Recent Posts
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My Comment on the Franchise Rule
On January 23rd, 2020, I discovered that my comment on the FTC’s Franchise Rule had finally been published. As of January 15th, before the change from the Trump administration to…
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My Franchise Story Continued: Fraud and Franchisee Satisfaction Awards
This is another chapter of my book. The book is fully drafted and I’m “sweeping” up the DRAFT this weekend… it’s getting really close. This chapter tells the story of…
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Is Franchising White Collar Racketeering?
As some of you know, I am making an argument that some franchisors, if not a very high percentage of them, are guilty of white collar racketeering. I believe that…
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My Fraud Story Continued: Litigation as a Component of Franchise Fraud
CONTEXT: I signed a franchise contract, realized I’d been defrauded and witnessed the franchisor’s participation in a major privacy crime… all in one month. All that action is in early…
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My Story of Franchise Fraud and Indentured Servitude
I loved seeing franchisees tell the FTC that franchising is like indentured servitude in their comments about the Franchise Rule. I told the FTC that once, too…. a couple years…
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My Own Franchise Story
I really enjoy writing. And my story of franchise fraud is fairly fascinating. I wrote it up for my recent 29-page submission to the FTC in response to their request…
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SBA Chief Franchise Counsel Helps Franchisors
In October of 2014, Stephen J. Olear, Chief Franchise Counsel for the United States Small Business Administration, presented a paper at the American Bar Association’s 37th Forum on Franchising. The…
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Franchisees Need a Private Right of Action
The FTC doesn’t enforce the Franchise Rule itself. And the FTC has resisted allowing for private enforcement of the Franchise Rule. According to the then president of the American Franchisee…
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SBA Harms Veterans by Bailing out the Banks
Employers are not hiring veterans. According to military.com, employers are concerned about veteran skills translation, skill mismatch, future deployments and veteran acclimation. Many also hold negative stereotypes, believing veterans are…
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Franchise Fraud and Churn
To really understand franchise fraud, you must understand “churn.” Churn, or disorderly attrition, is defined as (transfers + terminations + non-renewals + ceased operations) / the number of franchise units…
