The perseverance of the franchise community is on trial. As Congress considers H.R. 842/S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, an unwanted Executive agency development poses another unnecessary challenge for franchise businesses and the millions of workers they employ.

As a franchisor, you know how important vendors are to your business’s success. They supply everything from components for your products to office supplies and business services. However, the more vendors you engage, the more managing your vendors becomes like “herding cats.”

In franchising, consistency is crucial, yet new franchisees may have difficulty preserving the brand’s image. Customers, on the other hand, want consistent customer service. If you want to take advantage of the sales growth predicted by the IFA Economic Outlook[1] for Franchising 2021, you will need help.

Franchise experts urge Congressional leaders to provide clarification on joint employer provision in the PRO Act

Your community is different from any other in America. It’s true that most places have grocery stores, schools, and a post office. And just about all of them have swimming pools, parks, and trails. But there’s only 1 town or city in the entire country with the exact people and culture of your community. And the unique feeling there truly sets you apart from the rest.

On Thursday, July 15, senators in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) addressed the nomination of Dr. David Weil to be the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) at the Department of Labor, along with Gwynne Wilcox and David Pouty to be a Members of the National Labor Relations Board. The joint employer rule and franchise arrangements, as well as worker classification and independent contractors were addressed by Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).

As the summer heat sets in and people race for vacation destinations, many will need to find a daycare center for their pets, making pet daycare franchises a hot investment.

During the pandemic, we saw a spike in pet ownership as people combatted loneliness in quarantine with a new companion, making pet training franchises primed for a surge.

With the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) running its course at the end of May, it is important to be aware of grants and programs that may help small franchise business owners during our continued recovery from the pandemic. A helpful starting point is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s list of supported small business grants and programs. The thirty-three listings cover general, identity-dependent, and industry-specific opportunities that are important to review your applicability for.

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.  The order affirmed the Administration’s aggressive approach in enforcing the nation’s antitrust laws and in reducing the harmful impacts of monopolies within certain industries, namely the Internet platform, healthcare, repair and agricultural industries.