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Every Franchise Company Wants a "Big Mac"

The Franchise Consulting Company

Franchise companies embrace this fact and actually create venues to promote improvement and innovation. Every well-developed franchise company eventually forms a franchise advisory council made up of franchisees from throughout the system. What are the franchisees in the field saying?

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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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Pricing of Franchises: How to Charge for Fees

MSA Worldwide

Once franchise fees, royalty rates, or other fees are established, the franchisor is limited to the adjustments they can make, except with respect to their future franchisees, franchisees that sign successor agreements, or after long and expensive negotiations with their existing franchisees.