I often reviewing franchise offerings for people thinking of buying franchises. And I also write the same kinds of franchise documents for franchisors. This has forced me to face the consequences of certain types of clauses and the ethical implications of those creative clauses designed to protect the franchisor client in all circumstance. So I […]
Franchisors Beware
Last week an online article was published about McDonald’s aggressive actions to stay ahead of consumer trends by being willing to continually implement both change and innovation. These are attributes that can certainly benefit small businesses and franchised businesses as well, and I applaud the general idea. However, if you read further into the […]
Do You Know Who You Are Dealing With?
Lately some franchise and business opportunities seem to be more like a lot of the mystery business web sites on the Internet. Can you tell who you are dealing with? Let’s start with the company. Where is it located? State and city? Can you even tell what country? Is it a corporation or an LLC? […]
16 Reasons Lawyers Should Use Twitter
I think if more people would take an attorney’s advice about how to use Twitter they would improve their image 100%..OK, for the tweeters who post about a zillion posts a minute, it will improve your image a zillion %.