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Dunkin’ Donuts Supports Education Program for Hospitalized Children

January 19, 2015 By admin

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital gets endowment Mike Reagan of WMTW Channel 8 reports that the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is getting some perks from Dunkin’ Donuts. Maine franchise owners are giving the hospital a $250,000 endowment over five years for its hospital-based teacher program. The program inside the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical […]

Filed Under: Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Charity, economic impact, endowment, franchised business, franchisees, maine, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners

Making small-business owners’ concerns heard in the political process

November 8, 2014 By admin

Franchise owners are small business owners and they can have a big political impact, which is our experience in Maine. Franchise owners in Maine will continue to have the opportunity to educate their lawmakers, which we have learned do not know much about franchising, but we have shown them the  importance of franchisees in Maine, to invest and create […]

Filed Under: Franchising, Franchising in Maine, Government Relations, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: business owners, economic impact, Fair Franchising, franchise job creation, franchisees, Government Relations, maine, Maine Franchise Owners, Politics, state law

MFOA Lobster Bake in Support of Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, ME

August 28, 2014 By admin

Join Us For a Maine Lobster Bake Maine Franchise Owners Association Lobster Bake in Support of Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, ME Come enjoy the party in support of one of our non-profit members. Friday, October 17th 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Maine Franchise Owners Association Lobster Bake in Support of Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, ME. Camp Ketcha […]

Filed Under: Featured, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: franchise owners, franchised business, franchisee associations, franchisees, franchising, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, MFOA Sponsor

Forbes Magazine Rates Ground Round as the 10th Worst Franchise to invest in

May 30, 2014 By admin

Forbes magazine rated the best and worst franchises to invest in. Forbes Magazine rated Ground Round based in Maine as the 10th worst franchise with a negative 9% growth rate. Here are the numbers Forbes represented: Serves up lunch, dinner and drinks; founded by Howard Johnson’s in 1969. Average Initial Investment: $1,672,500 Initial Training Hours: […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Featured, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: ground round, Maine Franchise Owners, restaurant franchise

Seeking Balance in Franchise Relationships

May 25, 2014 By admin

No relationship is perfect, it doesn’t matter whether the relationship is personal, business or institutional there are always going to be both good things and bad things about any relationship. One of the keys to a long and prosperous relationship is balance. Mutual advantage is the key to sustaining the relationship. Relationships prosper when each […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured Tagged With: franchise owners, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees, franchising, Maine Franchise Owners

Thank you for your support! Without it we wouldn’t have gotten as far as we did.

April 11, 2014 By Ed Wolak

Dear Members and Friends of MFOA, Thank you for your support, participation, and advocacy for Maine franchise owners. Your support helped advance the Maine Franchise Owners Association (MFOA) and its mission to protect, defend and enhance the equity for all franchise owners. Even though we lost LD 1458 in the senate, we did get our […]

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Re/Max Raises Dues for Agents, and Franchisees

April 7, 2014 By admin

Move bolsters the franchisor’s 2 largest revenue streams On Jan. 1, Re/Max increased the annual dues its agents in the U.S. and Canada pay to affiliate with the brand and the monthly per-agent fees affiliated brokerages in U.S. company-owned master franchise regions pay the franchisor. After holding steady at $390 for 2011 through 2013, Re/Max […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising in Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Franchise, franchised business, legal, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, Real Estate Franchise

Three Stories of Maine Franchise Owners or Franchisors Doing Business in Maine

April 2, 2014 By admin

Three Stories about Quiznos, Coffee News and Dunkin’ Donuts. Quiznos: Maine franchisees of the franchising firm that earlier this month filed for bankruptcy, failed miserably under a broken business model. Some are questioning what detriment there was to their state’s economy. Analyzing the sub sandwich chain’s past franchise disclosure documents shows there was approximately $5.4 […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Coffee News, Dunkin' Donuts, Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees, franchising, maine, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, Quiznos

Maine’s House Approves Franchisee Protections!

April 1, 2014 By admin

Don Sneigowski of Blue MauMau reports: Maine’s House of Representatives on Monday passed the Small Business Protection Investment Act LD 1458 by a vote of 75 in support and 60 against. Franchise owners in Maine are pushing a law that they say will allow them to better hold onto their business equity. Under the act, […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine, Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Expansion, Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees, legal, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners, MFOA Sponsor

Franchisees Leave Coffee News in Mass Exodus

March 25, 2014 By admin

Don Sniegowski at Blue MauMau reports that Coffee News of Bangor, Maine is experiencing a free fall in the number of its franchise owners. The chain has declined in franchise units by 31 percent from 2008 to 2012, according to its latest Franchise Disclosure Document. Located in 40 states, franchise owners pay $8,500 in upfront […]

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MaineFOAMaine Franchise Owners@MaineFOA·
1 Aug

Senator Cortez Masto Introduces SBA Franchise Loan Transparency Act https://mainefranchiseowners.org/senator-cortez-masto-introduces-sba-franchise-loan-transparency-act/

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31 Jul

#S2383.

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Thank you ⁦@SenCortezMasto for #S.2383, ⁩and your efforts to provide more transparency in the industry. Masto Introduces Legislation to Protect Prospective Franchise Owners from Predatory Practices | U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-introduces-legislation-to-protect-prospective-franchise-owners-from-predatory-practices

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We thank @sencortezmasto for introducing #S2383, #SmallBusinessAdministrationFranchiseLoanTransparencyAct2019, which would require #transparency in earnings disclosures to protect the best interests of #franchisee owners seeking #SBA guaranteed loans.

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20 Jul

Keith Miller Testifies at United States Senate Banking Subcommittee Hearing https://mainefranchiseowners.org/keith-miller-testifies-at-united-states-senate-banking-subcommittee-hearing/

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SenCortezMastoSenator Cortez Masto@SenCortezMasto·
17 Jul

Thank you, Keith Miller, for sharing your experience & the challenges you face as a franchise owner. Small business owners form the backbone of our nation’s economy, and we need to do more to protect them from predatory practices

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