Identifying And Dealing With A Financially Troubled Franchisee

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metrocorpcounsel.com — Franchisors dealing with financially distressed franchisees will find that three maxims generally hold true: an out-of-court work-out is usually preferable to a Chapter 11 filing or receivership; if bankruptcy or receivership is unavoidable, a pre-packaged or pre-negotiated restructure plan is usually more beneficial than one imposed by a court; read more...

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Spotting What You Need In Financials-Sold But Unopened Store Revenue

submitted by EtienneT 4 days, 4 hours ago

bluemaumau.org — This is an example of only one of the many things you need to be able to spot when you are thinking of buying a franchise and are handed an FDD document with the franchisor’s financial statements attached as an exhibit. read more...

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Income Tax Franchise News: Jackson Hewitt(R) Alerts Taxpayers

submitted by EtienneT 10 days, 18 hours ago

franchising.com — November 21, 2008 // Franchising.com // Parsippany, N.J., – Everyone is feeling the effects of the economic downturn this year. However, there is still time to ensure your 2009 starts off on the right foot, according to Jackson Hewitt Tax Service®. While you prepare to busy yourself with activities surrounding the upcoming holidays, now is also the time to take advantage of year-end tax tips and money-saving opportunities that may possibly help your bottom line when filing your 2008 income tax return. read more...

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Split don't Bail

submitted by EtienneT 21 days, 15 hours ago

bluemaumau.org — Another financial bailout? This time for the Big Three Automakers. When all else fails, who will rescue us? Saudi Arabia? China? Russia? Ourselves? read more...

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3 Sources of Franchise Financing - Franchise Funding

published 24 days, 16 hours ago, submitted by EtienneT 29 days, 14 hours ago

entrepreneur.com — Know how to make sense of the current economy and its impact on franchise funding. read more...

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Franchisors Need Balanced Approach to Recession

submitted by EtienneT 1 month ago

bluemaumau.org — For most of us, the current global economic crisis is like nothing that we have ever seen. The combination of high oil and food prices, the sub-prime meltdown, the collapse of large financial institutions, the sharp decline in home values, the avalanche of foreclosures, increased unemployment and highly restrictive credit has proven to be disastrous, and none of us can be sure how long this will last. read more...

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SBA Loans Sink

submitted by EtienneT 1 month ago

bluemaumau.org — WASHINGTON (Blue MauMau) - The Small Business Administration announced Thursday that the number of government-backed loans to small businesses sank by 30 percent. read more...

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When Times Get Tough, Winners Hunker Down

submitted by EtienneT 1 month, 7 days ago

bluemaumau.org — Okay, we get it. We’ve got ourselves a real problem with the economy. Even the most festive rose-colored glasses won’t shade our eyes from the specter of a $700 billion dollar bail-out of the financial industry coupled with the implosions and/or fire sales of Lehman, Goldman-Sachs, Morgan-Stanley, Fanny, Freddy, WaMu and most recently Wachovia, just to name a few. read more...

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