November 8th, 2008

Small Business Owner?s Guide to Background Checks

The average negligent hiring lawsuits can cost a company $500,000.  If you’re a small business, that could mean the end of your company, so you need to been even more careful.

Good employees are valuable.  For small companies, making bad hiring decisions can mean the difference between staying in business, or not.  The prevalence of background checks on prospective employees continues to grow every year, and employers need to clearly understand the privacy rights of their applicants.

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November 30th, 2007

Why All The Animosity Between Franchisors And Franchisees?

Not long ago, I received an email about a 156 page letter I wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on the issues of the new Franchise Rule, which is now law. The individual emailing me was a franchisee who felt that they were burned by their franchisor. They said; You franchisors, use the franchisees for your capital and consider them sacrificial lambs to your own greed!

I was a little taken a back, but not entirely, as I use to be a Franchisor and I have heard all this “evil franchisor” stuff the prior. What is interesting is that, I have also been on the AAFD board and worked to secure fair franchising standards for the franchisee side of the equation. I emailed back and said:

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