Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Q: I’ve decided on the franchise I want to buy, and I’m wondering how to negotiate the franchise agreement. It seems like a fairly ...

Are you in the process of becoming a franchisee and trying to make sense of the franchise agreement? The franchise agreement is the legally binding contract between the franchisor and franchisee, and ...

Thousands of Americans have the desire to start their own businesses, but most of them lack the capital and support structure needed to launch a new venture. Two options available to self-starters are ...

Franchises are business structures in which an investor buys the right to use an operational model. Advantages are being able to join an established business with a small investment, and receiving ...

An ongoing challenge in franchising is the lack of understanding among franchisees of their obligations under the franchise agreement. The Franchise Advisory Centre has taken a great number of calls ...

Franchise contracts often prohibit a franchisee from hiring away employees of another franchisee without its consent. Those provisions are called no poach agreements and are designed to keep one ...