Franchisees and franchisors continue to fight new minimum wage laws by U.S. cities that discriminate unfairly against small business owners who are affiliated with franchise systems. Are these types of laws “industry specific” within the meaning of Item 1 of the Franchise Disclosure Document?
IFA’s Third Annual Franchising Day in California is March 11
The International Franchise Association’s (IFA) third annual California “Franchising Day” is set for March 11, 2015.
IFA Announces Effort to Fight Attacks on Franchise Model
2014 was a challenging year for franchising, seeing two new broad-based forms of attack on the franchise model driven by labor unions. The International Franchise Association has created a coalition to fight back.
BREAKING: NLRB Files Complaints Against McDonald’s, Franchisees Naming them “Joint Employers”
The National Labor Relations Board’s Office of the General Counsel announced today that it has issued 13 consolidated complaints against franchisor McDonald’s USA, LLC and McDonald’s franchisees naming them “joint employers.”
Entrepreneur Magazine Releases its Top 500 Franchises List for 2015
Entrepreneur Magazine released this week its “Top 500 Franchises” List for 2015.
Franchising Infographic
The website GreatBusinessSchools.org just published this infographic, entitled "Foray into Franchising." Although I don't necessarily agree with all of the opinions in the infographic, I
