So, here’s our answer: The 10 hottest growth areas in franchising today are Asian Food, Beverages, Business Services, ...

In his Franchising column, David J. Kaufmann, senior partner of Kaufmann Gildin Robbins & Oppenheim, writes: The New York Franchise Act is perhaps the nation's toughest - and one seminal reason why is ...

Many business owners who consider expansion are unsure of the options and avenues available to them. While replicating your business through the franchising route is arguably one of the most ...

A group of franchise business operators launched a coalition Tuesday to lobby Congress in an ongoing battle to prevent franchisors from being considered “joint employers” with franchisees. The ...

"Micro-franchising" is a term that originally identified concepts of traditional franchising models but is geared toward smaller-sized businesses. As the CEO of a franchised commercial cleaning ...

Since at least 2008 the authors of this article have noted and expressed their collective concern about the antiquated state of New York’s 1981 franchise law, which has never been amended for ...

When entering into a trademark license agreement most trademark owners do not consider the possibility that their agreement actually may be a franchise, which would subject them to specific disclosure ...