Updated October 2024 A penalty clause in a franchise agreement is a provision that imposes specific penalties on the franchisee if they fail to meet certain contractual obligations. Penalty clauses...
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What to Expect with FranNet Entrepreneur Profile
What should you expect when you make an appointment with a FranNet consultant? We’d like to answer that question and demystify the process starting from your first meeting with your Consultant....
Just how big is franchising in Canada?
The “franchise industry” is often spoken of in Canada, but the truth is that franchising stretches across nearly every industry. It plays an integral role in the Canadian economy and employs loads...
Get to Know: Jim Malcolm, of Enviro-Master Services
Jim Malcolm is Colorado’s Master Franchisee for Enviro-Master Services. His successful operation, begun just two short years ago, is rapidly approaching $1 million in sales, and he got there because...
7 Best Franchises to Start with Your Dad
With Father’s Day coming up this week, we wanted to celebrate all the dear old dads out there with some franchising ideas that you could start with your pop. Or, if you are a pop, you could start...
Wealth Building 101: Your Own vs Someone Else’s
You could go about building wealth for yourself in several different ways: real estate, the stock market, investing in some other kind of lucrative money-making endeavour, inventing something,...
Gary Prenevost on CBC’s On The Money: Millennial Franchisees
What are millennials throwing their collective weight at now? The franchise business! For some, it's because of a desire not to be chained to a desk all day. And many are tapping into the Bank of...
If You Want to Franchise, First You Must Observe
The power of observation is an incredible tool, if you’re willing to put time, effort and patience into doing so. We assume everyone who reads this blog is at least tangentially interested in a...
How to Differentiate a Good Franchise Consultant From the Rest
When we meet people and tell them about what we do, it is not uncommon for them to tell us that they have never heard of a franchise consultant service like ours before. They sometimes ask why...
Balancing Inventory and Cash Flow in your Franchise: What You Need to Know
When you’re starting a franchise that sells products, it’s exciting to receive your first shipment of inventory. All those boxes being delivered mean lots of profits. All you have to do is put...
