I signed a petition to The California State House, The California State Senate, and Governor Jerry Brown which says: “Please Support SB 610 and AB 1141, Small Business Investment Protection ACT 2013″ Will you sign this petition? Click here: http://signon.org/sign/support-sb-610-ab1141?source=s.icn.em.cp&r_by=7684277 The American Association of...

By Robert Emerson & Uri Benoliel. The most vital debate in the field of franchise contract law over the last few decades has focused on the following issue: Whether the law should protect franchisees against franchisor opportunism. Franchisor advocates suggest that franchisee protection laws, commonly known as ―franchise relationship laws,‖ are...

Part Five of a Nine Part Series Exposing Franchising Myths. Let’s play a little game. Head on over to my friends at BlueMauMau.org, and review their alphabetized directory of franchises. HERE is the link. Take a few minutes to browse and then ask yourself how many companies you recognize. When you’re done, come back over to this article. We’ll still be...