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Franchise UPDATE 2007 Archive
Issue III 2007 -
Arbitration And Mediation:
Is The Bloom Off The Rose Of Alternative Dispute Resolution?
DECEMBER 4, 2007 // READ FULL STORY
To those readers who are interested in legal affairs in the franchising context and are not subscribers to the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising's listserv, you are missing one of the greatest shows in town. Listservs, chat rooms, blogs, and whatever else, are means to dialogue on the Internet and can turn into today's electronic equivalent of a lynch mob, as demonstrated by two recent exchanges on the forum's listserv on the subject of arbitration.
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20 Years Of Franchising
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
NOVEMBER 27, 2007 // READ FULL STORY
1987 was a good year for franchising. Up to then, franchising was young, brash, and not always professional. Franchises weren’t much concerned with history. They were built mostly by young entrepreneurs who saw an opportunity and grabbed it, looking forward, not backward. The first 30 years of modern business format franchising had the feeling of the Wild West (like the Internet of the last 10 years).
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Franchise Legends, Part 2
Icons Who Helped Shape The Industry
NOVEMBER 20, 2007 // READ FULL STORY
In the chronicles of franchising history, some names come immediately to mind - Ray Kroc, S. Truett Cathy, Dave Thomas. The names conjure up images of independent-minded entrepreneurs with the savvy, know-how, and vision to create successful business models replicable anywhere. As part of the celebration of Franchise UPDATE's 20th anniversary, we look back at some of these colorful, inspiring, and sometimes controversial characters.
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