Don Sniegowski of Blue MauMau writes that an investment protection act for franchise owners, House Bill 1620, is being proposed in Pennsylvania. Franchisee associations are asking for support from Pennsylvania’s franchise owners. The act aims to establish remedies and penalties for franchise owners experiencing abusive franchising practices. The bill would create a fiduciary responsibility of a franchisor […]
Maine Businesses to Pay Less Next Year in Unemployment Taxes
Bangor Dailey News reports that a falling unemployment rate means Maine businesses will save $30 million in unemployment taxes next year, according to a Thursday morning announcement from the Maine Department of Labor. Next year, Maine employers will see an annual decrease of between $19.20 and $169.20 in unemployment taxes paid per employee, with the […]
Maine Residents Celebrate World Champion Boston Red Sox, a MLB Franchise!
Watch Katie Thompson at WMTW 8 Portland report about the Red Sox Rolling Rally!: Red Sox fans, Boston celebrate championship with parade | Sports – WMTW Home.
American Bar “Wizards” Wish for Franchise Law Reform
Janet Sparks at Blue MauMau attended the American Bar Association’s 36th Forum on Franchising, she writes: Not all wizards are known for their magical powers. Some are identified by their skill and knowledge about a particular topic, said Joseph J Fittante, Jr., moderator of this year’s American Bar Association’s 36th Forum on Franchising plenary session, in introducing this year’s […]
Avis Lawsuit Represents What’s Bad in Franchising
Edward Kushell writes on BlueMauMau that he was an expert witness for Robert Halcro and Alaska Rent A Car in the recent case that awarded $19 million to the Avis franchise owner in Alaska. Edward Kushell is president and founder of The Franchise Consulting Group. He has been a franchisor with 400 units, a multiunit franchise […]
U.S. Government Reopens, Franchise Owners are Relieved
BlueMauMau – WASHINGTON—After sixteen days of a shutdown, the House of Representatives voted to approve a Senate deal to end the U.S. federal shutdown and to extend the debt ceiling. The budget compromise won 285-144, a larger margin than anticipated. The final act by the House funds the government until January and allows the Treasury […]
Franchise Owners Add 15,040 Jobs In September
ROSELAND, N.J. – October 16, 2013 – U.S. private-sector franchise jobs increased by 15,040 during the month of September 2013, according to the ADP National Franchise Report. The report is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, Inc. and is published by the ADP […]
Maine is one of the States Most Adversely Affected by the US Government Shutdown!
According to analysis by personal-finance site WalletHub,Virginia, Alaska, Alabama, District of Columbia and Maine are the five states most affected by the shutdown. In the past couple of years, the small businesses in the states listed above have had the highest rates of borrowing when it comes to SBA-guaranteed loans, according to WalletHub’s research. All […]
Franchisees Suffer as Shutdown Hurts Sales, Expansion Plans
Excerpts below are from an article written by Kate Taylor at Entrepreneur.com As the government shutdown drags on, some franchise owners have struggled with sales while others have been forced to put their expansion plans on ice. Last Thursday, Ron Putman was ready to serve 35,000 estimated attendees at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego. […]
Survey Reports that Franchise Owners Fear Obamacare
Below are some excerpts from Kate Taylor’s article in Entrepreneur Magazine Franchisees are among the many business owners trying to make sense of the new law, freezing expansion and cutting back on full-time employees as they fear increased costs will impact their bottom lines. In a new survey by the International Franchise Association, nearly 18 […]