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Dreaming of franchising? Fantastic! You’re ready for a life change and the market is heating up. But before you take the plunge, make sure your due diligence includes interviews with existing franchisees who can say, « Been There, Done That. » We strongly agree with an Entrepreneur.com post we spied, « Interviewing Existing […]

Retailers have been tracking traffic and measuring conversion rates for decades, but are franchisors and their franchisees on the same page? And if so, who pays for it? Author Mark Ryski, CEO and founder of HeadCount, says, « I see a consistent disconnect between franchisors and franchisees when it comes to […]

The recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling, that McDonald’s is considered to be a co-employer along with the owner of a franchise, continues to send shockwaves in the fast-food sector of the economy. As one example, California is expected to pass S.B. 610, called the California Franchise Relations Act, […]

FoxBusiness.com is reporting on how, in the response to the recent high-profile hacking incidents over the past year, technology is being developed to further security for credit card purchases. Expect to see a newly established global standard for credit cards called EMV, the acronym for Europay, MasterCard and Visa. The […]

Franchises can fail, but how and why? And how may failure be avoided? Franchising, licensing and intellectual property lawyer Tony Wilson shares some thoughts on the subject in an online report, « Why So Many Franchises Fail, » at TheGlobeandMail.com. Just as we happily share our vast point of sale experience and […]

News has arrived of the arrest being of one of the world’s most prolific traffickers in stolen financial information. The U.S. Department for Homeland Security has announced that the Secret Service has arrested Roman Valerevich Seleznev. The Russian national known as « Track2 » was originally indicted in the Western District of […]

In a recent Financial Times post, British columnist John Gapper claimed that the U.S. « lags behind badly in the basic infrastructure of retail banking » after receiving a « quaint » check for one dollar from a U.S. bank. The online payments and commerce gadflies pymnts.com rushed into the fray to defend against […]

The possibility of a change in the way the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determines whether an individual is employed by two independent companies, each a « joint employer, » has franchisors concerned. Currently, joint employers are deemed as both having responsibility for hiring, firing, supervision and discipline. « A redefinition could result […]

To make a successful decision, potential franchisees must first gather information, primarily by askingfranchisors the right questions. Thankfully, all 107 of them are a mere click away, on a recent blog post by Gary Prenevost, who self-identifies as Canada’s Leading Franchise Expert. We at Sintel Systems found this of particular […]

Small-business owners all use technology to one degree or another, but they may wonder how they stack up in that regard against other small business owners. To answer that question, we recommend that you check out a report issued by the National Small Business Association (NSBA) entitled « 2013 Small Business […]