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Entine’s permission. Brought to you by WikidFranchise.org Risks: Misrepresentations, False earnings claims, Social responsibility is a sales gimmick, Intimidation, Threats of lawsuits, Bankruptcy, Opportunism (self-interest with deceit), National press coverage, United States, France, Australia, Scotland, 19940907 Body Shop

/franchise/comments/tabcomm.htm Brought to you by WikidFranchise.org Risks: F.T.C. Public Comments, United States, 1997, American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising, International Franchise Association, IFA, False earnings claims, United States, 19970426 Comment 19

operating system, Churning (serial reselling), False earnings claims, Fear, Forced ordering, Gag order (confidentiality agreement), Incompetent or predatory: for the small business investor

=1121003 Brought to you by WikidFranchise.org Risks: Blame the franchisee, Business model had never created adequate investor returns, Deposit money not refunded, Excuse du jour, False earnings claims, No franchisor support, Theft, South Africa, 20100308 No joy

during time of psychological vulnerability, especially unemployment, False earnings claims, United States, 20080310 Is It

homes, Immigrants as prey, False earnings claims, Commission with investigation, publication and enforcement powers, Code of ethics, a joke, Sham of self-regulation, Tobacco-industry-type defense, Arbitration, secret, Bankruptcies, several, Right to associate and right to harass, Pooled money, Can’t talk to member of parliament, Gag order (confidentiality agreement), Private Members’ Bill, Canada, 19941030 MPP takes

earnings claims, Fraud, Gouging on supplies, Misrepresentations, Must sell business (eventually) through franchisor, Right of first refusal, Right to associate, Special deals for certain dealers, Termination of franchisee, single, Trust, United States, 19970729 Comment 100

created adequate investor returns, Deposit money not refunded, Excuse du jour, False earnings claims, Hates publicity, Head lease advantage, Lease controlled by franchisor, Lease margins

, Susan Kezios, American Franchise Association, AFA, American Association of Franchisees and Dealers, Uniform Franchise Offering Circular, UFOC, False earnings claims, Professor Timothy M. Bates

Trade Commission, FTC, Materially misleading information, Cease and desist order, False earnings claims, United States, 20061214 Md. AG