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Over Disclosure Hurts BusinessesMany investors and business ethics professionals are calling for more transparency and regulators are calling for more disclosure. Yet in the franchising industry this can spell disaster indeed.
Franchising Industry Burdened in Over RegulationThere were only an estimated 1800 active franchisors in this country at the end of 2002, that number down from 6000 in a single decade. It is not hard from this effort to increase regulations to see why.
Competition in the Market Place and Over Disclosure Regulatory BurdenThe Federal Trade Commission is assisting competitor to cheat and encouraging this unethical behavior thru their disclosure rule on franchisors. Competition in the market place is far more competitive and the stakes are high enough that Over Disclosure Regulatory Rules cause competition to take the advantage and cheat.
432 Page Franchise Report by the FTCThe Federal Trade Commission is upgrading the franchise law and they have made a report. Recently I have been reviewing the FTC's franchise rule report page by page.
Franchise Companies Come and GoEach day we hear of companies entering the franchising industry. This is good news for America, right? Well, yes and know.
Pressure Washing Business and Post Fire CleanupsMany have not experienced a fire up close. One year about 15 years ago I almost lost my house as did our neighbors to a wild fire.
Make Your Business More ProfitableMore sales and more profit. Isn't that what you want from your business? It's not hard to achieve if you follow these 4 simple tips.
Why The Carwash Industry is Stagnant; What You Can Do to Change Your FieldMany years ago, I had warned the carwash industry of problems brewing in customer dissatisfaction as we continued to grow our car wash company into a National Franchise Chain. I warned of environmental controls, speed of wash, water usage, quality of labor, price points, car wash fundraisers, car damage, up selling and hot wax.
Politics, Environmental Rules, and Mobile Car WashesDuring the California Recall Election, I was very interested. Without getting into the political scene at all; my entire company, The Car Wash Guys, and all our staff and franchisees were closely watching The California Recall and Election.
Cleaning Grain Silos, Towers, Containers, and CombinesIf you run a pressure washing company in a rural market you will need to learn how to wash agricultural industry equipment and infrastructure. In our company The Tractor Wash Guys, we We have several years of experience washing combines.
Franchise Buyers Lying On FormsThe Federal Trade Commission which governs the franchise industry thru the franchise rule, which enforces Franchise Disclosure laws seems to think that consumers need to be protected even when they lie. Often The FTC takes complaints from consumers who claim they had been ripped off or lied to from someone selling a Biz-OP or some corporation, which sells franchises.
Bogus Investor and Consumer Complaints and Consumer MisrepresentationLike most regulatory bodies in the United States, the Federal Trade Commission gets investor and consumer complaints. But how much of these are actually real? These agencies then act on such complaints and increase regulations.
Franchise Buyers from HellI ran a franchise company for many years, a car wash franchise, and we use to get the most ridiculous franchise buyers who thought they wanted a franchise. It seems we had to deal with these Kookoo birds because they have consumer rights and the Federal Trade Commission, which looks over franchising goes out of their way to let these consumers get away with these tall tales.
The Misconceptions of the Value Of Disclosures in FranchisingDisclosure laws in franchising are suppose to help the consumer. They don't.
Starting a New Business in a Small TownQ. I am a former pastor who left the ministry after sixteen years to spend more time with my family.
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