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…self-regulation for franchising is a recipe for trouble.
The Toronto Star
December 27, 1994
Franchising industry rules should be made in public
John Lorinc
We Canadians like to make the casual
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Like any business investment, buying into a franchise is a gamble. But the lack of provincial legislation to regulate the industry makes that risk particularly acute in Ontario, home of about two
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laws: 10 per cent solution, Code of ethics, a joke, Hates publicity, Mask of respectability, Mask of respectability, Veneer of egalitarianism, Tobacco-industry-type defense, Fox to guard the henhouse (self-regulation), Sham of self-regulation, Canada, 19931022 Franchise industry
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Association, CFA, Mask of respectability, Survivability (franchisee and franchisor), Sham of self-regulation, Government guaranteed loans, Siren song, Small Business Act, Only one side presented, Sincerity, Canada, 19960216 Franchise Industry
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, Reputational risk, Run government like a business, Self-regulation means the fox would guard the henhouse, Selling franchises same as stocks, mutual funds, lending, and securities, Disclosure laws
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will likely have to wait a lot longer for legislation, even though the industry is experiencing difficulties today that are similar to those considered by an Ontario government committee in 1971.
The Toronto
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to the Power Imbalance even thought it recognizes that most industry problems stem from the relationship following contract execution.
Scope, Approach And Necessity Of Legislative Regulation
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of the legislation, the desire of the industry to regulate itself through a commission of peers, and – tellingly – because franchisors say legislation will still not prevent the most serious conflicts
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provided.
Franchise Times
August 1, 2000
Franchising in North America: Another step toward regulation
Philip F. Zeidman
Until 1971, no regulation of franchising existed in the United States…or indeed
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— franchise types — in 75 industries, and its 316,000 U.S. units reap $1 trillion in annual sales. Surprisingly, few laws regulate this business bonanza, and most regulations that do exist are relatively
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