There’s a story that many of us in the Association Management profession hear when we first enter the field. It is generally told to underscore the importance of volunteerism and illustrate that associations need to rely on the engagement of their members to ensure their success. It goes like this. There were four people named:…
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In the months before anyone was talking about coronavirus, the outlook at Jack in the Box was bleak. Since 2015, sales had been on a mostly flat trajectory, powered by low price meal deals. Increases in sales were modest and typically not enough to offset the rising cost of labor and goods. For the franchisees,…
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You have a lot of people with their eye on your money,” Attorney Christopher Menihan warned franchisees attending the DDIFO National Conference. “If your network happens to get hit, one of these is enough to topple everything you’ve been working for.” Menihan is an associate with Lisa & Sousa, DDIFO’s General Counsel. And, he was…
Read More »The big news again this week from Dunkin’ competitors would seem to be news of Tim Horton franchisees being fed up with some of the actions of their franchisor, Restaurant Brands International, which bought the chain back in 2014. The Great White North Franchisee Association (GWNFA), which was recently formed to represent the interests of…
Read More »The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council has released its Small Business Tax Index for 2016 a week or so ago with South Dakota, Nevada and Texas holding the top 3 spots for this year. The index measures and ranks the tax systems for all 50 states as to their competitiveness for small business and entrepreneurs. …
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Franchise owners at DDIFO’s national convention in Las Vegas had surely heard all the talk about the end of franchising as we know it. The National Labor Relations Board’s controversial joint-employer decision has triggered a backlash in the franchising world, with the labor board ruling that a big recycling company is responsible for the employees…
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Rob Branca Before his career as a Dunkin’ Donuts owner and franchise industry expert, Rob Branca practiced law at the firm of Lisa & Sousa in Providence, RI. He worked closely with many Dunkin’ franchisees, setting up their business entities and real estate transactions—all the while gaining valuable insight into how family businesses operate and…
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Janet Sparks reports at BlueMauMau that after a supreme court judge made his decision last May that Patrick LaFontaine could move forward with fraud claims against Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. and other defendants, the professional hockey player scored another victory last September.
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