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2025 Franchise Legislative Activity Update
The following is a detailed summary of all current legislative activity impacting franchising that the AAFD has been actively involved in to date, highlighting key initiatives and efforts undertaken to ... Read More →
2024 Year in Review: Advancing Franchise Protections for the Largest Investor Class – Franchisees
January: California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation clarifies that franchisors cannot charge franchisees fees that were not disclosed. (Link, Note: you must scroll down to the last question ... Read More →
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The Difference Between Franchise Consultants and Franchise Brokers
[spacer] Choosing a franchise is one the biggest and often one of the most difficult decisions a prospective franchisee must make. The amount of franchise opportunities available is just huge ... Read More →
ServiceMaster® Franchisees Form AAFD Chapter
ServiceMaster Franchisee Owners’ Association To Provide Unified Voice SAN DIEGO, APRIL 2014 – In an effort to provide franchisees with a proactive voice, ServiceMaster® franchisees have formed a franchisee owners association as ... Read More →
Good Franchise Support — What to Look For
Since the inception of the AAFD in 1992, by far the most frequent complaints we receive are that franchisors have failed to deliver promised ‘support.’ When choosing a franchise, there ... Read More →
Advertising Super Bowl 2014: Much Closer than the Game that Spawned It
Franchisors Buy 52.8% of Paid Super Bowl Ads Super Bowl XLVIII may have been a blowout football game, but the 2014 Advertising Super Bowl was a much closer contest. Companies ... Read More →
Who Will Win The Advertising Super Bowl in 2014?
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are now set as we count down the days until Super Bowl XLVIII. The Broncos and Sea Hawks are on a hot streak, but ... Read More →
Why every Franchisee should support the AAFD and its Affiliated Chapters?
It’s simple – The AAFD is Your Center for Total Quality Franchising. This is a concept that extends far beyond improving your relationship with your franchisor, or fixing your contract. The ... Read More →
Total Quality Franchising! A Better Path to Superior Franchise Relationships
There has been much discussion and chatter in recent months about a spate of franchise fairness legislation being considered in several state legislatures. In a recent blog article, “Showdown in ... Read More →
Can Franchisee Associations Serve as a Substitute for Franchisee Protection Laws?
Law Professors Robert W. Emerson and Uri Benoliel have recently published a compelling article in the Penn State Law Review, “Can Franchisee Associations Serve as a Substitute for Franchisee Protection ... Read More →
New Franchise Legislation: Point/Counterpoint
AAFD CEO Robert Purvin was a guest panelist on CRE Radio’s recent program “New Franchise Legislation: Point/Counterpoint” , Friday December 6th, along with franchise attorney, Erik Wulff, a partner at ... Read More →
Franchise Investor Caution: Franchisors Not Required To Disclose Receiverships
Here at the AAFD, we consistently tell those who are interested in buying a franchise to do their homework. Franchisors are legally required to make presale disclosures to prospective franchise ... Read More →
Franchising – a licence to print money?
The AAFD is proud to link to a very recent program that was broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation IMAGE: (SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES) (the equivalent to NPR in ... Read More →
New Franchise Legislation – Are Franchisors Finally Reaping What They Sowed?
By Ronald Gardner, Dady & Gardner Recently, many lawyers oriented toward representing franchisors have expressed surprise at the amount and breadth of legislation that has been introduced to protect franchisees. ... Read More →
Franchise Owners: Like it or Not, it’s Time to Plan for the Affordable Care Act
2014 will represent a big milestone in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (often called ‘Obamacare’) signed into law by President Obama in March, 2010 and upheld last year ... Read More →
You Asked, We Answer – Why Would the AAFD Accredit a Franchisor with a Bad History: A Case Study
The AAFD recently received an inquiry about our awarding of the coveted Fair Franchising Seal to Tutor Time, a company that had been previously disciplined by the US Federal Trade ... Read More →
California Fair Franchising Legislation Approved by Assembly Judiciary Committee
June, 18, 2013. The AAFD just received word that California Senate Bill 610 has been approved by the CA Assembly Judiciary Committee by a vote of 7 – 2 in ... Read More →
California Fair Franchising Legislation Passes CA Senate!
May 28, 2013. Fair franchising legislation authored by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and sponsored by the AAFD has passed in the California State Senate by a vote of 22 Yes ... Read More →
Urgent Notice: AAFD Members and Friends are Urged to Support California Fair Franchising Legislation! Senate Action is Imminent! Please act now!
Fair franchising legislation authored by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and sponsored by the AAFD is scheluled for a vote by the California State Senate the week of May 27. This ... Read More →
Please Support SB 610 and AB 1141, Small Business Investment Protection ACT 2013
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 ... Read More →
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