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What does a franchise lawyer do?
When deciding to embark on franchising your business, or franchising a new business, gathering all of the information needed before making the important decision of hiring a franchise attorney is…
Why Do I Need a Franchise Attorney?
When you’ve finally decided to start the process of potentially franchising your business, there’s a lot to consider. From contemplating potential franchisees to understanding the proper documents…
How to Choose The Best Franchise Lawyer
When it comes to creating and filing the legal documents necessary for starting the process of franchising a business, it’s best to leave the long and difficult process to a franchise attorney with…
What is a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)?
Being an educated franchisee (or franchisor) means gathering all relevant information needed before making a solid business decision. And when it comes to the process of sorting through franchising…
Who Does California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Apply To?
By introducing the California Consumer Privacy Act, California continues its pattern of enacting legislation that has the potential to impact the franchise industry in a significant way. The CCPA…
Franchise Advertising by State
Franchise for sale! Only fifty cents (well, not really but you get the idea). You have some amazing advertising pieces to sell your franchise. So you can just use them however and wherever you…
California’s Assembly Bill No. 5 Affects Franchising
Many franchisors are wondering what changes they should make in response to California’s AB-5 that went into effect on January 1, 2020. In a nutshell, we don’t think it makes sense to make any…
Item 19 Financial Performance Representations & COVID
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “COVID ruined everything” more than once. And unfortunately, we’re here to tell you the same likely applies for Item 19 financial performance representations……
Should I Have an Item 19 in my FDD?
When I get asked this question, I respond as follows: “The FDD has 23 Items. If there were just one Item in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) you could look in deciding whether or not to buy a…