ARTICLE LIbRARY
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![What is the difference between a franchise and a biz-op? When does a biz-op cross the line and become a franchise?]()
Buying a Franchise
![How to decide if you are cut out to be a franchisee]()
Buying a Franchise
![What do franchise brokers do?]()
Buying a Franchise
![How can I find out the financial performance of franchises?]()
Buying a Franchise
![Five Areas to Evaluate Before Going into a Franchise]()
Buying a Franchise
![Failure Rate]()
Buying a Franchise
![Buying a Franchise]()
Buying a Franchise
![Buying a franchise from an existing franchisee]()
Buying a Franchise
![Are the terms of a franchise agreement negotiable at all?]()
Buying a Franchise
![7 Warning Signs When Buying a Franchise]()
Buying a Franchise
![The Different Roles of Franchise Consultants and Lawyers]()
Finance and Legal
![AB 2305, “The Level Playing Field for Small Businesses Act of 2012” - What is going on in California today?]()
Finance and Legal
![The Different Roles of Consultants and Lawyers]()
Finance and Legal
![Finding the best advisors in franchising]()
Finance and Legal
![When Franchisees Have a Dispute with their Franchisor]()
Finance and Legal
![What to do about franchisee litigation]()
Finance and Legal
![The Tension Between Lawyers And Consultants In Franchising From The Consultant’s Perspective]()
Finance and Legal
![The circus comes to town]()
Finance and Legal
![Negotiating franchise agreements - Are the terms fixed in stone?]()
Finance and Legal
![How to Find a Franchise Lawyer]()
Finance and Legal
![Any Lawyer Will Do… Right?]()
Finance and Legal
![What just happened in America? What will be the impact on franchising?]()
Finance and Legal
![Sources of Funding for Franchises]()
Finance and Legal
![How to Raise Capital to Finance Your Franchise]()
Finance and Legal
![How do I get my franchisee to move through adolescence into maturity?]()
Franchise Relations
![Managing Your Reputation in Times of Crisis]()
Franchise Relations
![Acquisition Fever]()
Franchise Relations
![The Relationship between Franchisor and Franchisee]()
Franchise Relations
![Corporate Culture DuPont Becomes a Franchisor]()
Franchise Relations
![Crisis Management]()
Franchise Relations
![Disagreeing with Your Franchisor]()
Franchise Relations
![If They Can See It - They Can Do It]()
Franchise Relations
![New Franchisee - Old Franchisee - Who Do You Protect?]()
Franchise Relations
![How to understand franchise earnings claims.]()
Franchisee Recruiting
![How to Expand Your System through Non-Traditional Franchisees and Sites]()
Franchisee Recruiting
![Discovery Days]()
Franchisee Recruiting
![How Easy Is It to Franchise Badly in the United States?]()
Franchising Your Business
![Is now the time to consider becoming a franchisor?]()
Franchising Your Business
![Is now a good time to franchise my business?]()
Franchising Your Business
![Franchising – The engine for growth]()
Franchising Your Business
![Franchise Development – Doing It Right]()
Franchising Your Business
![Developing a Proper Franchise Program]()
Franchising Your Business
![How to figure out start-up operating costs]()
Franchising Your Business
![Pricing Of Franchises: How to Charge For Fees, Area Development Fees, Etc Establishing Service and Continuing Other Fees]()
Franchising Your Business
![A Guide for U.S. Franchisors Entering the Canadian Market]()
International Franchising
![How to find Face time and Link up without becoming a Twit]()
Marketing and Branding
![Franchisor Setting Prices – Tinkering again with the rules of business]()
Marketing and Branding
![Franchising and the Internet - Part 1]()
Marketing and Branding
![Franchising and the Internet - Part 2]()
Marketing and Branding
![Adding a New Product or Service]()
Marketing and Branding
![Shopping for a Franchise? What to Look for in Franchise Training]()
Operations Training and Support
![Training your personnel]()
Operations Training and Support
![Learning Online - Educating franchisees for the business fight of our lives]()
Operations Training and Support
![Royalties that do more than pay the rent]()
Operations Training and Support
![Phases of Franchise Training]()
Operations Training and Support
![New Employee Orientation and Training: Bore or Score?]()
Operations Training and Support
![How do I get my franchisee to move through adolescence into maturity?]()
Operations Training and Support
![Getting Good Training - Techniques franchisors use to make sure you’re ready to operate your new business]()
Operations Training and Support
![Franchise Training]()
Operations Training and Support
![Evaluating a Franchisor’s Services - Will franchise support turn out to be part of the sales pitch or real help?]()
Operations Training and Support
![Understanding a Lease]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Retail Modeling - The science behind encroachment avoidance]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Encroachment – The Role of the Lawyer and Consultant in Advising Clients]()
Real Estate and Territories
![The Challenges of Entering Inner-City Neighborhoods]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Finding A Great Location]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Encroachment – The issues and solutions]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Encroachment – Managing Market Expansion]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Determining the desirability of a particular location for my franchise?]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Impact Policies – Another Less Used Method to Deal with Site Selection]()
Real Estate and Territories
![Strategic and Long Range Planning]()
Strategic Planning
![When times get bad]()
Strategic Planning
![Understanding Why Companies Operate at the Head of the Pack]()
Strategic Planning
![Understand why it may not be working as planned]()
Strategic Planning
![The Changing Landscape]()
Strategic Planning
![Planning for Growth - Creating and Using the Business Plan]()
Strategic Planning
![Downturn in the Economy]()
Strategic Planning
![Bridging Strategy and Execution]()
Strategic Planning
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Peter Hoppenfeld, Principal
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