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Frontloading Success: Increase Quality New-Owner Agreements

When you hear people talk about franchise relations, you may think about the communication and support that begins after a franchisee signs the agreement. But, for franchisors to frontload success and increase quality new-owner agreements, the most critical time for communication and relationship-building takes place before the dotted line is signed.

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Franchise Relations Dialogue Community — An Avenue to Building Positive Relationships

The relationship between the franchisor and franchisees within a system is greater than any normal business relationship you would have with a supplier or a business account. The franchisor-franchisee relationship is much like a marriage.

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Franchisee Engagement And Support: The Keys to Success

Franchise support is acknowledged by most in the industry as a “best practice” and a fundamental operating principle. But now support seems to be joined at the hip with the relatively new topic of franchisee engagement. Exactly what does this new term mean and why is it so important to both franchisees and franchisors?

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The Psychology of Healthy Franchise Relations

These seven evidence-based principles, if properly understood and implemented, will definitely create a positive foundation for creating healthier, more productive franchise relations.

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Aligning the Needs of the Brand and its Franchisees

For obvious reasons, alignment between the mutual needs of the franchisor and franchisee are critical to an enduring and healthy relationship. Hopefully franchise candidates who chose franchising as their preferred means to enter entrepreneurship already have a strong appreciation for the value and equity of partnerships.

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A New Era in Franchising Continues to Emerge: Should a More Balanced Franchise Agreement Play a Role?

Franchisors might consider the impact of their current agreements with respect to their stated policies of encouraging multi-unit franchisees.

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