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Canada, with Ontario leading the way, is the most franchised economy in the world, says Metcalfe.
The Toronto Star
September 3, 1998
Franchising thrives, but big growth over
John Deverell
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. "It convinced the trial court that its franchisees were like employees, and could be terminated at will."
The Wall Street Journal
April 2, 2002
Franchising Foes Fight A Big Renewal Battle
Richard Gibson
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A hidden franchise involves the characteristics of a franchise even though neither party intended to create a franchise relationship.
The Denver Business Journal
July 30, 2004
Hidden franchises can
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the playing field, “ says Howard B. Marks, director of franchise development at BAB Holdings, Inc., the Chicago based-franchiser of Big Apple Bagels. “What a franchisee and franchiser get out
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Big Auto
Big Franchising
Big Grocery
Big Oil
Big Pharma
Big Tobacco
Blocking for the industry
Close ties: IFA & CFA
Conspiracy
Conspiracy to commit fraud
Conspiracy to hide the true nature
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rules on notices, terminations, renewals and trust accounts.
“It’s a big change in the legislation,” Levitt said, adding that franchisers look at it with “shock and horror.” It could make it “harder to do
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“Despite the hype that franchising is the safest way to go when starting a new business, the research just doesn’t bear that out,” says Timothy Bates, an economist at Wayne State University
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about franchising is hard to get.
The Toronto Star
May 21, 1998
Franchises can be match made in heaven
Big corporations wed independent small business
John Deverell
BEST OF FRIENDS: Jeff Mooney
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The franchising industry is in a looking glass mirror – peer inside and you see the big picture in reverse. When the Canadian economy is absolutely racing, new franchising muddles along. When the general
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is a major business form in Canada with about 1,400 franchise systems, 76,000 franchise operators and $100 billion in sales.
It encompasses everything from big, mature and successful systems
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