Franchise Foundations - How To Franchise

How To Franchise A Business; Franchise Disclosure Documents; Buying a Franchise; Franchise Due Diligence

Please indicate in your email all relevant contact information (best phone #  and time, etc.) and the nature of your question or inquiry. For example, for how to franchise a business include a brief summary of the background of your business (years in operation, type of business, number of locations, etc.). Also use this contact form if you want a quote on planning and editing assistance so you can draft your own Franchise Operations Manual or answer a Franchise vs. License (Franchising vs. Licensing) question.

If you are thinking about buying a franchise indicate the name of the franchise opportunity or franchise opportunities and the type of franchise evaluation service(s) you are most interested in. Most often, a review of the Franchise Disclosure Document - FDD - using our FDD Evaluator (sm) service for a flat $600 fee is a popular, affordable way to begin your franchise due diligence, find out if we give the company a thumbs up or down and contract provisions that you want to negotiate or consider carefully. Typically these are known as franchise legal boilerplate that bites . . . and bites hard. Contrary to what many franchise companies say to discourage negotiation efforts, a lot that can be negotiated, especially if you're represented by a competent franchise attorney who points out unfair provisions before the contract is signed. After signing, the door of negotiation slams shut.

Contact Details - Existing or Past Franchise Owner; Disguised Franchise (License) Legal Advice; Franchise Relationship; Consulting/Research

Are you an existing franchise or past owner or disguised franchise (license) needing legal advice, help or for questions or issues about your franchise relationship or contract provisions - indicate the name of the  company and a brief description of your franchise relationship issue or contract inquiry.
 
If you want me to do a franchise research or consulting project such as advice on franchising vs. licensing (franchise vs. license) or helping produce franchise operations manuals please indicate the issues or topics you require and your time line.

If you want  review of a case involving a franchise dispute, franchise failure, purchase of an existing franchise resale, franchise litigation, franchise arbitration or other work do not provide detailed information in this email – only your best contact information and the words expert work  in the Question/Comment area.
 
Note: I provide franchise legal advice, negotiation, strategy and regularly perform a franchise case analysis but don't personally handle franchise litigation, franchise lawsuits or franchise arbitration other than as a franchise expert if a case ultimately goes in this direction. This has worked out well for clients, even in cases that go into arbitration or litigation - for some recent franchise litigation cases I've worked on and their positive results click here.