http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/ Published by Einbinder & Dunn, LLP en-us 2008-12-23T18:10:14-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/12/look_before_you_leap.html Some Points to Consider Before Signing a Franchise Agreement Many of our blog commentaries address franchisor concerns. We also represent franchisees. We offer these observations to that constituency concerning the most crucial step in forming that relationship. When buying a... Franchise Development Julianne Cowan Lusthaus 2008-12-23T18:10:14-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/12/location_location_location_1.html Our firm has always been extensively involved in real estate, so this week I walked up 6th Avenue in Manhattan to the New York Hilton to visit the annual New York Conference of the International Council of Shopping Centers ("ICSC"),... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2008-12-10T12:15:27-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/11/how_to_develop_a_franchise_sys.html A few blogs ago we spoke about Jason Puleio's The Barker Lounge, a dog day care franchise. In that blog entry we identified how Jason has had success in developing his franchise system by focusing on entering into agreements with... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2008-11-11T18:27:18-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/11/franchising_and_financing.html On October 22, Julie Cowan Lusthaus wrote a piece on this blog about franchisors helping their franchisees obtain financing in this difficult credit market. In the past couple of weeks, as the credit markets have tightened to the point where... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2008-11-06T17:15:20-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/10/uncharted_waters_1.html Depending upon your source of information, we are headed into a recession or a depression or even a catastrophic cessation of all business activities. By any definition, things do not look promising and we are looking at a new economic... General Commentary Terrence M. Dunn 2008-10-29T12:19:39-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/10/franchisors_helping_franchisee_1.html In the current economy, questions arise more than ever about how to finance the purchase of a franchise. In fact, many people think that it simply will not be possible to borrow money for the purchase of a franchise. While... Franchise Development Einbinder & Dunn 2008-10-22T11:14:52-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/10/how_to_develop_a_franchise_sys_1.html There are many individuals running successful small businesses who decide that franchising their concept is the best way to grow. With the assistance of franchise counsel and sometimes business consultants, they develop a business model and create the appropriate franchising... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2008-10-14T16:04:04-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/10/whence_franchise_anyway.html Understandably, much more attention is given to the present and future of franchising than to the past, but this entry considers (very briefly) the origins of franchises. Not the start of the practice, though, but rather the etymology of the... General Commentary Matthew D. Brozik 2008-10-07T14:33:01-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/10/franchising_and_the_election_1.html Your choice of candidate for the U.S. presidency will no doubt be made after a complex consideration of various factors. However, since we are focused on franchising in this space, let’s try to consider the election just from that perspective.... General Commentary Terrence M. Dunn 2008-10-03T13:25:35-05:00 http://www.franchiselawyerblog.com/2008/09/is_your_business_right_for_fra.html Even in an economic environment as troubling and uncertain as the current one, the only way for a business to survive is to grow. For many smaller businesses, asking how to grow inevitably leads to an inquiry into the possibility... Franchise Development Terrence M. Dunn 2008-09-23T12:43:48-05:00