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I don't have to tell you franchise financing is tight. All you have to do is open up The Wall Street Journal, local newspapers or trade magazi…

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Cold Stone Creamery has been the subject of many news reports recently concerning store closures and legal battles with its franchisees, but n…

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Probably the last thing you want to think about is what happens to you and your franchise if the franchisor declares bankruptcy. Or what happe…

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With the proliferation of business communication sent via e-mail, snail mail has become a real downer. So when we spotted a bright red ball, c…

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Apparently Harlee House was a franchise that was all dressed up - notice the fancy diamond motif adorning the roofline - with no place to grow.

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Owning a franchise has its risks, but the financial collapse of the franchisor is usually not what restaurateurs place high on their worry lis…

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A hurricane is like a train coming down the track. You can see it coming -large, lumbering and dangerous. With a hurricane, the only advantage…

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The Georgia Supreme Court last month agreed to review an appellate court decision in the case of a former Atlanta Bread Company franchisee tha…