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Done Deal: The Questions to Get Your Piece of Stepped-Up M&A Activity

There seems to be a more robust market for mergers and acquisitions in the franchise world. Pent-up demand exists (particularly for franchisee units) and many franchisees have been waiting to sell. Even though the…

Franchisors Should Focus on Survival of the System

Many lawyers and franchise professionals seem to be stuck in a rut as to how franchise businesses should operate, particularly with regard to the franchise fees and royalty matrix. In light of the kind…

Analyzing Your Balance Sheet

Last month we looked at P&Ls as the window to a company’s success. Now let’s analyze the balance sheet, which is more analogous to looking at the financial health of a company. A review…

Bottom Line: P&L Statements Are a Window into Your Company’s Success

It is said that the eyes are the window to the soul. I would say the same about a company’s profit and loss statement (or P&L). Profit and loss statements are the window to…

Five Reasons Why It Is Time to Grow Again

For the last several years, growth in the franchise world (in terms of new units opening) has been slow. The reasons are obvious: The economy has not grown at the pace we would all…

Middle Ground: Taking a New Approach to Old Franchisor Problems

Franchise agreements are frequently criticized as being over-reaching in protecting the franchisor. While criticism is justified in many cases, more and more franchisors are realizing a balancing of the parties’ interests is necessary for…

10 Key Provisions: How to Translate a Loan Agreement into (Almost) Plain English

As a business owner, you either have existing debt financing, are currently working on debt financing and/or at some point in the future will be seeking debt financing. It is simply the nature of…

Do You ‘Trust’? 10 Reasons for Franchisors to Embrace Succession Trusts

Two of my partners, John Berg and Scott Husaby, have spent a great deal of time as panelists on the Franchise Times Exit Strategies Seminar Series and have been travelling around the country speaking…

Health Monitor: How to Gather Key Info from Franchisees and Then Evaluate It

In these volatile economic times, the challenge every franchisor faces is effectively monitoring the financial health of a franchise system. This type of monitoring is not just a luxury, but a necessity. Prior to…

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