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no say on new brand Franchisor corporation created to fail Franchisor insolvency, intentional Head lease advantage Immigrants as prey Incompetent or predatory: for the small business investor, the outcome is the same Material risks cannot be accurately determined before you sign Mergers and acquisitions Monopoly Must buy only through franchisor (tied buying) Must sell business (eventually) through franchisor Opportunism: self-interest with deceit Outright scam Rent increase Renting a business causes problems down the road Sharecropping Success or failure is within the direct control of the individual franchisee System designed to fail for franchisees System ownership changes very frequently Tied contracting Trap for the trusting Unconscionable conduct Unproven business model Unsafe at any Brand? War of attrition Wealth is meant to be re-distributed (not created) Wild West of the business world

discovered cockroaches. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/0725/1224251305788.html Brought to you by WikidFranchise.org Risks: Extortion, Head lease advantage, Insolvency, Landlord

dealings, Gouging on supplies, Head lease advantage, Independent businesses much higher profit than franchised ones, Independent businesses survive longer than franchised ones, Lease controlled by franchisor

the minimum regulation they can get away with, Good faith, fair dealings, Gouging on supplies, Head lease advantage, Independent businesses much higher profit than franchised ones, Independent

, Franchisee gets cents, franchisor many $, Franchisor was once a franchisee, Head lease advantage, Infamous trademark system, Landlord accepts much less now or franchisor pushes franchisee and he gets

://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0722/obriens.html Brought to you by WikidFranchise.org Risks: Extortion, Franchisor insolvency, intentional, Head lease advantage, Insolvency, Intentional franchisor

document is deficient, Disclosure document is so deficient it is ruled no disclosure, Franchisor's associate, Head lease advantage, Rescission, Canada, 20101123 Rescission under

diligence, Due diligence cannot predict or prevent post-sale franchisor opportunism losses, Due diligence cannot stop a predatory franchisor in the future, Gouging on supplies, Head lease advantage, Horror

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

to you by WikidFranchise.org Risks: Franchisee revolt, Lease controlled by franchisor, Self-help: take your own store back, de-brand and run to fund a fight, Police involvement, Self-help, Head lease advantage, Evict instead of terminate, Declaration of war, Non-compete restrictions, Canada, 19990113 A declaration