http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/ Published by Einbinder & Dunn, LLP en-us 2010-03-05T11:53:46-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2010/03/using_the_internet_and_social.html Like many people over the age of twentysomething, I have stumbled clumsily into the arena of social media: Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites and vehicles. Our teenage children have effortlessly adopted multiple forms of interpersonal communication, so much... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2010-03-05T11:53:46-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2010/02/performance_matters.html I attended an IFA Franchise Business Network meeting this morning, attended by various franchise professionals, franchisees, franchisors and regulators. We heard from franchise consulting companies, including brokers and matching companies, brand developers and new and established franchisors. The topic was... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2010-02-23T11:31:27-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2010/02/startup_businesses_prefab_or_d_1.html Any person with an entrepreneurial mindset must consider countless options when deciding whether or not to start a new business. One fundamental decision that must be made at the threshold is whether to create a business from the ground up... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2010-02-02T16:30:28-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2010/01/seminar_how_to_buy_your_first.html We have previously written on this blog concerning what individuals need to know about developing a franchise opportunity and how they can obtain that information. Here is an important opportunity for prospective franchisees or those seeking to enhance the growth... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2010-01-25T10:16:39-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2010/01/vision_and_nerve_1.html Tuesday's New York Times (January 19, 2010), provided an obituary of Glen W. Bell, the founder of the now enormous Taco Bell franchised restaurant chain. The obituary tells the story, inspiring in this current economic climate, of Mr. Bell's invention... General Commentary Terrence M. Dunn 2010-01-21T15:42:59-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2010/01/restaurant_franchises_too_grea_1.html The New York Times hosts a small business blog, which today addresses the unique set of difficulties created by entry into the restaurant business. As the writer, a former restaurant entrepeneur, notes, "...restaurants require an enormous amount of focus and... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2010-01-15T17:11:39-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2009/12/money_money_money_1.html Everyone seems to be proclaiming that the recession is over and the light has appeared at the end of the tunnel. Certainly the stock market has priced a recovery into current equity trading. But in the world outside of Wall... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2009-12-21T14:11:05-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2009/12/the_word_on_the_street_1.html We attended the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) convention here in New York at the Hilton this week. The ICSC hosts the primary retail real estate conventions in the country, principally in New York City in December and Las... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2009-12-10T18:07:38-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2009/11/disclosing_franchisee_revenue_1.html We have previously written about state efforts to obtain franchisor financial information, specifically efforts by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to require annual information returns from franchisors. The purpose of this would be to determine if... Franchise Regulation Terrence M. Dunn 2009-11-23T15:01:11-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2009/11/which_way_the_wind_blows.html As we have explored on this blog previously, there has been endless discussion during this economic downturn concerning the effect current economic conditions will have on the franchising model. That discussion continues unabated, as evidenced by the following entries found... General Commentary Terrence M. Dunn 2009-11-10T13:54:04-05:00