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The Franchise Agreement
A well-drafted franchise agreement is a useful marketing tool, ultimately reflecting well on you. Nicola Broadhurst at Stevens & Bolton, reveals how to ensure your franchise agreement is well drafted and contains sufficient detail clearly setting out the parties' rights and obligations.
The 'D' word
Discrimination is often a feared word amongst employers. Not only are the consequences of an employment tribunal costly, but also the reputation of the company in question can be severely damaged.
Plan your e-strategy
The consequences of not having an effective e-strategy for your brand can be a missed opportunity or even a liability. E-NABLE can rescue you from an e-meltdown
Quick refreshment
Why keeping your franchise agreement up to date is essential, Jonathan Chadd explains
Resisting temptation
The temptation in difficult economic periods, with prospective franchisees in short supply, is to tell them all they want to hear. Providing assurances and promises can be fraught with danger. Here's how to avoid misrepresentation claims
Under pressure
Manzoor Ishani discusses the pressures on a franchisor's marketing and advertising fund and reveals the best way forward out of difficult economic tim
It's personal
Nicola Broadhurst on misusing data supplied by prospective franchisees and the effect it can have on your brand
Be prepared
Franchisors can often find the trail of agreements and legal demands daunting. The key is to address three core areas, says Fraser Brown's Gavin White
Balancing act
How do you strike the right balance between being too prescriptive and not prescriptive enough with your franchisees? Building a successful network is all about fairness, says franchise expert Clive Sawyer
Preparing for the Olympics
Ed Savory, an associate in Leathes Prior’s franchising team, discusses the impact next year’s Olympic Games will have on businesses
