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Thinking about how to franchise a business or buying a franchise opportunity? Franchise Foundations® specializes exclusively in franchise expert advice by an MBA franchise attorney in how to franchise a business development programs for franchising a business, drafting and evaluation of franchise disclosure documents (formerly called franchise offering circulars) buying a franchise, FDD evaluation and franchise investment advice, franchising vs. licensing decisions, franchise operations manuals, franchise management training and franchise expert help in franchise litigation and franchise lawsuits.

Read our franchise articles library to find answers to franchise questions as well as information and tips about creating a franchise and franchising a business you won't find anywhere else that include topics like adopting the proper franchise organizational structure, evaluating franchise consultants, evaluating franchise attorneys, drafting your own franchise operations manual, the franchise vs. license choice and more.

How To Franchise Development Services By A Franchise Attorney MBA, Franchise Expert And Former Franchise Owner - Franchising A Business

Our clients and projects range from small firms that we help in how to franchise a business franchise development programs for the first time to established companies who are household names and have thousands of outlets. For franchised (and non-franchised) firms, we help systematize their current operations via franchise operations manuals, formal training programs, brand development and marketing plans. Whether or not a company ultimately franchises, the process of planning, documenting and implementing standardized operating procedures and systems, like blue chip franchise companies do, makes any firm operate more efficiently and competitively. We have a three-step process for helping firms write their own franchise operations manual that eliminates having to pay a consultant $20,000 for this relatively easy task. Our MBA franchise attorney and franchise expert, with 28 years of extensive franchise industry experience, including owning and operating a very profitable franchise, offers clients unparalleled expertise and sensitivity for creating a successful franchise plan, drafting sound franchise disclosure documents, exceptional management training and first-rate ongoing advice and guidance.

Franchising In Recessionary Times
Even in the current recessionary economy, franchising continues to be resilient and dynamic, just as it was in the last economic rescission. Franchise companies generally d0 well in a recession because laid off employees opt to get in business for themselves and determine their own economic destiny versus attempting to obtain a replacement job and deal with another scowling boss. Franchise categories predicted to do especially well in 2009 include: senior care, frozen yogurt, pets, children’s services, education, fitness, personal care and green, eco-friendly franchises.

Buying A Franchise Evaluation Services By A Franchise Attorney MBA Franchise Expert And Former Franchise Owner With 28 Years of Franchise Industry Experience

So informed, intelligent buying a franchise investment decisions are possible, we evaluate business format franchise investments, franchise disclosure documents and license agreements. Based on our review of over 500 franchise disclosure documents we’ve observed the good, the bad and the ugly in franchising. When it comes to franchise agreements, and especially in these days of "boilerplate that bites," experience shows you don’t get what you deserve or even what’s fair – you only get what you negotiate. Our proprietary FDD Evaluator (sm) service quickly and inexpensively analyzes a franchise company's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). We give you our feedback and indicates red flags and provisions you should definitely negotiate - all for a flat FDD evaluation fee of $500. Contrary to what franchise companies say at the outset, our almost three decades of franchise negotiation and FDD review experience shows a lot of franchise agreement negotiation is possible. Let our decades of franchise advice and experience by a franchise attorney, MBA franchise expert and former franchise owner begin working for you. Buying a franchise ownership advice is always more meaningful and practical when it comes from a former, successful franchise owner who has practiced what he preaches. Because a franchise investment typically is the biggest financial and emotional decision of a lifetime, where virtually all of your assets and savings are on the line, using a recognized and objective franchise attorney and expert before taking the plunge makes good business sense.

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Our AAA Franchise Legal Help Advice Hotline is a free referral service for franchise legal issues, franchise legal advice or franchise questions involving franchise relationships, franchise contracts, franchise disputes, franchise lawsuits and franchise litigation matters.. Have a franchise headache or franchise nightmare? Click here to send an email, or call free toll-1-800-942-4402 (outside the U.S. dial country code 1, then 415-826-0465)

Franchise Attorney MBA and Franchise Expert - Kevin B. Murphy - Mr. Franchise

A comprehensive spectrum of how to franchise a business, buying a franchise, franchise management training and other related services are offered based on almost three decades of excellence and experience in the franchise industry. Franchise attorney and franchise expert, Kevin B. Murphy, known in the industry as Mr. Franchise, is an internationally-known San Francisco franchise attorney, franchise author, instructor and seasoned franchise expert with an MBA and over twenty-eight years of experience exclusively in the franchise industry. Since 1993 he has also been an approved provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) by the State Bar of California, teaching franchise law, franchise development, how to franchise a business, franchising vs. licensing (franchise vs.license), buying a franchise, intellectual property protection and related courses to franchise attorneys and lawyers. Since 1990, Mr. Franchise has testified as a franchise expert in franchise disputes, including franchise litigation and franchise lawsuits about custom and practice in the franchise industry, franchise development, franchising vs. licensing (franchise vs. license), franchise agreements, franchise disclosure documents and franchise relationship issues. Mr. Murphy started, operated and subsequently sold a very successful franchise in the home improvement industry in 2002-2003.

Franchise MCLE (Minimum Continuing Legal Education) how to franchise a business courses and a variety of franchise workshops, franchise courses and franchise seminars (including franchise MBA level management training for franchise companies) are offered at our executive retreat located in California's famous Napa Valley Wine Country, located approximately 70 miles north of San Francisco. Training can also be scheduled at your office. Call or email Kevin B. Murphy for details.

Franchise Articles - Articles About How To Franchise A Business and Buying A Franchise

For franchise articles containing a wealth of information and franchise tips you won't find anywhere else, visit the Franchise Foundations® Franchise Library. Franchise Articles I contains articles, information and franchise tips for companies considering franchise development, how to franchise a business, franchise vs. license and business opportunity expansion options, franchise operations manuals as well as techniques for emerging and established franchise companies. There's also a handy checklist to evaluate franchise consultants and franchise attorneys. Buying a franchise and franchise investment articles are found in Franchise Articles II which provides useful answers to franchise questions and franchise evaluation tips for those considering buying a franchise, franchise investments, evaluation of franchise disclosure documents and franchise relationships. These tips are then applied to a real life franchise evaluation, buying, start up and resale experience. Learn what it takes to be a successful franchise owner and avoid developing a case of the franchise blues.

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Franchise Attorney and Franchise Expert advice in how to franchise a business development services, franchising articles, preparing to franchise, franchise advice and franchise articles by a franchise attorney, franchise expert and franchise consultants with over two decades of expertise. Areas include how to franchise a business, draft franchise disclosure documents and franchise operations manuals, as well as file franchise registration applications. All work is done by a franchise attorney, MBA and internationally-recognized franchise expert who also owned a very successful franchise. Our franchise attorney helps evaluate franchise disclosure documents (franchise offering circulars) with proven business format franchise evaluation techniques. This franchise advice includes answers to franchise questions, franchise tips and comprehensive franchise articles about franchising a business, preparing to franchise, using the right franchise organizational structure, how to evaluate franchise consultants, how to evaluate franchise attorneys, franchise lawyers and more. We also help companies become more competitive by systematizing their current operations via a franchise operations manual, formal training programs, brand development and marketing plans. Whether or not a company ultimately decides how to franchise a business, the process of documenting and implementing standardized operating procedures and systems, like franchise companies do in franchising a business, with a franchise operations manual, will make any company operate more efficiently and competitively. We also help individuals evaluate franchise investments, including analyze franchise offering circulars, franchise disclosure documents and provide sound franchise advice. Franchise seminars, franchise courses, how to franchise a business courses, preparing to franchise and franchise workshops, including franchise management training, are offered at our California Napa Valley executive retreat. Finally, our seasoned franchise attorney, franchise lawyer and franchise expert, Kevin B. Murphy, known in the industry as Mr. Franchise is a San Francisco franchise attorney lawyer who helps you avoid franchise lawsuits and the scars of franchise litigation by sharing the lessons learned over decades of franchise litigation experience. With over 25 years of experience as a San Francisco franchise attorney lawyer, franchise author, franchise expert, franchise instructor, and former franchise owner, Mr. Franchise provides franchise litigation advice in franchise disputes, franchise lawsuits and complex franchise litigation matters to franchise attorneys, franchise lawyers and franchise litigation attorneys. Arbitrators in franchise arbitration cases (who are often franchise lawyers or franchise attorneys) have quoted his franchise expert opinions verbatim in their decisions. His knowledge of franchise relationships (he was a very successful franchise owner), franchise industry custom and practice, franchise standards of care, franchise offering circulars, franchise disclosure documents, franchise registrations procedures, franchise agreements, franchise earnings claims, franchise profitability, franchise operations manuals, franchise law and more have helped many clients settle franchise disputes, franchise lawsuits and avoid the scars of franchise litigation, franchise attorneys and franchise lawyers. As a noted franchise attorney lawyer, he also teaches franchise law, franchising vs. licensing (franchise vs. license), how to franchise a business, preparing to franchise, franchising a business, protecting intellectual property assets and avoiding franchise litigation to California franchise attorneys franchise lawyers attorneys and franchise executives. Having a franchise attorney lawyer teach other franchise attorneys and franchise lawyers is a best practice way of learning franchise industry customs and practices, franchise standards of care and franchise litigation trends. Franchise executives also benefit from instruction by a franchise attorney lawyer because they learn, from a franchise expert and franchise attorney perspective, where the bullets in franchise litigation come from. Another benefit of franchise attorney lawyer instruction is a knowledgeable commentary on franchise legal issues, including franchise offering circulars, franchise disclosure documents and whether franchise disclosure standards and franchise disclosure requirements are satisfied or if an illegal franchise exists. A franchise attorney lawyer can also provide advice on whether a franchise earnings claim was made and if franchise disclosure document requirements are satisfied. Almost most franchise attorneys and franchise lawyers are not franchise experts in franchise profitability issues, a franchise attorney lawyer with an MBA, like Mr. Franchise, can opine on franchise profitability issues. If a disgruntled franchise owner was not given proper franchise disclosures as required by their franchise registration state or franchise laws, a franchise attorney or franchise lawyer can research state-specific franchise registration requirements and orders to see if all franchise regulatory requirements and franchise registration orders are satisfied. Having a franchise expert review and opine on what the franchise attorney or franchise lawyer discovered can add significantly to the strength of the franchise litigation case, franchise lawsuit or franchise arbitration matter. In the area of franchise operations manuals, most franchise attorneys and franchise lawyers have never written one. So normally their role is simply adding the franchise operations manual table of contents to the list of exhibits in franchise disclosure documents (formerly franchise offering circulars). But a franchise attorney – franchise lawyer - with an MBA, like Mr. Franchise, has drafted and reviewed hundreds of franchise operations manuals and can provide business and legal advice in how to write a franchise operations manual as well as how to minimize potential franchise liability and avoid franchise litigation and franchise lawsuits. A franchise attorney – franchise lawyer – like Mr. Franchise can also give advice to persons wanting to break a franchise agreement or break away from the franchise network by finding inadequate or misleading franchise disclosures that can provide a springboard to break a franchise contract, cancel a franchise contract and break away from the franchise network.
Helping Firms and Individuals Build A Solid Foundation For Franchising A Business and Buying A Franchise With A Franchise Attorney, Franchise Expert And Former Franchise Owner With an MBA and 28 Years of Franchise Industry Experience
Whether you’re learning how to franchise a business or deciding to buy a franchise, professional advice is available from our Franchise Attorney, MBA and recognized Franchise Expert. Franchise advice and tips are always more meaningful when it comes from someone who has practiced what they preach. Kevin B. Murphy owned, operated and sold a very successful franchise, giving him “in the trenches” franchise ownership experience. In addition, for 28 years he has practiced law as a distinguished franchise attorney lawyer. His MBA and business acumen allow him to give clients outstanding business as well as legal advice in deciding about buying a franchise or franchising a business for the first time. Known in the franchise industry as Mr. Franchise, he is also a testifying franchise expert. Reviewing franchise litigation cases and providing strategic litigation counsel gives him yet another advantage. He is able to share his franchise expert experiences with clients – letting them know where the bullets come from in franchise litigation cases.


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