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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Franchise system startups are tricky
Scott Shane is an academic that has studied franchising for several decades. Shane is a professor of economics and entrepreneurship at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Please note this quote from his 2005 … Continue reading
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Stewart’s Franchising Laws: Group power growth
Stewart’s Law (Group power) – the strength of a franchisee group will double every 3 months if not interfered with by a credence good provider. This network effect-empowered capability is cheaper to deal with from within the group than by … Continue reading
It’s a bluff: Predatory franchising is an antiquated technology
The industry elites know it’s curtains for predatory franchising. What gave them power (litigation) has been stripped away. Oh and the financial institutions (especially the government guaranteed loan program administrators) are very, very nervous about being past the tipping point.) … Continue reading
Narratives, mini-biographies: Drawing conclusions about the franchise hurricane.
Writing: so common so important so neglected as a way up Writing is very powerful. The act of facing down a screen or (better yet) a blank piece of paper and trying to collect your thoughts is an important stage … Continue reading
Acceptance: Are the bad old days of franchising over?
I don’t know. But there are grounds for real hope. In the last 20 years or so, franchisees have been treated with an increasingly heavy hand: communication between them is really discouraged, informal leaders are penalized severely, threats replaced any … Continue reading
Mind Control as a function within franchising? Not as far-fetched as you’d think.
People often underestimate how much they can be influenced by their situation in life. Margaret Singer was an American psychologist. In her 1995 book Cults in our Midst, she outlined 6 conditions that create the environment where thought control is … Continue reading
There isn’t much that I have learned, Through all my foolish years
Frank Sinatra had a quality that defied easy description. I didn’t know him so much as a singer. Maybe more as an actor. I had originally published this post last Nov but the YouTube embed was removed. Anyway, this song … Continue reading
It took most of his savings, he would have gladly used them all.
It’s great to have dreams or ambitions. But others may prey on them, even unintentionally at times. Most times, those higher on the food chain are carnivores. The role of artists is to tell specific stories that have universal applications. … Continue reading
Salad Creations Canada: Is this McSalad bar an unintentional FranWhack?
Some imported franchise systems are designed to fail: to make the CDN franchisor and all franchisees’ life savings evaporate. The U.S. franchisor comes in, terminates the much smaller CDN licensee and takes over the “x out of 50″ stores that … Continue reading
