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Franchisees, Is Your Operations Manual Changing Your Franchise Agreement?

September 1, 2018 By admin

As franchise owners, we all sign franchise agreements that set the terms and conditions of our business, and the relationship with our franchisor. Most of those franchise agreements contain a condition that you will follow the then current Operations Manual. While it is understandable that the Ops Manual must change, a new sandwich is introduced, […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchisees, legal, Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights

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

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

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

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

Calling All Maine Franchise Owners The Maine House Vote is Today!

March 31, 2014 By admin

The time for action has come. The Maine Small Business Investment Protection Act (LD1458) is scheduled to be voted on by the Maine House of Representatives this morning! We support the Minority Report, Senator Patrick’s amendment to LD1458 to strengthen franchising, not harm or limit it.  We all make our living in franchising; damaging it […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising in Maine, Government Relations, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Government Relations, Grassroots, legal, Maine Franchise Owner

Franchisees Leave Coffee News in Mass Exodus

March 25, 2014 By admin

Don Sniegowski at Blue MauMau reports that Coffee News of Bangor, Maine is experiencing a free fall in the number of its franchise owners. The chain has declined in franchise units by 31 percent from 2008 to 2012, according to its latest Franchise Disclosure Document. Located in 40 states, franchise owners pay $8,500 in upfront […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: business failure, franchisor, legal, Maine Franchise Owners

Franchise Owners Beware: Despite The Myths, Franchises Can Fail

March 24, 2014 By admin

Bruce Kennedy, Benzinga Staff Writer reports that the recent Chapter 11 filings of two national restaurant chains, Sbarro and Quiznos, are drawing new focus on the opportunities and challenges faced by franchises. U.S. Census Bureau data from 2007 showed franchise businesses employed over 58 million U.S. residents, while bringing in revenues, sales, shipments or receipts of over $7.6 billion. And […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Featured, Franchise Economics Tagged With: bankruptcy, Fair Franchising, franchisee bankruptcy, franchisor bankruptcy, legal, litigation, Maine Franchise Owner, Quiznos, Quiznos Bankruptcy

Quiznos Goes Bankrupt My Three Observations and One Possible Salvation

March 20, 2014 By admin

Quiznos filed for bankruptcy late last week. Interesting enough the Quiznos franchise chains troubles at a time when similar sandwich franchises like Subway and others seem to be thriving. Serious flaws and seemingly fraudulent practices in the Quiznos’ business model led to the company’s demise. Here are my basic three observations for the chains seemingly […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Featured, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: banruptcy, failed franchisor, franchisee bankruptcy, franchisor bankruptcy, legal, litigation, Maine Franchise Owner, Quiznos, Quiznos Bankruptcy

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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