Franchise Articles

Apr 14, 2008

Successful Site Selection

The number one reason for business failure or negative performance is a poor location. A poor location ultimately results from poor site selection. Consider that identical stores from the same chain...

Apr 3, 2008

How to create a business plan for a franchise?

#bodytext p{margin-bottom:12px;} It’s every individuals dream to be successful, but very few ever get there….why you may ask? Well the answer is quite simple, lack planning. Even in a...

Mar 27, 2008

How to locate the right lawyer for your franchised...

The Importance of Retaining Good Counsel: Franchise law in this Province of Ontario has become much more complex since the passing of the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, Ontario’s...

Dec 17, 2007

Do you make the Leap?

We in the franchising field are of a special ilk. We are in operating business like restaurants, dry cleaners, and video stores but operate inside a specialty designed business model called...

Nov 14, 2007

Creative Developments in Franchising:

By: Lori Karpman, President & CEO, Lori Karpman & Associates Ltd. The term “Franchising” as generally understood, describes a very specific and defined business model. Over the past few years this...

Oct 29, 2007

Franchise Development: What are you developing?

#content p{margin-bottom:12px;} By: Lori Karpman, B.C.L./LL.B. President Lori Karpman & Associates Ltd. It’s often puzzling when consultants like myself use regular dictionary words to...

Oct 16, 2007

Top 10 Reasons To Buy a Franchise

Although there are more than ten good reasons to invest in a franchise opportunity, your decision to go into business has a lot to do with lifestyle and financial benefits. Whether a home-based,...

Oct 15, 2007

A Brief Intro to Canadian Franchise Laws & Legal...

Introduction For those looking to invest in a Canadian franchise opportunity, the process and legalities are quite similar to those in the United States. Not all franchise systems offer a...

Oct 11, 2007

Franchise Documents: The Legal Landmine-Some...

For most the scariest part of buying a franchise is signing on the dotted line. And why not, it is a major investment and the documents put before you are not written in your language, but rather...

Oct 1, 2007

Innovations in Small Business Financing: A New Kid...

Innovations in Small Business Financing: A New Kid on the Block? Small business today generally refers to businesses generating under $3 million in annual sales. That’s not so small to most...

Sep 27, 2007

Can I be of Service???

#content p {margin-bottom:12px;} This issue is dedicated to franchises in the service industry. It’s a timely issue as this segment of the franchise industry has seen the greatest growth over the...

Sep 19, 2007

Buying a Franchise-What Should You Know?

When buying a Franchise, you buy a lot more than the bricks and mortar and the inventory that stocks the shelves. In fact, what you’re actually buying are the things that you can’t see and often the...

Jul 6, 2007

Franchising 101 or Now that I am on this site-now...

Congratulations! On visiting www.betheboss.ca and reading this article you have taken the first and most important steps on the road the self-employment that franchising has to offer. Franchising is...

Jul 5, 2007

NEGOTIATING YOUR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

Peter Macrae Dillon Telephone: 800-816-9596 ext. 7818 E-mail: peter.dillon@siskinds.com Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1988 Admitted to the New York Bar in 2005 Peter is the...

Jul 5, 2007

OPERATIONS MANUALS AND OTHER WAYS TO MANAGE CHANGE

In this article, our franchise expert Peter Dillon explores what factors are driving change in our economy and in franchise systems, and discusses ways in which franchisors can—and should—deal with...

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