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Algorithms are maximising profits for online retailers by colluding to keep prices

Algorithms are maximising profits for online retailers by colluding to keep prices high Dean Drobot/Shutterstock Graeme McLean, University of Strathclyde Have you ever searched for a product online in the morning and gone back to look at it again in the evening only to find the price has changed? In which case you may have been…

5 Must Haves for Your Franchise LLC to Survive the Worst of Times…
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5 Must Haves for Your Franchise LLC to Survive the Worst of Times…

LLCs are easy to get and very popular in franchising. Despite LLCs being quick to set up you want to get them right at the outset and your operating agreement is the central piece to focus on. For your LLC operating agreement drafting you should outline the following things in advance of giving it to…

3 Different Things Accomplished Franchise Sellers Do Better to Win More Deals…
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3 Different Things Accomplished Franchise Sellers Do Better to Win More Deals…

Franchise recruitment selling is a long cycle complex sale that requires a particular set of sales skills that you must master to win more with your recruitment of new franchise owners. Here is what accomplished franchise sellers understand and are always taking into account while prospecting for leads and working with qualified candidate. Franchises are…

What Nobody Tells You Beforehand about Franchising…

What Nobody Tells You Beforehand about Franchising…

Starting a business and achieving financial success with it is difficult enough to do and admirable. Thoughtfully taking that business model success of yours through the compliance rigors to franchise it is hard to do, making the leap to franchisor is even harder and for some a bridge too far given that according franchising insiders…

Why Emerging Franchisors Fail to Grow

Why Emerging Franchisors Fail to Grow

This is a review of why young franchisors fail to grow sufficiently to attract private equity interest. Barr’s thesis is simple. Franchisors have to grow to 100 units before they have a predictable and bond like net revenue. Before that their revenue is simply not consistent enough to attract private equity. But franchisors don’t realize…

Michael Keaton’s “Multiplicity” Franchising Genius the Movie…

Michael Keaton’s “Multiplicity” Franchising Genius the Movie…

It may seem odd to you that I didn’t pick Michael Keaton’s more popular movie “The Founder” about the life and times of Ray Kroc during his leadership and the ascendancy of McDonald’s the most well known and dominant franchise brand the world has ever known. The Ray Kroc movie is the more famous and…

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