There’s Power In Numbers Being part of an active independent franchisee association is a powerful way to improve the way your franchisor treats you. Franchisee associations, especially when seeking a positive and collaborative franchise relationship, can effectively level the playing field in a franchise system by joining franchisee voices in common cause....

Franchisors Buy 54.2% of Paid Super Bowl Ads Super Bowl XLIX may have been a game for the ages, but the 2015 Advertising Super Bowl was a ho-hum affair. Companies engaged in franchising continued to dominate the advertising buys for the most viewed television program of the year, purchasing 54.2% of paid spots, as compared to 45.8% of paid ads by all...

If you’ve been itching to learn more about franchising or think you might be ready to buy a franchise, you can spend hours and hours reading about franchising on the internet (including on this blog), or you can go right to the source. A franchise expo, especially the national and regional shows that are endorsed by the International Franchise Association,...

BrightStar Care, AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mr. Sparky, One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating, and Window World Among Brands Forming New Franchisee Associations Through the AAFD SAN DIEGO, Nov 2014 – The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) announced today the formation of several new franchise...

Here at the Franchise Voice blog, we often discuss how the evolution of franchising over the past decades has significantly stacked the playing field in favor of the franchisor. Franchise agreements dictate almost every aspect of how the franchise should be managed and oftentimes doesn’t even promise franchisor support of the franchisee. In a world where a...