Franchising is a dynamic approach to the market, which is successfully adopted by a wide variety of businesses ranging from financial services and healthcare to fast food and contract cleaning. It enables companies to expand more quickly than they otherwise could.

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What is franchising? Types of franchising What are the advantages and disadvantages of franchising? How is franchising different to other third party relationships? How can a business be franchised? The terminology of franchising Structuring a franchise Developing a business for franchising The pilot operation Recruiting franchisees The Manual

The franchise agreement Development schedule General obligations of both parties Sale of the franchisee's rights Franchise disputes Forms of dispute resolution Litigation Choice of forum and choice of law clauses What information should a franchisor give to a prospective franchisee? Selecting developers, master franchisees and unit franchisees