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MSA Worldwide’s response to the FTC’s Request for Information on franchise agreements & franchise business practices

MSA Worldwide

The Regulatory Landscape With its adoption of 16 CFR Part 436 (the Federal Trade Commission’s Franchise Rule), the Commission has played an integral and beneficial part in franchising by mandating that franchisors prepare and present to prospective franchisees a prescribed disclosure document (the Franchise Disclosure Document).

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Top Ten Reasons to Invest in a Franchise

MSA Worldwide

The best predictor of your success in a mature franchise system is not how quickly the system is growing, but the performance of the existing franchisees in the system, and how frequently and under what circumstances the franchised units are turning over.