A common thing I see from franchisees is that they include only the name of the franchisor in contracts as opposed to including the corporate or limited liability company name of THEIR franchisee business. Most of the time the names are different. For example, if I own a  "Subway" franchise but my corporate name is "Rush Nigut Enterprises, Inc.", I need to make sure I include my corporate name in any contracts. 

I have seen this happen way too many times to count. On one occasion a franchisee litigation client failed to include the name of his corporation in a contract. The court ruled that he was personally liable for the debt because he had not disclosed to the other side that he was signing in a corporate capacity. Including just the name of his franchise in the contract was not enough.

Also, always be careful to always to sign with the title of your corporation or limited liability company, (i.e. President, Vice-President, member, etc.). This will assist in giving the proper notification to the other side that they are dealing with a corporation or LLC and not an individual responsible personally for the debt.

Be sure to contact a business lawyer if you have questions about whether you’re signing contracts properly.