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How to Read the Franchise Disclosure Document and Red Flags to Look For

This webinar is designed to help you learn how to choose a franchise wisely. Your selection process should consist of thorough research, analysis, and focused investigation. Understanding how to properly read and analyze the franchisor's required documentation, the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), is one of the most important activities you will perform in your franchise selection process.

Best Practices in Protecting and Enforcing Trademarks, Copyrights and other IP

Trademarks, copyrighted works, trade secrets and proprietary business information form the core of any franchise system, and are frequently a company’s most valuable assets. Trademarks, including service marks, logos, slogans and trade dress, define the brand identity as presented to the public. The “behind the scenes” business know-how on which the system is built and implemented by franchisees is embodied in a variety of copyrighted and proprietary works – operations manuals, proprietary processes, recipes and formulas, custom software, advertising copy to name a few.

The Co-branding Franchise Trend

Borrowed from the brand management term “Co-branding,” this technique has been used for numerous brands to complement each other.

How Sandler Training is Entrepreneur Magazine's #1 Sales Franchise 9 Years Running

Sandler Training offers a distinctive style of training to companies and individuals in the fields of sales, management consulting and leadership development through on-going seminars and workshops. They provide intensive training, a unique lead generation program, on-going day-to-day support and protected territories to help you succeed in business.

New Government Data Will Measure the Economic Impact of Franchising

According to the International Franchise Association (IFA), newly released data in the 2007 Economic Census Franchise Report will help quantify the economic impact of franchising. “Determining the economic impact of franchising is a key strategic priority for the IFA in our efforts to showcase the importance of franchising to the U.S. economy,” said Ken Walker, IFA chairman as well as chairman and CEO of Driven Brands.

8 Franchisors with Successful Social Media Campaigns

Social sites such as Youtube, Twitter and Facebook may have started out as a means to communicate, but franchisors have been able to apply marketing strategies using interactive tools such as these to increase their sales and revenue. Here are eight franchises that have launched successful campaigns via social media that have assisted in their growth.