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Franchising is not to be undertaken lightly. It is important that new franchisors take the appropriate steps to position themselves and their franchisees for success. The first step is to learn what it means to franchise a business. If you are new to franchising, we recommend that you review the material on our franchise resource website, talk to other franchisors and please reach out to one of our franchise attorneys if you have questions. We are here to help. 

Below are links to some of the useful information you will find on our franchise website.  

Start Franchising

• From Main Street to Every Street - We help entrepreneurs and business owners franchise their business, whether across town or across the country. We work with you to prepare the terms of your franchise offering and draft the franchise documents required by law to franchise.
• Franchise Law - To franchise your business, including offering and selling franchises or terminating existing franchisees, you must comply with state and federal laws governing franchising. Franchising is regulated at both the state and federal level in some states, and only at the federal level in others.
• Franchising Pros & Cons - Like everything in life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Franchising can be a great way to expand with less cost and risk, but there are disadvantages too.
• Cost to Franchise - Like any business expansion, franchising requires significant investments. These costs to document and structure the franchise system vary, but the cost to create the franchise system may be less than the cost to open an outlet yourself.
• Steps to Franchise - Our franchise attorneys walk you through the entire franchising process—from start to finish. And once your franchise system is up and running, we’ll be there as you sell franchises.

Renewal & Registration

• Renewal & Registration - We assist franchisors of all sizes in preparing annual updates to their franchise documents, relying on our extensive experience with the leading franchise brands in the U.S.
• Advertisements - To grow your franchise system, you'll need to inevitably advertise your franchise offering to prospective franchisees.
• Multi-Unit Franchising - For franchisors looking to grow rapidly beyond single-unit franchising, we prepare various forms of multi-unit franchising agreements including Area Development Agreements, Area Representative Agreements, and Master Franchise Agreements.
• International Franchising - We represent franchisors looking to offer and sell franchises outside the U.S., as well as franchisors of foreign brands entering the U.S. market.

Franchise Relations

• Selling Franchises - Just like state and federal laws that govern the disclosures and registrations required in a franchise system, state and federal laws govern the sales process and your relationship with franchisees too.
• System Standards - Building a strong franchise system requires developing and enforcing system standards that can adapt to new changes in consumer demands and technology. We advise franchisors on structuring these standards, enforcing them when necessary, and implementing system-wide changes.
• Defaults & Termination - We help franchisors enforce system standards, and if necessary, terminate franchisees. We also work with franchisors in structuring workarounds and settlements that may not require termination.
• Dispute Resolution - We'll help your franchise system go where you want it to go. But when you need to protect or defend your interests and franchise system, we also have your back.

Additional Larkin Hoffman Franchise Resources

• Larkin Hoffman's Franchise Blog
• Franchise News
• Case Studies

Additional Franchise Services

• Intellectual Property Law - We help franchisors protect one of their most important assets, their brand, through intellectual property registration, contracts, and enforcement.
• Business Law - We help franchisors with general business legal advice, including entity formation, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, and the purchase and sale of businesses (including mergers and acquisitions of franchise systems).
• Real Estate Law - We provide a broad range of transactional real estate services for franchisors, including the financing, leasing, and purchase and sale of real estate and litigation of related disputes.

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