A great discussion took place last Friday on Twitter among several young entrepreneurs in the Des Moines area. As a result, Daniel Shipton of Impromptu Studio took the bull by the horns and organized an "impromptu" entrepreneurial roundtable discussion for this Tuesday, December 9th from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The anticipated roundtable will consist of Matt Kinley of Equity Dyanmics
There are many entrepreneurs who want to run all their business AND personal expenses through the business. For example, earlier this spring I witnessed a father buying his son’s baseball equipment at a local sporting goods store. I chuckled when he pulled out a company check to pay for the equipment. Sure, one expense might get buried and never
In this current economic downturn many people will lose their jobs. Many of those individuals will turn to franchising as a form of business ownership instead of opting for another position in the corporate world. While franchising may be a legitimate option for some, it is important for prospective franchisees to remember that it is
It has taken longer than I had hoped but my November goal is to lauch the Interactive Learning Environment for clients and others interested in employment law compliance and training, franchising basics and starting up your business. Our initial free program will include a Legal Guidebook on Starting Your Iowa Business. Gradually, we will release more and
The ABA’s Forum on Franchising is this week in Austin, Texas. Another all-star lineup features an intensive program about learning from mistakes under the new FTC rule. Again, there are several other terrific programs. One of the more interesting talks is about franchising in the BRIC markets. (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Like the US, those markets have experienced an economic downturn. How will that impact franchising development in those
The Ohio Practical Business Law Blog examines the new Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) a recent post. The new FDD rules began in earnest on July 1, 2008.
Previously I posted on some of the key differences between the old UFOC rule and the new FDD rule including:
The Midwest Small Business Conference is now set for October 10 & 11, 2008 at the Des Moines Marriott. This event is rescheduled from the previous announcement on this blog because the original date conflicted with the Iowa-Iowa State football game. (Conference organizers learned that not even business gets in the way of football). Fortunately the conference was able to
I am honored to be included among the Alltop franchising news selections. Some exciting things have been happening for me on the franchising front including developing the franchise disclosure document and franchise agreement for a new local franchisor, the opening of a client’s new Max Muscle franchise location just on Thursday and the completion of a franchise
It’s so simple. Everybody knows you get agreements in writing, right?
Then tell me why so many people ignore this most important axiom in the business world.
A recent article from the Wall St. Journal online discusses something I thought I would never see from a franchisor: A money back guarantee.
Others are not convinced and warn to investigate the details carefully in the Franchise Disclosure Document.
Thanks to Joel Libava for pointing out the article. Joel is a franchise consultant from Cleveland,Ohio that
