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What Is a Franchise Operations Manual?

MSA Worldwide

Kaufmann, Senior Partner, Kaufmann Gildin & Robbins LLP The Franchise Operations Manual: A comprehensive overview of its content and importance A franchise operations manual is the DNA of a franchise system – the documented foundation that governs franchise unit performance, procedures, and conduct.

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Franchise Manuals: Documenting Your Business for Franchising

MSA Worldwide

While you may have heard that franchises require Operations Manuals , documentation may be a task that you imagine confronting “sometime in the future” – after that dental surgery, a trip to the Bahamas, or hiking Kilimanjaro, for example. these all build upon the content written in the Operations Manuals.

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Should I Franchise My Business?

AllBusiness.com

Even though some companies do begin franchising prior to their trademark being fully registered, you should make sure the process is underway. Write a franchise operations manual Another important component of a successful franchise system is having a thorough, well-developed franchise operations manual.