Information on Iowa Business and Franchise Law
Information on Iowa Business and Franchise Law
A recent Wall St. Journal article discussed some of the franchise brands with higher-than-average default rates. The highest on the list? Planet Beach at a considerable 41.1.% default rate for SBA loans from 2004 through 2014 according to the article.
The franchising industry and its model of business does a wonderful job of marketing…
I read an excellent post recently about The Secrets to Success in Franchising. I love what blog author Mike Sheehan had to say to start the article,
If the title of this article caught your attention because you’re looking for a magic bullet, stop reading right now. There is no such thing – for
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A big congratulations to client Choice Energy for its inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing company debuting at No. 40 on the list and No. 1 for Iowa companies! The company has experienced incredible growth for their operations posting a 6,021% growth over a 3-year period. The company supplies electricity to residential…
I wanted to share a recent interview from the Des Moines Register with John Jackovin of Bawte. Bawte landed a spot in the prestigious business accelerator, TechStars of Boulder.
John’s worked hard throughout his career as an entrepreneur. It was interesting to hear him say that one of the biggest lessons he’s learned…
Rush Nigut has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2015 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America© in the practice areas of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Franchise Law.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. …
Recently I reviewed a restaurant franchise offering for a client. One of the things I pointed out is the franchise agreement is freely assignable by the franchisor. This means the franchisor could sell its franchise to another entity and the original franchisor could disappear. If a sale occurs it is difficult to predict whether it…