The SBA published a new rule change that will significantly alter the way affiliation is evaluated in franchise/license situations. One thing remains certain, details around how these changes are to be applied will not be known until the next version of the SBA’s Standard Operating Procedures is released– untill then, any changes will not be […]
Franchise Council of Australia Partners with FRANdata’s Australian Franchise Registry The Australian Franchise Registry achieved another significant milestone this week announcing a formal strategic and business partnership with the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA), the main representative body for the franchise sector in Australia. FRANdata will align with the FCA to work collaboratively in providing a […]
The National Labor Relations Board [NLRB] in August issued a ruling stating that franchisors and franchisees could be considered joint-employers of those working at franchisee-owned businesses. This ruling overturned decades of legal precedent pertaining to the franchise business model and the significant economic activity it supports. Through a report commissioned by the International Franchise Association (IFA), […]
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What’s the plan for 2016? While we tend to evaluate economic activity one year at a time, economic activity does not function on that type of clock. Trends stretch across several years and only reveal their implications when looked at in the review mirror. However, such trends are important indicators of what is likely to […]