Search the site
Dire warnings unsubstantiated with data
Franchise consultant goes AWOL
Frenzied lobbying
Hates publicity
Ignore advocates and they’ll go away
Investor confidence crushed, no trust or buying
Lawyers threaten to get Code
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/the-marriage:wedding-day
Dire warnings unsubstantiated with data, Contracts seen as unenforceable or void, Fiduciary duty, Good faith + fair dealings = false hope, Confidence, Tougher to sell franchises, Public perception of sleaze and greed
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20080623-franchising-code
Many franchisees are selling their stores, disaffected by what they say was too sweet a sales pitch by Cold Stone headquarters. Owners say potential revenue numbers were misleading and they
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20080616-cold-stone
The first hint came from American studies on rats showing that those fed on syrup developed brain and behaviour changes similar to rodents hooked on morphine. Crucially, the animals released
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20100901-calls-for
Dire warnings unsubstantiated with data, Dispute resolution means franchisee goes broke, Excuse du jour, Fear mongering, Franchise Council of Australia, FCA, Franchising is the most lucrative form of commercial lending
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20100607-franchise-council
Dire warnings unsubstantiated with data
Disabled veteran
Disbarred
Disclosure document certificate
Disclosure document is deficient
Disclosure document must be registered and valid
Disclosure document must disclose all material facts
Disclosure
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/risks
Some American colleagues have said killing 22 customers with deli-meat would have led to a non-existent company. Not so in Canada, where $5.5 billion companies like Maple Leaf
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20091028-canadians-can
Because the experience of others who have purchased a franchise or business opportunity is the best indicator of potential earnings and other factors for prospective buyers, "gag orders" that prohibit
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/public-comment-177
While many franchisee activists will welcome the ACCC's new random audit powers, Zumbo is unimpressed…"The reality is that ACCC has necessary power to investigate franchisors at the moment
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20091106-government-toughens
A high-level Maple Leaf Foods executive has been caught on camera joking about last year's listeriosis outbreak that killed 22 people… "We have a deep commitment to becoming
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20090825-maple-leaf