Rush on Business celebrates its 1,000th published post and looks ahead to its mission of providing practical guidance for franchisees, entrepreneurs, and closely held businesses.
Continue Reading 1,000 Posts: What Rush on Business Is Here to Do
Can a franchisor refuse to renew an Iowa franchise? Learn about Iowa’s six-month notice rule, good cause requirement, new agreement terms, releases, and renewal risks.
Continue Reading Can a Franchisor Refuse to Renew Your Franchise in Iowa?
What happens when private equity buys a franchise system? Learn how new ownership may affect fees, support, vendors, growth, enforcement, and franchisee profits.
Continue Reading Your Franchisor Was Just Sold to Private Equity. What Happens Next?
The initial franchise fee is only the beginning of what a franchise costs. Learn how royalties, technology charges, required vendors, remodeling costs, and repeated fee increases can reduce franchise profits.
Learn how to evaluate a franchisor’s financial health, outlet turnover, support capacity, and FDD Items 3, 4, 20, and 21 before investing.
Continue Reading Is Your Franchisor Strong Enough to Support Your Franchise?
Buying an existing franchise? Learn seven issues to investigate, including financials, liabilities, franchisor approval, lease terms, costs, and future value.
Continue Reading Buying an Existing Franchise: 7 Issues to Consider Before You Buy
Buying out a business partner can become a costly dispute over valuation, control, contributions, and payment terms. Learn why partner buyouts are so difficult, what a strong buy sell agreement should address, and why every owner should carefully consider whether a business partner is truly necessary.
Continue Reading The Best Time to Question a Business Partnership is at the Beginning
Buying a franchise requires more than reviewing the sales materials. Learn the essential franchise due diligence questions every prospective buyer should ask about costs, earnings, franchisee turnover, support, territory, suppliers, and exit rights before signing a franchise agreement.
Continue Reading Franchise Due Diligence: The Questions Every Buyer Should Ask Before Signing
Learn what every franchise owner should know about franchise litigation, negotiating an exit, and protecting your business when a franchise is no longer working.
Continue Reading “I Just Want Out.” What Franchise Owners Should Know Before Litigation Begins
Most people think negotiation is about pressure. Faster responses. Stronger demands. Closing the deal before it slips away.
In practice, the opposite is often true.
The best negotiators understand that patience is not passive. It is a strategy. And in many cases, it is the difference between accepting a deal and shaping one.
If you
