Practical guidance on buying a franchise and franchising your business, gathered from QFA country sites worldwide.
Before collecting shared marketing fees from franchisees, define how the money may be used, how costs are shared, what records franchisees can inspect and how unspent balances are handled. This makes brand promotion a collective investment that franchisees can understand and verify.
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Asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement before receiving franchise information? Learn how to define its scope and preserve your right to share information with lawyers and accountants, without unnecessarily restricting due diligence.
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Supply prices alone will not reveal the logistics risks you may face after opening. Learn how to check delivery schedules, goods inspection standards, alternative sourcing during stockouts and additional costs before signing a franchise agreement.
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Where and how will disagreements with your franchisor be resolved? Learn what to check before signing, from complaints procedures and jurisdiction clauses to arbitration and the records that help protect your rights as a franchisee.
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Before buying a franchise in Egypt, establish who manages delivery accounts, receives payments, controls access and is responsible for protecting customer data.
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Before launching your first franchise, set renewal conditions, decision deadlines and investment requirements. Clear rules build trust across the network.
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Set out renewal terms from the start so franchisees understand the assessment process, fees, outlet upgrades and the duration of the next term.
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A franchise contract review period is not a cooling-off period after signing. Understand Taiwan’s five-day review rule and use receipt records, question lists and version comparisons to make sure you fully understand the terms you sign.
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How much can you disclose to a prospective franchisee? Identify your trade secrets, agree confidentiality terms and share know-how in a controlled way.
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Before recruiting franchisees, establish how to assess changes to contract terms and secure agreement. This guide explains how to communicate the reasons, assess the impact and keep records, so that franchisor-led improvements do not become unilaterally imposed burdens.
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Turning company-owned stores into a franchise network takes more than visits from the owner. Build a fair, enforceable quality management system covering inspection standards, contractual powers and corrective action checks.
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Consistent operating standards do not give a franchisor unlimited scope to demand further investment. Before recruiting franchisees in China, agree what triggers store upgrades, how they are approved, who pays and what transition arrangements apply, so brand improvements become a workable joint plan.
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A successful business does not prove that every location will work. Here is how to assess the potential of a new location with your first franchisee.
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Before franchising your business in Quebec, make sure your supporting contract documents are accessible, consistent and clearly identified.
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Check how franchise performance targets are measured, changed and enforced before committing to a brand in Ireland.
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Before franchising your Irish business, decide which entity will grant the rights, receive fees and carry the contractual obligations.
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Make sure the franchise seller has the authority to let you use the brand. Check ownership, the scope of permission and liability if a claim arises.
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Broader non-compete restrictions do not necessarily make a franchise agreement safer. From identifying the interests to protect to defining the scope and post-exit arrangements, this guide helps brands in Taiwan develop clear, proportionate and enforceable clauses.
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From equipment to software, check which assets and usage rights you are acquiring and what consent you need.
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A royalty percentage tells only half the story. Check how your Singapore franchise agreement treats GST, refunds, discounts and delivery sales.
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Before lending to franchisees or introducing them to lenders in Japan, franchisors should define the scope of support, disclose the terms and keep franchise approval separate from lending decisions.
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Clarify the scope, scoring and cost of brand audits before signing, and ensure you have a clear process for responding to findings and putting shortcomings right.
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Dispute resolution clauses in a franchise agreement affect the cost of enforcing your rights when problems arise. Before signing in South Korea, check the designated courts, deadlines for raising objections and mediation procedures.
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Is it reasonable for a franchisor to require a confidentiality agreement first? Understand Taiwan’s franchise disclosure rules and check confidentiality limits, professional adviser access and exceptions for legally required disclosure, so your due diligence is not obstructed.
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