Sentences with phrase «as a franchisor of»

As a franchisor of a traditional real estate brokerage, we're learning how we can continue to evolve and articulate the value we provide to agents.

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And her store climbed the ranks to become one of the top - grossing stores of its kind in the nation — even as her franchisor suffered financial problems at the top and, eventually, new ownership.

To be eligible to rank, a franchisor must be seeking new franchisees in the U.S. or Canada and must have had a minimum of 10 units open and operating as of July 31, 2017, with at least one franchise located in North America.

While franchising makes up a «thriving and expanding» sector in the economy according to the U.S. Commercial Service, few franchisors credit the Dominican Republic as a major driver of business as they might swiftly - growing Asian markets.

This means that as a franchisor, not only do you need far less capital with which to expand, but your risk is largely limited to the capital you invest in developing your franchise company — an amount that is often less than the cost of opening one additional company - owned location.

Here's what potential franchisees and franchisors, as well as veterans of the industry have to look forward to in the panel:

As employers do not deal with the day - to - day matters of hiring, firing or paying employees, for franchisors to decree a franchise - wide minimum wage may violate the franchise model, making franchisees nothing more than employees.

Meanwhile, in other cases such as Domino's recent sexual harassment lawsuit, franchisees have been deemed completely independent of franchisors» control in employee matters.

But a growing number of franchisors are coming up with homebased and mobile options, as well as new technologies, to help keep costs down for franchisees.

Look for a franchisor to display confidence and ambition as well as a sense of loyalty to the prospective franchisees in the proposal.

The National Labor Relations Board Office of the General Counsel has investigated charges alleging McDonald's franchisees and their franchisor, McDonald's, USA, LLC, violated the rights of employees as a result of activities surrounding employee protests.

Separately, Arizona - based Massage Envy, a franchisor of massage and skincare stores, said this week it had hired Magnacca as its new CEO.

Franchisor home offices are there to give you guidance and support as you venture away from corporate America and take control of your professional dreams.

«As a franchisee, you not only have to operate your own business, but [you have to do so] within the confines of the franchise system, so it is a compromise,» notes Fittante, who represents franchisors in his practice.

FRM empowers real - time business intelligence, communication and collaboration between all members of the franchisor team and prospective as well as existing franchisees.

The survey asked CMIT Solutions» franchise owners to rate their franchisor through a series of questions in categories such as overall quality, growth potential, support, and communication.

Franchise Bible helps me focus on our needs as a franchisor and reawakens me to the needs of the franchisee.»

Once you are enrolled in a franchise system, the franchisor will help to set up the sale of your franchise, as well as onboarding the new owner when you are ready to move on.

The franchisor will go over everything required, as well as a very close estimate of the cost of each item on the list.

Franchisors can not, however, calculate more fluid start - up expenses, such as the cost of real estate and construction.

So he hired Matt McGuinness, a former CFO at two of his franchisors, El Pollo Loco and Denny's, with public company experience as CFO of Diedrich Coffee.

Atlanta - based FOCUS Brands Inc. is the franchisor and operator of over 4,000 ice cream shoppes, bakeries, restaurants and cafes in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 60 foreign countries under the brand names Carvel ®, Cinnabon ®, Schlotzsky's ®, Moe's Southwest Grill ®, Auntie Anne's ® and McAlister's Deli ®, as well as Seattle's Best Coffee ® on certain military bases and in certain international markets.

As a growing franchisor, it can put new technologies in the hands of its owners and customers.

Coca - Cola Amatil announced the heads of agreement with The Coca - Cola Co on Thursday as managing director Alison Watkins released the outcome of a wide - ranging strategic review aimed at cutting costs and restoring sales and earnings growth while building a closer relationship with TCCC, its major shareholder and franchisor.

The chief executive of beleaguered franchisor Retail Food Group insists the company's Australian franchise network will be sustainable over the long term, after it announced it will shut as many as 200 stores.

ABOUT PIZZA INN Headquartered in the Dallas suburb of The Colony, TX, Pizza Inn Holdings, Inc., is an owner, franchisor and supplier of a system of restaurants operating domestically and internationally under the trademarks «Pizza Inn» and «Pie Five Pizza Co.» Pizza Inn is an international pizza chain featuring traditional and specialty pizzas, as well as freshly made pastas, sandwiches, and desserts.

As a Franchisor, HUMAN's success relies on the success of its franchisees.

In an effort to solve that challenge, the Szalays partnered with HUMAN Healthy Vending — the nation's leading franchisor of healthy vending machine businesses — to ensure that their family, as well as the greater Memphis community, has convenient access to healthful foods and beverages, including allergy - and diabetic - friendly options.

In explaining Sherpa Kids Australia's role, Michael says: «Our job as the franchisor is to oversee each operation and provide operational support with our team of highly experienced OSHC professionals.

A Canadian resident with extensive experience in franchising, specialty retail and distribution, McNeely has formerly served as executive vice president and CFO of Tim Hortons, Canada's leading retail franchisor and distributor.

As described by Lawyers Weekly, the court's decision provides that «a franchisor's rights to enforce noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements are not claims that a debtor can discharge,» as long as the franchisor «does not alternatively have a right to payment of monetary damages.&raquAs described by Lawyers Weekly, the court's decision provides that «a franchisor's rights to enforce noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements are not claims that a debtor can discharge,» as long as the franchisor «does not alternatively have a right to payment of monetary damages.&raquas long as the franchisor «does not alternatively have a right to payment of monetary damages.&raquas the franchisor «does not alternatively have a right to payment of monetary damages.»

The average consumer of legal services just doesn't engage with a lawyer often enough to warrant developing a relationship with a franchise — and franchises, as any franchisor will enthusiastically tell us, are all about cultivating consumer relationships.

Similarly, lawyers acting for a franchisor are well advised to prepare a detailed summary of what must be disclosed to a potential franchisee, the risk the franchisor faces if the disclosure documents are determined to be inadequate, as well as the personal risk that the signatories to the disclosure document face if the disclosure document contains misrepresentations that may be grounds for a claim for rescission and damages.

In his ruling in Bertico Inc. v. Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd., Tingley found in favour of Dunkin' Donuts» former franchisees, who were suing the franchisor for incompetence, negligence, lack of support and assistance, as well as flagrant breach of the contract entered into between the franchisor and its franchisees.

GM gave the dealers just six days to obtain legal advice and sign the agreement when as a franchisor, the law required it to give them at least 14 days to mull over the deal, David Sterns told the court on the first day of the $ 750 - million class action lawsuit against GM.

As in any well - crafted contract, the Franchise Agreement is designed to balance the needs of the franchisor to protect its concept and ensure consistency in how each of its licensees operates under the brand.

However, the defendants failed to submit proper evidence of damages sustained as a result of their detrimental reliance on the franchisor's allowing them to continue developing the store, the court concluded.

It is a question of fact as to whether, as the court considered in Cislaw, the franchisor retains» «the right to control the means and manner in which the result is achieved»» and exercises «complete or substantial control over the franchisee.»

The franchisor was not exempt from the resale exemption in the Act because it «effected» the sale by requiring the spouse of the corporate franchisee's principal to sign as guarantor.

In respect of the correct legal issue, the Court of Appeal ruled that the motion judge significantly erred by framing the issue as: whether a franchisor's associate is deemed to be a party to the franchise agreement.

The Court held that the motion judge should have framed the question as: whether the duty of good faith could apply to a franchisor's associate.

Just as importantly, the franchisor did not assert that it required the restrictive covenant to protect the interests of the Motion Specialties franchisee in the territory.

If a franchisee chooses to waive or release any rights under the Act as part of a settlement with a franchisor, that waiver or release is legally valid and enforceable.

After successfully negotiating and concluding the sale of Crescent City to its most successful franchisee, Wayne began the development of a franchise practice focused on providing experienced counsel to start - up, emerging and mature franchisors as these clients expand their systems through the granting of franchises on a regional, national and international level.

He summarized the law, as stated by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2001 in 978011 Ontario Ltd v Cornell Engineering Co, that it is unclear whether a franchisor is under a duty of fair dealing in relation to pre-contractual discussions with a prospective franchisee.

As noted by way of an introduction to the critical statutory franchise rescission remedy in Ontario in a Law Works Franchise Justice Blog Post on September 8, 2013, «Terminating a Franchise Agreement: A Primer ``, if a franchisor fails to deliver a disclosure document as required under Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 and its Regulation, General Ontario Regulation 581/00, a franchisee is entitled to cancel (legally «rescind») the entire purchase of the franchised business from the start of the transaction, including all franchise and related agreements, and claim a return of all his or her investment and losseAs noted by way of an introduction to the critical statutory franchise rescission remedy in Ontario in a Law Works Franchise Justice Blog Post on September 8, 2013, «Terminating a Franchise Agreement: A Primer ``, if a franchisor fails to deliver a disclosure document as required under Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 and its Regulation, General Ontario Regulation 581/00, a franchisee is entitled to cancel (legally «rescind») the entire purchase of the franchised business from the start of the transaction, including all franchise and related agreements, and claim a return of all his or her investment and losseas required under Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 and its Regulation, General Ontario Regulation 581/00, a franchisee is entitled to cancel (legally «rescind») the entire purchase of the franchised business from the start of the transaction, including all franchise and related agreements, and claim a return of all his or her investment and losses.

One of the key advantages of a rescission claim (as opposed to a misrepresentation claim) is that some parts of damages are much easier to prove — there is no requirement to prove that damages were caused as a result of the franchisor's failure to provide disclosure.

To determine whether the franchisor broke the franchise agreement, a franchise lawyer needs to extensively analyze all the terms and conditions of the franchise agreement and all other franchise contracts, as well as obtain from the franchisee all relevant facts about the allegations.

Financial statements of the franchisor, prepared by qualified accountants on a «review engagement» or audited basis, as required under the Regulation;

Since Bertico merely applies the law established in Provigo to a new set of facts (as acknowledged by the Court of Appeal at para. 76 of Bertico), this decision has not increased the duties incumbent upon franchisors in Quebec.