The one consistent issue in the restaurant industry is the inability of small, start-up or emerging restaurant companies to find a source of early-stage financing, particularly equity capital. Further, it is rare for an…
The restaurant community has recently embraced a unique tool to secure additional capital for restaurant development. Restaurant owners who have proven concepts and need to develop are taking advantage of the EB-5 Program, also…
by Dennis Monroe from Restaurant Finance Monitor, August 16, 2013 Download article One of the big issues for restaurants trying to secure financing is the problem of having negative equity on the balance sheet….
After 14 years of writing this column for Franchise Times, I am going to take a break from the publication’s monthly deadlines. But first I want to reflect one last time on some of…
A franchise system is defined by the strength of its franchisees. But franchisees within a system are seldom uniformly strong, because they vary in their operational, developmental and financial capabilities. In light of this…
We all know how difficult it is to grow a franchise system. But there is one bright spot. Strategic partners seem to have significant investment interest in early-stage concepts, and for a variety of…
Four key topics arise again and again in the relationship between franchisors and franchisees, generating frequent and significant discussion, and sometimes controversy. Let’s examine each topic and offer some reasonable solutions. They are: store…
The franchise community has been developing unique tools to secure additional capital. One exciting approach is the use of the EB-5 program (better known as “buying a Green Card”). This legislation was enacted in…
by Dennis Monroe from March 2013 Franchise Times Download article Even though the credit markets have loosened to give the franchise community more credit, that does not mean money is plentiful (particularly for emerging…
