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Encyclopedia > Franchises

Meanings of franchise:

  • Full rights of citizenship given by a country or a town, especially suffrage (political franchise)
  • In a wider sense: any right or privilege granted by constitution or statute.
  • Franchising - a business model.
  • Franchise agreement - In government, franchise may also mean the granting of permission by a government to a service provider to use the public right-of-way. Examples include sewer pipes, water pipes, telecommunications conduit, gas pipes, electrical lines, and garbage collection. Franchises may be exclusive (such as garbage collection where everyone receives refuse collection from the same company or agency) or nonexclusive (such as telecommunications from multiple carriers).

See also: Video game franchise


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Franchise Consultants - Franchising and Business Development Consultant Services (341 words)
With over 30 years experience as franchise consultants in major franchising operations, we will provide expert and professional assistance in developing your franchise system.
A franchising consultant is available to answer all of your questions about business expansion and the various alternative systems.
Franchising is often the best method to expand your market, sales and profits.
Regulation Overview (Franchise) (677 words)
Franchisees often place their life savings, time, and energy into the franchise and, as a result, the loss of a franchise investment may be even more catastrophic than the loss of a securities investment.
The booming popularity and growth of franchising, the profits which inured to franchisors, and oft-repeated stories of franchisees who "struck it rich" through franchising were accompanied by the abuse of that system by a few fly-by-night, unethical and, often, criminal operators.
The state franchise laws require that an offering circular proposed for use must not only be prepared according to NASAA Guidelines, but must first be submitted to, scrutinized, and permitted or disallowed by the respective state.
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