Whether you are looking to franchise your concept or looking to buy a franchise, the St. Louis Franchise and Business Opportunities Expo on March 27 and 28 is the place to be. Shelton & Power will be guest speakers presenting “Rake in the Dough while Avoiding Risk – Your Guide to Buying a Franchise the Smart Way.” If you make …
2010 Franchise & Business Opportunity Expo in St. Louis
Our attorneys were guest speakers at the 2010 Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo in St. Louis. Here are some photos of Lynne Shelton and Jason Power exhibiting at the trade show.
Good advice for apprehensive business owners
“The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.” This quote came from Randy Pausch’s book The Last Lecture, and I think it fits for those business owners who are apprehensive about starting their own franchise. Sometimes I meet with a business …
How ownership of real estate as a franchisor can benefit you through royalties and lease payments
We have had a few questions about this topic. This is a topic that if the franchisor pays special attention to, that he or she can use as a basis for higher royalties and possibly lease payments. The actual question involved ownership of property where the franchisor could not decide between simply expanding through company owned units or using the properties …
Advice for Future Franchisors – Part 1
When we talk with business owners, many times they have questions regarding what they should be evaluating and thinking about when they are planning on franchising. This 5 part article is designed to focus the business owner on whether they can or should franchise, and if so, what they need to be working on to get ready. Franchising is not a …
Advice for Future Franchisors – Part 2
In part 2 of our “Advice for Future Franchisors” series, we discuss protecting your brand. Once you determine that your brand can be franchised, it is time to get to work. The very next step is to hire an Intellectual Property attorney to trademark your brand. We recommend trademarking the name and the service mark or logo for your franchise. …
Advice for Future Franchisors – Part 4
In part 4 of our Advice for Future Franchisors series, we discuss marketability. While the prep work discussed in part 3 of our series is being completed, business and marketing divisions must start concentrating on the desirability of the franchise. They have to determine, what segment of the business community will the franchisor market the franchise to? What skills did the Franchisor possess …
Advice for Future Franchisors – Part 5
In this, our final section in our Advice for Future Franchisors series, we will discuss legalizing your Franchise System and distributing information to potential franchisees. Now that you, the franchisor, have all your paperwork completed in a blue line (last edit version) give it all to a full-service Franchise Attorney. A good franchise attorney will evaluate all of the documents that …
Free Admission Coupon to the Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo in Houston, TX
Please join us at the first Franchise and Business Opportunities Expo of the New Year. Stop by and say Hi. We can help Franchisors, Want-to-be Franchisors and Franchisees save money, time and effort.
Shelton & Power – International Franchise Association Exhibitor & CFE Candidates
Senior Attorneys for Shelton & Power, LLC will exhibit at the IFA (International Franchise Association) Annual Conference. Come see us at Booth #566 right across the walkway from the IFA booth. For those attending – We are PURL ID # 1251. (Those of you there will know what that means). The IFA’s Annual Conference provides the opportunity to: LEARN BEST PRACTICES …