June 8, 2023 Federal Trade Commission Attn: Lina Khan, Chairperson 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex C) Washington, D.C. 20580 RE: Solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices (FTC Docket No.-2023-0026) (March 10, 2023) Dear Ms. Khan, FRANdata is grateful for the chance to present its perspective (referred […]
Strategically contact the franchisees your business needs to ramp up growth. Driving by your local Arby’s, you can’t tell who the owner is, how many locations they own, or how to reach them for their business. Forty franchisees own more than 70% of Arby’s franchised locations (refer to the pie chart). That’s right – forty […]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has recently announced significant changes to how it deals with franchise lending, signaling its departure from the messiness of franchise oversight and eligibility. These changes aim to simplify and expand the program, aligning it with the success of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that provided loans to small businesses during […]
Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD) (previously called UFOCs) are crucial legal documents that franchisors in the United States must provide to prospective franchisees as required by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FDD contains vital information about the franchisor, the franchise system, and the franchise agreement. As such, it serves several essential purposes, including due diligence, […]
Well… we saw this coming for franchise lending. What we alerted you about in our last communication is about to happen. SBA will no longer be in the business of determining franchise affiliation. The deadline for the comment period is December 27th, 2022. Read the proposed rule here – https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/10/26/2022-23167/affiliation-and-lending-criteria-for-the-sba-business-loan-programs “SBA proposes to remove paragraph (f)(5), affiliation […]