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  • Franchise Self-Regulation Doesn’t Work

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    Self-Regulation won’t work in the franchise industry until power is equally balanced between franchiSEES and franchiSORS. Right now, franchise agreements are weighted excessively in franchiSORS’ favor giving franchiSORS too much…

  • Franchising and Fear: The Laloux Culture Model

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    Franchising and fear: Most franchises are red organizations. What do I mean by red? I mean that FranchiSORS use fear to control their franchiSEES. FRANCHISING AND FEAR: Learn more about…

  • 10 Reasons you Should NOT Buy a Franchise

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    Should you buy a franchise? Nope. Nadda. Not at all. Here are 10 very good reasons why you should invest your hard-earned money somewhere else: 1. The Franchise Industry is…

  • Franchise Fraud Harms the Economy

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    Look. I’m not an economist. I have a master’s, but I’ve never took a class in economics. I’ve never even taken a business class. I don’t claim any economic expertise…

  • IFA has Capitol Hill Connections to Lobby Against Taxpayers and Franchisees

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    The International Franchise Association (IFA) has strong connections in Washington D.C. Their CEO and President, Robert Cresanti, CFE, states in his LinkedIn profile that he worked on Capitol Hill in…

  • The Fair Franchise Act of 2017 — Purpose

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    On January 12, 2017, Representative Keith Ellison, a democrat from Minnesota introduced The Fair Franchise Act of 2017 to the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 1st Session…

  • Franchise Grade Numbers Reveal Industry Crisis

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    Net growth numbers provided by Franchise Grade indicate that the franchise industry is in crisis. According to Franchise Grade, between 2010 and 2018, franchiSEES invested $459.6 billion dollars in franchising.…

  • IFA Promotes Franchisors with Negative Net Growth Rates

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    Not all the member franchiSORS that advertise through the IFA should be selling franchises. Franchise Grade put out a report that accentuates the importance of looking at franchisors’ net growth,…

  • Victims of Franchise Fraud Deserve Support

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    I’m a democrat. I’m a democrat and I agree with President Trump that guns don’t pull their own triggers. “Mental illness and hatred pull triggers.” Early Sunday morning, a 21-year-old…

  • IFA Lobbies Against Franchisees and the Taxpayer to Protect its own Revenue

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    We don’t need to look further than money to understand the conflict between franchiSEES and franchiSORS or the International Franchise Associations’ incentives for lobbying against Senator Cortez Masto’s new bill.…

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