If a Crisis Strikes, Will Your Franchise Be Ready? Franchise Insight, 5/5/11

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May 5, 2011 Crisis Management: Is Your Franchise Prepared? Knowing how to deal with a crisis is important in franchising, as one wrong step in one location can cause a chain reaction throughout the entire system. Funding Your Retirement with Franchising If you're relying on the stock market or the sale of a home to fund your retirement, you've probably taken a haircut on your investment. Not Ron Chamberlain. That's because this Sport Clips franchisee is literally relying on haircuts to retire. Improperly Prepared FDDs: What's a Franchisee to Do? When franchise businesses fail, franchisees will look to many things, including the disclosures in the FDD, as a basis for claims against the franchisor. Franchisors, therefore, must be aware of the dangers of preparing an inaccurate or misleading disclosure document. Pudgie's Goes Lean Since coming under Trufoods' umbrella, Long Island fried chicken franchise Pudgie's is aiming to shed its, well, pudgy image. Military Veteran Gives Back with His Own Franchise From fixing fridges to diagnosing dishwashers, ex-Marine Matt Sarkela always finds time to support and salute veterans. His appliance repair franchise not only provides quality service to its customers, but also serves as a medium for Sarkela to reach out to disabled vets. Sales Strategies in a Social Media Age Spring-Green Lawn Care mixes web-based technology and traditional direct marketing to drive new customers and sales and profits. SLIDESHOW: The Riskiest and Safest Business Startup Ideas Thinking of starting your own small business? Learn the five types of businesses least likely to survive in today's economy, as well as the five that are much likelier bets. See More AllBusiness Franchise Stories   Follow Us

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