Normand and Joline Boulay, the owners of Farmindale’s newest business, Dunkin Donuts, welcomed friends and neighbors to celebrate with them and win some fabulous prizes. The Farmingdale Dunkin Donuts is the fourth one for the Boulays — two others located in Lewiston and one in Gardiner. Normand and Joline Boulay, expressed their excitement and satisfaction […]
Franchisors and Franchisees Face Off in Pennsylvania on the Franchise Protection Bill
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 […]
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 […]
Maine Franchise Owner Meets Family & Community
In 1979, Antonio and Joe Salema bought their family’s first Dunkin’ Donuts franchise in Exeter, New Hampshire. Currently Antonio owns and operates 15 Dunkin’ Donuts franchises — three in Maine and 12 in New Hampshire. According to Antonio’s son, Durval Salema, he had made his decision to be a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owner when he […]
Caribou Maine is Open for Business!
What does a Certified Business Friendly Community that happens to be the second largest city in Aroostook County,with a population of a little more than 8,000 people have to offer you? A chance to expand your business. Caribou, Maine already has a number of franchise brands including Burger King, McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Tim Horton’s, Subway, […]
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 […]
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. […]
Franchising’s Impact on the US & Maine Economy
In 2004 the International Franchise Association (IFA) published it’s first report “Franchising’s Impact on the Economy” the report was updated in 2005 and 2007. In 2007 franchised businesses operated over 828,000 establishments in the United States, counting both establishments owned by franchisees and franchisors. These establishments represented 2.8 percent of all nonfarm business establishments in […]