Monthly Archives: October 2009

Franchising is a house

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you … Continue reading →

Posted in Franchise Veterans: A distinct people, Inner work | 2 Comments

Ontario franchise law is +90% irrelevant

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

Existing laws are a result of a competition. A competition of interests, normally between opposing groups. Any statute exists because: some interest(s) wanted them, that group had the clout to push the political system to put it into place while … Continue reading →

Posted in McLaw: Make-believe fairness, Ontario Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 | 1 Comment

Welcome to Ontario Food, Inc.

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

What we put in our bodies is important. Monopoly profits should not be the only criteria. More and cheaper is not sustainable. Pirates make someone else pay for their plunder. Want the truth? Ask a farmer. The industrial food complex … Continue reading →

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Unorganized, passive franchisees attract abuse

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Solomon is at it again. Everyone should read this post. Over at a Blue MauMau post called Power of a United Phalanx, Richard Solomon spells out the facts: There is one indispensible maxim – no matter what your franchise contract … Continue reading →

Posted in Attorneyless Franchisee Networks, AFN, Independent Franchisee Association, IndFA | 3 Comments

Solomon on flavours of Organized Crime

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

Richard Solomon is a dangerous man. In a Blue MauMau October 13th comment called There is more than one Mafia, Solomon poses these questions: Do you people really believe you are not dealing with organized crime? Do you really believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Organized crime, Wisdom instruction | Tagged | 2 Comments

Shaming debtors so they pay up

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

I think I love the Spanish. They understand that public ridicule is a very powerful motivator. I’d love to specialize in franchise industry-specific debt collection under the El Cobrador del Frac brand. Or in English: The Debt Collector in Top … Continue reading →

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“Get into business for Next to nothing”, said the Kid

Posted on October 12, 2009 by

Franchising offers a short-cut to prosperity. Inexperienced people fall for a well-dressed up “get rich quick” scheme. Over at Blue MauMau they’re saying that 70% of advertised franchise “opportunities” are bogus (ie. not investment worthy). You should be wary of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Confidence Game | 5 Comments

Franchise Bar: The Name of the Game is Shame

Posted on October 11, 2009 by

Bad dog. Filthy animal. Shame dis-ables franchisees. It breeds a cluster of behaviours that is inaccurately categorized as depression. The affect of shame – humiliation disables their defences, confuses them and makes them appear to others (and themselves) as stupid, … Continue reading →

Posted in A Confidence Game, Confusion & Deceit, ex-Ee Muse Store, Fixer, Unsafe at any Brand | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Franchising’ll change you

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

Certain experiences re-wire your brain and heart. For me, it’s made me a new man. The old Les is dead and a new Les exists. I try to accept that reality but change pisses me off, like everyone else. I … Continue reading →

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Franchisees often deny reality to keep hope alive

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

Hope is a fragile thing. You can only suffer now in the hope of profiting later. You keep going, day in, day out, hoping there’ll be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Hope is sometimes all … Continue reading →

Posted in Confusion & Deceit, Inner work | Tagged , | 4 Comments