A tuning fork is an acoustic resonator in the form of a two-pronged fork with the tines formed from a U-shaped bar of elastic metal (usually steel). It resonates at a specific constant pitch when set vibrating by striking it against a surface or with an object… Wikipedia

If what Richard Solomon is saying over at [...]

The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England, for nearly two decades between the early 1930s and late 1949.
Two of its most famous members were C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Readings and discussions of the members’ unfinished works were the principal purposes of meetings. Tolkien’s The Lord of the [...]

Michael Webster over at Misleading Advertising Law picked up on my recent posting: Franchisng is the latest Big Con.
I absolutely agree with him: the best defense against post franchisor opportunism is a well-funded, professionally managed independent franchisee association, IndFA.
There is no substitute for collective action and only a fool thinks otherwise.
The power of “sticking together” [...]

Frank Zaid is a Canadian lawyer with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
1. From his wikipedia page:

He has been listed as one of the leading franchise law practitioners in every published edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.
In the 2005 and 2006 editions of Who’s [...]

The Shawshank Redemption is often mentioned as one of the best movies of all times.

Red (Morgan Freeman) explains how the prison walls take Brooks’s (James Whitmore) life.

Most people figure financially successful franchisees pay nothing for turning their backs; for denying their fraternal relationships; complicit in their silence.
Cowards die a thousand deaths. The valiant taste of [...]

Navigating a personal crisis of any origin is a trick. Some people have told me that a franchise failure is like having 3 divorces at once.
From my experience, they underestimate the personal trauma that can occur.
I offered these ideas over at Blue MauMau today.
They were of use to me.
Everyone does these steps. You do the [...]

I believe that something extremely important will be happening in Australia as a result of their national franchise inquiry.

Something that will rock the industry, all-around the world.

I have no insider information nor any special plans. What I think or do is laughably unimportant. Don’t ask me to show a basis for this hunch because I [...]

The U.S. may have the largest number of millionaires, but tiny Singapore rules the world when it comes to the highest concentration.

Singapore’s Parliament House (Via Wikipedia.org)

According to Boston Consulting Group?s latest Global Wealth report, an astounding one in 10 households in Singapore have investible assets of $1 million or more. That compares with 4.3% in [...]

Bronze medalist windsurfer Shahar Zubari and Israel’s only medal recipient at the Beijing Olympics has stirred up a storm of controversy after referring to the Chinese as “scum” in an interview with 7 Yamim, a weekend supplement of the mass-market daily Yedioth Ahronoth. The comments made by the 20 year old athlete led the Chinese [...]