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Franchising agreements within a perfect world always will work to the best benefit both of the franchisor as well as the franchisee. The individual owners and the franchising company will equally profit and be satisfied and content with the arrangement. But this ideal situation truthfully is rarely the case.<br>
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International Franchise Disputes : Its Causes and Solutions Franchising agreements within a perfect world always will work to the best benefit both of the franchisor as well as the franchisee. The individual owners and the franchising company will equally profit and be satisfied and content with the arrangement. But this ideal situation truthfully is rarely the case. At a time when the interests collide between the franchisee and the franchisor things are likely to get heated quickly. Any franchisee who is disgruntled can create ample waves and damage the franchising plea of the franchising company. Common causes of franchise disputes No matter you are a US based franchisor or another, some of the common causes of international franchise disputes are as follows, Miscommunication the franchisor reports the master franchisee one thing yet they hear what they desire to hear A franchisor desires to augment the competitive position of the brand via making system changes, but the franchisee disagrees with any change owing to the implementation cost A franchisor desires in maximizing the system market coverage while promoting competition amid stores while the franchisee resists the intra system
competition A franchisor desires for a system wide uniformity, but the franchisee resists it thinking that this will not augment their profitability A franchisor does not offer ample training and support A franchisor makes representations which fails to materialize A franchisee leaves the system and functions in a similar way, leveraging off the insight and experience into the business of the franchisor most likely in the breach of after term convenants When the schedule of development is not actually complied with via the area developer/master franchisee Disagreements on stock and quality of inputs. A franchisee generally wishes to source affordable products, but the franchisor looks for standard of quality that may need more expensive inputs. Besides, there may be difficulties to import goods from the home country of the US based franchisor to the target place. In some cases the target country is likely to stipulate that only local goods should be used Every franchisee should recognize the possibility that there is likely to be disputes amid him and his franchisor. They need to get prepared even if litigation is always the last resort. International franchise disputes can arise if a person does not possess the financial resources in order to pay to take legal action against the franchisor. And if their business future is threatened by any means, litigation can act as a good option. The different steps that a franchisee needs to adopt to handle legal disputes with their franchisor if any include keeping very detailed and accurate records at all times, take the help of franchise legislation which is organized via the popular Federal Trade Commission that can offer bountiful useful information related to their rights as that of a franchisee and last but not the least will be to consult a lawyer that specializes in the field of business law and having the much needed experience in franchising.