake in Support of Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, ME Come enjoy the party in support of one of our non-profit members. Friday, October 17th 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Maine Franchise Owners Association Lobster Bake in Support of Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, ME. Camp Ketcha […]

Filed Under: Featured, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: franchise owners, franchised business, franchisee associations, franchisees, franchising, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, MFOA Sponsor

Seeking Balance in Franchise Relationships

May 25, 2014 By admin

No relationship is perfect, it doesn’t matter whether the relationship is personal, business or institutional there are always going to be both good things and bad things about any relationship. One of the keys to a long and prosperous relationship is balance. Mutual advantage is the key to sustaining the relationship. Relationships prosper when each […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured Tagged With: franchise owners, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees, franchising, Maine Franchise Owners

Equity Extraction Schemes Live On in Franchising

May 12, 2014 By admin

The equity extraction scheme that was exposed by 7-11 Employee Kurt McCord brings back painful memories for me. The scheme is eerily similar to what was perpetrated against Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees from 1998 thru 2008. In that period it is estimated that Dunkin’ Brands extracted over $100 million dollars of franchisee equity from hundreds of […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Fair Franchising, Featured Tagged With: 7-11, Equity Extraction, franchise owners, franchisee associations, franchisee bankruptcy, franchisees, legal, litigation, Pro-franchisee, UPS

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’s House Approves Franchisee Protections!

April 1, 2014 By admin

Don Sneigowski of Blue MauMau reports: Maine’s House of Representatives on Monday passed the Small Business Protection Investment Act LD 1458 by a vote of 75 in support and 60 against. Franchise owners in Maine are pushing a law that they say will allow them to better hold onto their business equity. Under the act, […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Expansion, Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees, legal, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, MFOA Sponsor

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

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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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