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franchisepick.com » Blog Archive » Are 95% of franchises successful? on November 5th, 2006 5:08 pm

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Blue MauMau on January 8th, 2007 8:00 pm

Java Jo’z Controversy Gaining Attention Via Blogs…

According to Ben Scoble, he paid a $30,000 refundable downpayment for a Java Jo'z drive-thru coffee franchise. He was unable to find a location but, according to Scoble, the company will not refund his deposit.
Others in the same situat…
Coffee Franchise Blogs to Top Google Position at on January 9th, 2007 3:05 pm

[...] I additionally sparked other stories across the net, including stories on Java Jo’z and Cuppy’s Coffee (with whom they share a trademark) on FranBest.com, Franchise Pick, Blue Mau Mau and many other franchise & tech blogs. [...]
Trisha on January 10th, 2007 5:22 pm

I just wanted to add something to this. Not only is Roy P. Snowden and his wife crooks…But they are monsters. Roy and Kim ran a Door to Door traveling sales crew where he worked us kids like dogs and Kept most of our money.Ironicly they let me go for not being honest and left me at a bus station in St. PAul w/ no money and no ticket. Someone should take this evil man off the streets for ever.
Thanks
Trisha A.Paliotti
WoMo on January 11th, 2007 9:09 pm

Don’t forget this one..

http://www.bluemaumau.org/general/story/java_joz_cuppys_controversy_gaining_attention_via_blogs
Trisha A. Paliotti on January 15th, 2007 4:58 pm

Monday, January 15, 2007
MAg Slime
Hi I am just adding on to this last person comment. I worked for a mag sales crew. World Media InternationalInc, RUn by Roy P. Snowden and Kimberly(kim)Snowden,I traveled through your city knocking on doors. Why there is not some protection in place for these kids, more then a randaom story or Blog. This man was just convicted on 5 counts of Tax evasion and defrauding the IRS. I have a tax lean on my credit report from him not filing the taxes he said he was paying!!!! We were kids, and many lives have been Ruined by these people. Freezing cold tempertures and 12-14 hr work days….$15-$20 a day if we were lucky. Then when you don’t make the cut they drop you at a bus station, spit on you and leave eyou w/ no money no ticket, in some ghetto bus station!More, More MOre needs to be done about this. ANd it starts with the people answering the doors. Don’t or if you do tak ethat kid in your house and tell them what is really going on and get them help. These kids are used to make millions of dollars for these dirty old men and thier dirty wives. I pray for the children of these people everyday! I tell you one thing there is no Justice, for these kids.This man has also screwed a bunch of People who were investing in his Java Jo’ z (cuppy’s) Franchise, many people were milked out of 30,000 dollars or more~Any other kids out there who worked for Roy P. Snowden And Kimberly (Kim)Snowden let me know!!!!!!
Cuppys Coffee on January 15th, 2007 9:19 pm

Official Statement from Cuppyâ€™s Coffee & More

In May 2006, Medina Enterprises, a Nevada based company, purchased the assets of Java Joâ€™z Coffee & More, LLC, and Emerald Coast Manufacturing Inc. From this transaction, the principle owner of Medina formed an association with another individual, and Cuppyâ€™s Coffee & More, an international coffee franchise, emerged.

Through this transaction, Cuppyâ€™s Coffee obtained the rights to the logos, assumed the leases and acquired a majority of the equipment. A majority of the former employees of Java Joâ€™z were offered positions and are now employed at Cuppyâ€™s.

Java Joâ€™z still exists as a licensing company and is owned by Kim Snowden. Roy and Kim Snowden have no financial, operational, or legal association with Cuppyâ€™s Coffee.

Although Cuppyâ€™s Coffee holds no legal obligation to provide marketing, operational, or product support to the Java Joâ€™z customers, Cuppyâ€™s has chosen to offer these services to the Java Joâ€™z owners.

Since August 2006, Cuppyâ€™s Coffee has been inviting any coffee business (including Java Joâ€™z customers) the opportunity to convert into a Cuppyâ€™s franchise. For conversion details please contact Rudy Harper at rudy@medinamgt.com
Sean on January 16th, 2007 8:06 am

Rudy:

Will Cuppy’s give credit for the $20,000 and $30,000 fees they allegedly paid?

Most of these owners, I believe, couldn’t find locations in their markets. Will Cuppys find them a site?
Sean on January 16th, 2007 8:34 am

Trisha:

I saw an expose on television years ago (20/20? 60 minutes?) and it was terrible. I can’t believe they haven’t put an end to this. Well, it looks like Roy Snowden could be selling magazines on Cell Block C for quite a while. He is due to be sentenced at the end of this month. Some fellow Snowden and Java Jo’z fans are submitting sentencing recommendations. Their website is at http://mooresinflorida.blogspot.com.

Moores in Florida

Have you considered starting a blog to expose this scam? Some exposure in myspace and facebook could help keep some other kids from falling into the same situation. Just a thought.
Alexander Scoble on January 16th, 2007 2:20 pm

Yes, thanks to you and the owner of the bluemaumau.org site for writing about the similarities between the two companies. My brother also got one of their legal nastygrams, so we, at the time, decided to pull all references to Cuppy’s out of our blogs.

But, thanks to your posts, the posts on bluemaumau.org and some legal advice given to my brother, Ben, I decided it was time to highlight the fact that these two franchisers are indeed very similar companies. Even pointed to your blog and bluemaumau.org’s postings.

So thanks for the support in this. I just hope that it gives people pause when thinking about doing business with Cuppy’s and also gets my brother and his partner (not to mention the other people who have also apparently been similarly shafted) their money back.
Trisha A. Paliotti on January 16th, 2007 2:21 pm

Hi I am just adding on to this last person comment. I worked for a mag sales crew. World Media InternationalInc, RUn by Roy P. Snowden and Kimberly(kim)Snowden,I traveled through your city knocking on doors. Why there is not some protection in place for these kids, more then a randaom story or Blog. This man was just convicted on 5 counts of Tax evasion and defrauding the IRS. I have a tax lean on my credit report from him not filing the taxes he said he was paying!!!! We were kids, and many lives have been Ruined by these people. Freezing cold tempertures and 12-14 hr work days….$15-$20 a day if we were lucky. Then when you don’t make the cut they drop you at a bus station, spit on you and leave eyou w/ no money no ticket, in some ghetto bus station!More, More MOre needs to be done about this. ANd it starts with the people answering the doors. Don’t or if you do tak ethat kid in your house and tell them what is really going on and get them help. These kids are used to make millions of dollars for these dirty old men and thier dirty wives. I pray for the children of these people everyday! I tell you one thing there is no Justice, for these kids.This man has also screwed a bunch of People who were investing in his Java Jo’ z (cuppy’s) Franchise, many people were milked out of 30,000 dollars or more~Any other kids out there who worked for Roy P. Snowden And Kimberly (Kim)Snowden let me know!!!!!!
Posted by Trisha A. Paliotti at 11:39 AM

Labels: Magzine Sales Crew

why are you not posting this
steve on January 16th, 2007 9:05 pm

I wonder who the “another individual” is on the formation of this association.
Sean on January 17th, 2007 9:13 am

Steve: Fransynergy posted this on bluemaumau.com:
“…I took a look at the Nevada Secretary of States website and searched out Medina Enterprises were we learn that the corporate entity was formed 12/16/2003 and is Active and in good standing. Their officers all have the last name of Morgan (Alyssa R, Christina F, and Robert C) and use the address of 2533 N. Carson St, Carson City, NV 89706. This address is also the address of their Resident Agent Laughlin International, Inc. When you view all the companies which Laughlin serves as resident agent there are MANY!!!!. When you view the records for Laughlin International, Inc. you find that a Lee Morgan held all the officer positions AND they were dissolved on 4/24/2002. However they may somehow be tied to Laughlin & Associates, Inc. at the same 2533 N. Carson address whose file date is 3/25/77 and are currently an active NV corporation with Michelle Young holding all officers positions. If you jump over to the Florida Secretary of State site and take a look at Medina Enterprises you find that theyâ€™re active as a Foreign Profit corporation (Date Filed 5/8/06) with a principle address of 348 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, BLDG D Suite 16A, FT. Walton Beach FL 32548. Robert C. Morgan listed as both Registered Agent and Officer/Director.”
the Franchise Pundit on January 19th, 2007 3:09 am

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Franchisors Extend Goodwill Offers to Java Jo’z Victims at on January 19th, 2007 12:43 pm

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Blue MauMau on January 19th, 2007 4:00 pm

Franchisors: Extend Goodwill Offers to Java Joâ€™z Victims?…

RE: Story on FranBest.com (Franchisors Extend Goodwill Offers to Java Jo’z Victims)
Know of any other companies willing to waive fees to offer a discount to those who lost money to Java Jo'z? Have them email me at seankelly [at] i…
Rudy Harper on January 19th, 2007 8:09 pm

Sean Kelly previously requested some information from Cuppy’s about how we process Java Jo’z conversions. I emailed him on January 17, 2007 with a response; however, he has chosen not to post it. We have provided this goodwill offer since June of 2007. My email to Sean Kelly was as follows:

Mr. Kelly:

When we receive notice of a Java Joâ€™z licensee or anyone with an already existing concept desiring to convert to our franchise system, the terms of the conversion are negotiated individually. We disclose the Cuppyâ€™s UFOC and ask them to enter into a Cuppyâ€™s Franchise Agreement. Generally, if a Java Joâ€™z licensee has already paid funds for a deposit, we try to recognize their payment so that double-payments do not occur. For those that have not already found a site, we offer our assistance with site selection, including our connections with national real estate brokering companies and malls. Essentially, we attempt to effect these conversions so that the overall investment is similar for converting units and those that originate as a Cuppyâ€™s, but as circumstances differ in every scenario, these terms may differ as well. Please advise if I can assist you further.
Paul Steinberg on January 23rd, 2007 7:31 pm

The FTC is revising the “Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise” and is soliciting recommendations as to changes.

Write to Steve Toporoff and tell him how the Guide can be improved for future buyers of franchises! Email to stoporoff@ftc.gov
Sean on January 24th, 2007 7:24 pm

As I mentioned on franchisepick.com, I never received the email. I have no problem posting it… in fact, I requested it.

It’s puzzling as to why Cuppy’s is being so defensive about this issue. If they are willing to honor the deposits made to Java Jo’z, as this message seems to indicate, it’s a generous gesture. Why not just come out and state it clearly?
Franchise Pick - Java Jo’z Snowden Is Granted Second Motion to Continue Sentencing on January 24th, 2007 7:45 pm

[...] FranBest’s FRANCHISE WATCH has been keeping tabs on the story of Java Jo’z franchisor Roy Snowden, who has been convicted of Tax Evasion & Fraud charges. Numerous Java Jo’z franchisees have allegedly been able to recover deposits of $20K & $30K made to Java Jo’z. For an update on the sentencing of Roy Snowden, CLICK HERE. [...]
Franchise Pick - The Death of the Blogosphere OR Who’s Killing the Cuppy’s Java Jo’z Blog Dialogue? on January 26th, 2007 12:56 pm

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Franchise Pick - The Death of the Blogosphere OR Who’s Killing the Cuppy’s Java Jo’z Blog Dialogue? on January 26th, 2007 1:02 pm

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Trisha A. Paliotti on January 29th, 2007 5:54 pm

Cuppy’s and Java Jo’z
Ok well it seems the whole Cuppy’s / Java Jo’z world is going mad. How a company trying to avoid some much deserved bad press can go around deleting and rerouting url from blogs and legit web sites! I have been following all of this very closley mainly because I randomly Googled ROY Snowden , World Media International and Magazine sales crews, When I stumbled upon all this stuff going on with this man. I can not say that I was at all surprised. When working for him on the Mag crew I seen just how rotten and slimey he could be! Now all of these peoples lives are being negitivley impacted by his shaddy dealings. I personaly do not know why he is not being sued and / or investigated on all of these other alligations. Just goes to show you how our goverment spends its time chasing all the wrong criminals. This man should have ben in jail years ago.

So now Cuppy’s / Java Jo’z/ Medina Enterprises are going around and deleting all the negitive comments about them. Listen, these people bought a company from a convicted criminal, who they knew was involved in these shady practices. Roy Snowdens “friend” and ex partner is now part of this Cuppy’s but they say they have no affiliation w/ Java Jo’z or Roy Snowden and Kim Snowden. First of all hacking is illegal. Second how stupid do these people think the public are. I find it utterly humorus the comments and bloggs the “employee’s” are writing about this company….Hmmmm…all this brain washing sounds very familiar. Doesn’t it Roy. ANd the people who use to work for them and are blogging the truth they are dogging.

Only as an adult have I truly realized that there are people out there who do not have an honest bone in there body, some people are so obsessed w/ the love of money and lifestyle that they will trample on anyone to get it. I tink all of these people Roy Snowden, Kim Snowden, Ben Doyle, Medina Enterprises , Cuppy’s , Java Jo’z need to be further investigated.

Also this man who started all the Buzz about the scam and losing of money’s has dissapeared from the net. Either scared by a letter from the lawyers of these cowards threatning a law suite or quite possibly bought off. This country was founded on free speach and If this Ben Scoble is not a dunce he knows he can say anything he believes to be true in any forum he wants.

I am quite disgusted by this whole thing, I hope they all get what they deserve.
I personally feel what ever you put out there comes back to you ten fold!!! And when I was a scared 19 year old in a bus station in the ghetto of St. PAul w/ no mOney or bus ticket i prayed this man would someday get his. I can only hope that all of this bites him in the ass, “law of averages” says you can’t get away with everything forever.!

PLease read about this…and give me some feed back!!!

XXXXOOOOO
Trisha on January 30th, 2007 1:24 pm

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

I am so really extremly shocked to see all of the post on the matter I discussed earlier are gone. Everything I have posted on this matter has been deleted. Someone tell me there has got to be something I can do about this. Cuppy’s is/ has to be breaking some law by deleting these post and redirecting URL’s. I fully plan to look into this, I spoke to the IT guy At work today and he says it is a break of federal law. That these people seem to just be getting themselves into more trouble. This really has my attention now. And anyone interested in free speach or even the gift we have been given to blog our thoughts and opinions should be deeply concerned by this company’s obviouse attempt at silencing it’s criticts. I can not believe that any lawyer representing this company would give them this advice. I know one thing I am not Scoble , I will set up a 1000 different blogs and let them delete them so that I can sue. Not for money but principal. How dare they think they have some power over the internet.
Trisha on January 30th, 2007 1:24 pm

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

I am so really extremly shocked to see all of the post on the matter I discussed earlier are gone. Everything I have posted on this matter has been deleted. Someone tell me there has got to be something I can do about this. Cuppy’s is/ has to be breaking some law by deleting these post and redirecting URL’s. I fully plan to look into this, I spoke to the IT guy At work today and he says it is a break of federal law. That these people seem to just be getting themselves into more trouble. This really has my attention now. And anyone interested in free speach or even the gift we have been given to blog our thoughts and opinions should be deeply concerned by this company’s obviouse attempt at silencing it’s criticts. I can not believe that any lawyer representing this company would give them this advice. I know one thing I am not Scoble , I will set up a 1000 different blogs and let them delete them so that I can sue. Not for money but principal. How dare they think they have some power over the internet.
Trisha on January 30th, 2007 1:25 pm

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

I am so really extremly shocked to see all of the post on the matter I discussed earlier are gone. Everything I have posted on this matter has been deleted. Someone tell me there has got to be something I can do about this. Cuppy’s is/ has to be breaking some law by deleting these post and redirecting URL’s. I fully plan to look into this, I spoke to the IT guy At work today and he says it is a break of federal law. That these people seem to just be getting themselves into more trouble. This really has my attention now. And anyone interested in free speach or even the gift we have been given to blog our thoughts and opinions should be deeply concerned by this company’s obviouse attempt at silencing it’s criticts. I can not believe that any lawyer representing this company would give them this advice. I know one thing I am not Scoble , I will set up a 1000 different blogs and let them delete them so that I can sue. Not for money but principal. How dare they think they have some power over the internet.
Rob Folk on February 2nd, 2007 2:37 pm

It astounds me to read posts from people that think thatany company, especially a small coffee company, has the skills to go around hacking websites and redirecting URLs. These people have been watching too many movies. I am a former Cisco Engineer, and I can’t believe that these things are happening. All of these posts show no evidence of these things. If the posts on people blogs have been removed, it had to be done by the owners and managers of the site. I am sure that Scoble could post blogs faster than they could be deleted if he chose to. I feel bad for him if he got involved with Java Jo’z without reading the contract. But, that is why we all have access to attorneys. If he really has a claim, he should get an attorney and sue, if not, quit crying.
8777777 on February 3rd, 2007 7:20 pm

moss is the best.trade him back to minnesota.
8777777 on February 3rd, 2007 7:25 pm

they need to give him yhe ball more
8777777 on February 3rd, 2007 7:27 pm

i mean they need to give him the ball more
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Trisha Paliotti on March 1st, 2007 5:36 pm

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

I am so really extremly shocked to see all of the post on the matter I discussed earlier are gone. Everything I have posted on this matter has been deleted. Someone tell me there has got to be something I can do about this. Cuppy’s is/ has to be breaking some law by deleting these post and redirecting URL’s. I fully plan to look into this, I spoke to the IT guy At work today and he says it is a break of federal law. That these people seem to just be getting themselves into more trouble. This really has my attention now. And anyone interested in free speach or even the gift we have been given to blog our thoughts and opinions should be deeply concerned by this company’s obviouse attempt at silencing it’s criticts. I can not believe that any lawyer representing this company would give them this advice. I know one thing I am not Scoble , I will set up a 1000 different blogs and let them delete them so that I can sue. Not for money but principal. How dare they think they have some power over the internet.
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Don Sniegowski on March 9th, 2007 8:03 pm

It’s official! Java Jo’z Chief Joe, Roy Snowden, was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for Evasion of Payment of Income Tax and Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS. In the end, Snowden admitted that he failed to file tax returns and set up companies to transfer assets to escape the reach of the IRS. But it seems the IRS has long arms.

It was Sean Kelly and Franchise Best that helped bring to light the story of Java Jo’z and Cuppy’s Coffee.

JD breaks the full report here.

Regards,
Don Sniegowski
akili on March 12th, 2007 9:25 am

yes t his i s worst season recivening. he di d better on minnestoa
ripped by roy too... on March 13th, 2007 10:23 am

what a sleazeball. And Ben Doyle is not any better. I live in Ft Walton Beach. I was opening a business and needed a building. One thing led to another and I was introduced to Roy who built my building, which is the first K3 he built. He promissed it within one month. It took him 6 and I think if it were not for the fact that I am local I would still be waiting. He has some psych issues. Would come to my business and piss and moan and act as if he owned the place and was really shaky at times and looked as if he was on drugs.

His wife reportedly has some issues as well and I always felt sorry for her but wondered her level of involvement. So with Roy’s delays, and my constant badgering, he cost us all of our capital. He promissed to sell some franchises for us. We sent him names of people who constantly complained about how rude they were.

Roy had a thing for my wife and made her really uncomfortable. He even offerred her a million bucks, no kidding , to leave me and bring the store with. He came in alone all the time to proposition her. I recorded a lot of this. We ended up telling him we would get restraining orders against him and give Kim the tapes. He tried to sue us after that for some made up crap. It was thrown out. He usually had three or four lawsuits going. I hope he has to pay everyone back and spends more than 4 years in the pen. He has a house that has increased in value and is worth a couple of million bucks, I hope they seize that if they have not already.
Trisha A. Paliotti on March 13th, 2007 2:41 pm

Yup…sounds like the same ROY we all know and love…FYI he was sentenced to four years…in Federal Pen…# yrs probation and has to pay 1.16 million….They say he has already paid-GET THIS 900,000.00 hmmm wonder where that came from….
guest on March 14th, 2007 1:26 am

Trisha, what a crock! You lived great, ate great food – and stole from people! SHAME ON YOU! Oh wait…crooks don’t feel guilty I heard about you. You made your bed(s) lay in it.
Sean on March 14th, 2007 8:13 am

guest said “Oh waitâ€¦crooks donâ€™t feel guilty.”

That’s a relief. At least Roy Snowden will be able to serve out his prison term without the added burden of guilt and remorse.
C. MONAHAN on March 22nd, 2007 8:33 am

I WOULD NOT EVER IN MY LIFETIME THINK OF EVER GOING TO LET ALONE PURCHASE A FRANCHISE FROM “RITA’S WATER ICE”. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY GRANCHILDREN ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 21ST (1ST DAY OF SPRING) IS UNFORGIVABLE AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO BOYCOTT THIS FRANCHISE.
Trisha P. on March 27th, 2007 4:52 pm

J WROTE:
I am not here to ’slam’Cuppy’s/Java Jo’z, however I do think its important to understand the relevance of Roy Snowden and World Media in relationship to this topic. I understand that most of the conversatio here is based on the Cuppy’s/Java Jo’z scandal. But Roy is also in prison due to tax evasion and IRS fraud issues, correct? Why it is your place to decide which of us that were screwed over by this man have a write to voice oppinion here confuses me. Who are you the blog police? Back off and understand that the people who lost 30grand of refundable deposits were not the first to be screwed by Roy and Kim. I know, I am also a past sales rep for World Media.

It is just as important for someone like Trisha to voive her oppinion as it is for the rest of you. You all may be involved a little more on a professional level and feel that because you may be directly related to the coffee end of the scandal, that your oppinions here are more valid. You are adults who probably make rational decisions and you were still taken for a ride by this guy. Trisha was a child when he manipulated her and so was I. And….so were hundreds of other children as young between 16 and 20 years old…..and so were hundreds of thousands of folks who bought or renewed magazine subscriptions from these kids at their doorstep, perhapse paid in cash and never recieved one issue of the magazine and no doubt never saw the $40 to $80 again. Maybe this is not the place to be bringing this up. But its definitely not your right to tell Trisha to take it somewhere else. If you people heard her story and stories from hundreds of other children (or the parents of these kids) 5 or 10 years ago it may have helped you to make different and better decisions regarding your trusting your investments with this man. If you had known me, and my story, you would have asked different questions and maybe taken your business elsewhere. What happened to us on the magazine crew is relevant because it shows a cycle and a trend of how this man operates. Falsley advertising in local newspapers directed at appealing to kids. Liying to them about the expectations of the job when you hire them. Bussing them from there home in Seattle to Escondito, CA where they pack 4 to 7 kids per room in ratty, shabby, filthy hotels in ghetto-esque neighborhoods. Bussing them around these same neighborhoods and dropping them off, alone, for hours at a time with no phone or possible way to call for help if something should happen to them or if they should get lost. Only allowing them 2 meals a day, one very early and one very very late. Requiring them to work 6 or 7 hours a day from 8am until they got there ‘quota’, often times keeping them out in crime ridden neighborhoods long after dark knocking on strangers doors asking for money for magazines at 11pm or later. At the popular chance that one did not get their ‘quota’ there was punishment. You might go hungry, you might sleep on the floor or worse, you might be physically harmed during a fit of rage in one of Roys temper tantrums. I can tell you about a time where I had raised some eyebrows in the group and caused negativity because I complained when I was not allowed to visit my family for my birthday. A meeting was called for the entire crew and in Roys rage he picked up an adding machine and sent it flying accross the room, landing against a wall inches from my 19 year old head. After that, it was thought that I might try to leave the crew so I was not given my 15$ a day money to eat for the next few weeks and was forced to borrow or share from other kids. My phone card given to me by my mother was taken from me. I was threatened that if I left I would owe thousands of dollars for my hotel accomodations for the last several months, though I had made thousands of thousands of dollars for Roy that I never saw a penny of. Tell me that my oppinion on the man does not matter. Tell me I cant voice it here. He was lying, cheating and stealing long before this story became public conversation. The difference is, at that time he was lying cheating and stealing from your children or your grandchildren.

I for one am happy to see him get what he deserves. To bad Kim is not getting hers as well. I give props to Trish for standing up for herself here.

J.Gleason, Seattle Washington
jlglea@msn.com

I have said from the beginning this was not about me being a part of the franchise…But As J. Gleason points out this man and His wife have a track record…the Jail time he is doing is because of hiding his ASSETS of WORLD MEDIA INTERNATIONAL INC… and the money he made during 4-5 years of that buisness—- I am sorry that the taste left in my mouth by this man is still bitter….Excuse the Pun… To say that the only ones important here are those that Lost 30,000 from the Java JO’z….Is Ignorant….I wish I could tell you how much money the man owes me and thousands of other kids and MAGAZINE customers. I have every right to comment on this and back up the anger that these other people are, that were screwed by ROY P SNOWDEN and KIM SNOWDEN.

The fact I am dead or kidnapped after being left in the Ghetto of ST.paul w/ no money or way home….TO RI….at 19 years old shows the reason for my bitterness….anger …and complete satisfaction in his imprisonment.

Trisha A. Paliotti
good2bmom2001@yahoo.com
Trisha P. on March 27th, 2007 4:53 pm

J WROTE:
I am not here to ’slam’Cuppy’s/Java Jo’z, however I do think its important to understand the relevance of Roy Snowden and World Media in relationship to this topic. I understand that most of the conversatio here is based on the Cuppy’s/Java Jo’z scandal. But Roy is also in prison due to tax evasion and IRS fraud issues, correct? Why it is your place to decide which of us that were screwed over by this man have a write to voice oppinion here confuses me. Who are you the blog police? Back off and understand that the people who lost 30grand of refundable deposits were not the first to be screwed by Roy and Kim. I know, I am also a past sales rep for World Media.

It is just as important for someone like Trisha to voive her oppinion as it is for the rest of you. You all may be involved a little more on a professional level and feel that because you may be directly related to the coffee end of the scandal, that your oppinions here are more valid. You are adults who probably make rational decisions and you were still taken for a ride by this guy. Trisha was a child when he manipulated her and so was I. And….so were hundreds of other children as young between 16 and 20 years old…..and so were hundreds of thousands of folks who bought or renewed magazine subscriptions from these kids at their doorstep, perhapse paid in cash and never recieved one issue of the magazine and no doubt never saw the $40 to $80 again. Maybe this is not the place to be bringing this up. But its definitely not your right to tell Trisha to take it somewhere else. If you people heard her story and stories from hundreds of other children (or the parents of these kids) 5 or 10 years ago it may have helped you to make different and better decisions regarding your trusting your investments with this man. If you had known me, and my story, you would have asked different questions and maybe taken your business elsewhere. What happened to us on the magazine crew is relevant because it shows a cycle and a trend of how this man operates. Falsley advertising in local newspapers directed at appealing to kids. Liying to them about the expectations of the job when you hire them. Bussing them from there home in Seattle to Escondito, CA where they pack 4 to 7 kids per room in ratty, shabby, filthy hotels in ghetto-esque neighborhoods. Bussing them around these same neighborhoods and dropping them off, alone, for hours at a time with no phone or possible way to call for help if something should happen to them or if they should get lost. Only allowing them 2 meals a day, one very early and one very very late. Requiring them to work 6 or 7 hours a day from 8am until they got there ‘quota’, often times keeping them out in crime ridden neighborhoods long after dark knocking on strangers doors asking for money for magazines at 11pm or later. At the popular chance that one did not get their ‘quota’ there was punishment. You might go hungry, you might sleep on the floor or worse, you might be physically harmed during a fit of rage in one of Roys temper tantrums. I can tell you about a time where I had raised some eyebrows in the group and caused negativity because I complained when I was not allowed to visit my family for my birthday. A meeting was called for the entire crew and in Roys rage he picked up an adding machine and sent it flying accross the room, landing against a wall inches from my 19 year old head. After that, it was thought that I might try to leave the crew so I was not given my 15$ a day money to eat for the next few weeks and was forced to borrow or share from other kids. My phone card given to me by my mother was taken from me. I was threatened that if I left I would owe thousands of dollars for my hotel accomodations for the last several months, though I had made thousands of thousands of dollars for Roy that I never saw a penny of. Tell me that my oppinion on the man does not matter. Tell me I cant voice it here. He was lying, cheating and stealing long before this story became public conversation. The difference is, at that time he was lying cheating and stealing from your children or your grandchildren.

I for one am happy to see him get what he deserves. To bad Kim is not getting hers as well. I give props to Trish for standing up for herself here.

J.Gleason, Seattle Washington
jlglea@msn.com

I have said from the beginning this was not about me being a part of the franchise…But As J. Gleason points out this man and His wife have a track record…the Jail time he is doing is because of hiding his ASSETS of WORLD MEDIA INTERNATIONAL INC… and the money he made during 4-5 years of that buisness—- I am sorry that the taste left in my mouth by this man is still bitter….Excuse the Pun… To say that the only ones important here are those that Lost 30,000 from the Java JO’z….Is Ignorant….I wish I could tell you how much money the man owes me and thousands of other kids and MAGAZINE customers. I have every right to comment on this and back up the anger that these other people are, that were screwed by ROY P SNOWDEN and KIM SNOWDEN.

The fact I am dead or kidnapped after being left in the Ghetto of ST.paul w/ no money or way home….TO RI….at 19 years old shows the reason for my bitterness….anger …and complete satisfaction in his imprisonment.

Trisha A. Paliotti
good2bmom2001@yahoo.com
Sean on March 28th, 2007 3:35 pm

C. Monahan:

What happened to your grandkids on March 21st? At what location?

Sean
Franchise Gator on April 3rd, 2007 12:06 pm

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FranchiseBrief.com on April 4th, 2007 12:16 am

I dont like coffee but i tried theirs at the IFE because it smelled so good. I loved it!
DOUG OSTERMAN on April 4th, 2007 4:41 pm

PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION

I am located in Northern VA near the dulles airport. I am very interested in finding out more about starting a franchise here.

I am originally from Wisconsin myself.

Thank You Douglas Osterman [Phone Number Deleted]
FranchiseBrief.com on April 7th, 2007 8:13 pm

I posted this on my blog (http://www.franchisebrief.com/blog/2007/04/06/topnewfranchisescom-seeks-nominations-for-best-new-franchise-concept/) as well.
Let me know if that is NOT ok with you.
Thanks
FB
C. Wilson on April 13th, 2007 11:47 am

My favrate name for roy snowden as been for a long time

snowjob snowden
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Christina on April 17th, 2007 9:20 am

Hello,

I have been told that a handful of people have nominated us for Best New Franchise of the year…but I can not find their comments? I saw that you had listed us as nominated, but there are not any comments under our listing. How to I read those?

Thank you
Christina Vitagliano
Co-Founder
Monster Mini Golf
Sean on April 17th, 2007 10:17 am

Christina:

You heard that a â€œhandful of commentsâ€ came in for Monster Mini Golf?

Thatâ€™s an understatement! We have been inundated. Itâ€™s a Monster Mini Golf LoveFestâ€¦ and exactly what I hoped would achieve by starting the Top New Franchises Blog and the promotional program that goes along with it.

Many have been leaving comments on the wrong website (BestUndiscoveredfranchises.com, which is for franchises established before 2000) but I am capturing them and reposting them on the correct website for your concept (TopNewFranchises.Com).

See the website at http://www.topnewfranchises.com

Here is your nomination with initial comments:
http://www.topnewfranchises.com/?p=37

Here is where votes/comments should be left going forward:
http://www.topnewfranchises.com/?p=54

Here is a posting on industry website BlueMauMau:
http://www.bluemaumau.org/general/personal_blog_entry/15_new_franchise_opportunities_nominated_at_topnewfranchises_com

Here is a posting on wire service FranchiseWire:
http://www.franchisewire.com/article.php?id=1458

Congratulations on your nomination and the enthusiasm that youâ€™ve earned for Monster Mini Golf!
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Robert on May 19th, 2007 7:32 am

I totally understand all of the comments in this blog. My wife and I purchased a Java Jo’z franchise, only to be totally pushed away when the company became a Cuppy’s. Only because we were about to lose our $50,000 initial investment we decided to switch to the Cuppys. This new company Cuppys is not much better than the Java joz. The company continues not to provide the services or the equipment that has been promised in the contract when we purchased the franchise. It has only been through our constant persistant and hard effort that we have almost gotten our store completed. The contractors that Cuppys hires to do the work are totally unethical and at every turn Cuppys or the contractors try to delete or supply a lesser quality item than what is in the contract. Cuppys also continues to come up with items that are in the contract but Cuppys says it is the owners responsibility to install. It would be my suggestion that everyone stay away from this franchise unless you have plenty of extra money to spend.
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Beverly on June 2nd, 2007 12:06 pm

Robert your experience is so close to ours, we want you to know that you are not alone. We should get with everyone involved and try a class action lawsuit.

We are almost finished with our store as well but thank God they lost our contract so we are no longer Cuppys. But they are still obligated to complete my store and believe me they are kicking and screaming. We must warn everybody out there do not do business with thse people. By the way the man who started complaining about Cuppy’s in the first place now works for them.

Lots of luck because we are feeling you down here in Alabama.
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looking to open a Philly Soft Pretzel Factory. Could you please send me information.

Thank you

Sue St.John
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Robyn on June 29th, 2007 3:53 pm

Yeah!! We bought into the whole Java/Cuppy’s thing, now we are fighting to get our $30k back from these theives. I had one of the employees tell me on the phone, “Mrs. Rivera this is a corporation do you think we keep your money in the back room, we have bills to pay, your money is gone”. Of course I didn’t like that response so I told her I would be getting a lawyer and the response was good luck with that. All I can say is I am glad we were not in the building stage and lost more than 30K, we could be like the other Java Jo’z in my town which is haveing TONS of problems with the building, their service etc. She is fixing to lose everything because of the delays and broken items, lack of business, you get the idea. What goes around comes around. I don’t care if they say they are not the same, they are, the same person who took my money at Java Jo’z is the same person who will not give it back at Cuppy’s. That’s ok I’ll get my money one way or another and people will know what type of company this is.
BEWARE TO THOSE WHO MIGHT BE TRYING TO GET IN!! RUN!!!!
Martin M. Bala' on July 1st, 2007 5:42 pm

Well, as with many of you who are Java Joz owners or are in the process,my experience has been for the most part quite disappointing to say the least. Right now I am trying to settle with these people down in Florida and they refuse to respond to any of our letters. The lawyer that represents the who company has since placed a lien on my store. They say that we owe them money. Well on the contrary, many of the items that we were suppose to recieve we didnt. The contractor on the job was so slow if he went any slower he would be going backwards. My signage was late…etc…

Then there are the people who try to get they’re money back and the Snowdens state that if these people sue,then they will just claim bankrupcy. Isnt that convienent!

In my personal opinion this whole process has been shady to say the least. Sure, Cuppys offered to change Java Joz investors over to Cuppys at no price. If you think about it, the reason many of us wanted to be licenses is because we didnt want big brother telling us what we could sell and how to sell it.

There is no way the Morgan couldnt of known what Snowden was doing. When he pulled out the tape recorded during our meeting I should of turned around and went back home. But I didnt. Now look at the mess I am in. Please think twice before you do business with these people. There are many other companies out there that are established and up and running in good form.

Good luck to all of you.

Martin Bala’
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my wife and i are interested in obtaining information on franchising a rita water ice. we live in the rocky mount nc area and are trying to find out if your company franchise in north carolina.
Elizabeth on August 9th, 2007 3:12 pm

DEAR SIR/MADAM…
I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN ONE OF AUNTIE ANNE’S PRETZEL, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO GET THE INFORMATION FOR ME TO JOIN.
CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MORE INFO. ABOUT YOUR COMP.?
I NEED IT A.S.A.P. PLEASE!!!
FranBest on August 9th, 2007 9:10 pm

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This restaurant is an incredible concept and will work nation-wide. Grilled Subs, Toasted Subs, Cold Subs, Wraps & Pockets…they offer something for everyone. I met with the folks at USA Subs…or rather American Dream Franchising and they answered all of my questions. If I can get the financing…I’m going to open up my own franchise. I had never heard of them until the articles about the “Steak Bomb Controversy” and think it was a publicity stunt to garner presss…well it worked! When I drove by they were packed. Then when we met at the Derry store they were packed again. I can see why their sales volume blows the competition away.
FranBest on September 8th, 2007 6:32 pm

Jeff T.:

You should nominate them for Top New Franchise over at http://www.topnewfranchises.com. You just need to leave a comment.

A bomb-themed promotion might not have been the best idea, but it sounds like an interesting concept.
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wat a rip-off
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Steve H. on February 12th, 2008 3:44 am

I can’t believe I didn’t find this sooner. While doing a quick search for Roy I can upon this bash fest with little delight. First lets start things of by saying that I am amazed that “J” can even spell much less read enough to try to stick up for a lier. It would be one thing if her story was strait but it is in fact, fictional! She was caught stealing or “not giving the customers receipts and keeping the money for herself” and then was given another chance by Roy to stay on and do the right thing. But alas she could not help herself and continued about her ways. And if-so-facto she was “let go” in Fargo, N.D. at a Greyhound Station with ticket in hand.

Now as for “J”. There are “mag crews” that are like you describe but the one Roy P. ran was nothing as you describe. Yes some did have bad experiences but those where mostly people who didn’t give a shit about anything and where treated like wise. W.A.B. I believe was the term used most for people who couldn’t swing the d to d sales b.s. and you sound very much like one of those people. I happen to work for this man for two years, I stayed in one hotel that wasn’t the greatest and yes sometimes I didn’t meet my quota but never did Roy treat me with anything but respect as I him. I guess my point here is you get what you give.

Sometimes karma is quick and sometimes it can take years.

P.S. Kim went crazy and was institutionalized some years back so I doubt she had anything to do with this.
FranBest on February 12th, 2008 6:27 am

Steve H. said: I am amazed that â€œJâ€ can even spell much less read enough to try to stick up for a lier

Steve: Did you mean “stick up for a liar?

By “strait” did you mean straight?

By “if-so-facto” did you mean ipso facto?

By “where treated” did you mean were treated?

Roy sounds like a great guy. He’s lucky to have you to defend his honor and correct spelling. Tell him we send our regards when you see him on visiting day.
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Zerrick on February 14th, 2008 4:36 pm

Roy Snowden used to clear orders for his Mag Crew through Belo Kellum and TICOA in the 80s, then he met his match. A bigger crook than himself. Steve Bellamy.

Bellamy looted Snowden for over half his crew and much more cash. Funny Stuff.

Roy’s vitamin poppin ass is a well known criminal from the mag biz. World Media was formed after Bellamy’s Media World bent Roys dumb ass over a post.

It was common for the old Mg Pro’s . like Roy and Bellay, to “pad” the 1099s they issued to young adults. Sometimes they even issued 1099s in the sum of 90 grand or more to pass of the tax liability. Snowden’s crooked ass is in prison for that.

In 1990, at the Holiday Inn in Parsipany NJ, i became very aqaiunted with Kim. Nice girl and a great sport.

Anyway, my old favorite saying has come true.

” Your destiny is my revenge”

Dont drop the soap Snowden
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This article is very important. And its absolutely true regarding many franchises especially Pirtek. The statistics are produced by the franchisor. If a franchise fails in, lets say, Mobile, AL. and a new owner takes over in a process known as “refranchising” then the record only shows a resale or maybe the record shows nothing, but the truth is the first owner failed and now with a new infusion of cash and a new owner the life expectancy of a franchise at the same location is recorded as a success rather than a second franchise. If you are seriously thinking about buying any franchise “system”, just take your best estimate of start-up capital required and double it. That much fear and that much cash will get you past 5 years. The best businesses are not franchised, IMHO. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I have made a lot of money as a franchisee, I have also lost big bucks as a franchisee. Good luck.
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trisha paliotti on March 28th, 2008 11:47 pm

WellYour right I sure did do things I am not proud of! A child in the position of survival and approval can do many things! However the man you defend has MADE HIS BED in a cell while I tuck my son into bed! Moral of the story is to know just who it is you are lying in bed with!
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Trisha P. on April 2nd, 2008 4:29 pm

By the way Steve “H”, if i remember correctly you had your fair share of issues, as we all did. You are very ignorant to be sticking up for ROY when it is clear what kind of man he is, he is sitting in Federal Prison.(I am not) I mean it’s not like people are just making up all tis stuff about him.

The man made millions of dollars off kids, paying them 15.00 a day to eat and do whatever else they needed.(BTW he is in jail for tax freud relevent to the mag crew buisiness.) The hours worked, the brainwashing, I mean this man has never looked out for anyone but himself.

He also took these peoples money and lived a lavish life style BY BEING DISHONEST. A little bit of pot calling kettle black, don’t cha think.

I see the brainwashing stuck w/ you. I did chose to go and sell these magazines, I did chose to go back, but I was a nieve kid, and thats what these people count on.

Any amount of research will show everyone involved in these mag crews (upper management) are shady, too slimy to make it in the real buisness world, which requires dealing with smart , savy buisness people.

Therefore they involve themselves in a buisness, that requires little more intelligence then brainwashing kids, and living off of thier hard work.

I on the other hand left crew, went back to school and work in the financial industry, where I am no longer nieve, nore deal w/ slimly, lowlife, selfish, small minded mag crew “managers”.
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JS on April 8th, 2008 1:18 pm

Steve H, did you work with Frank, Tara, Steve Kowalski, Jerry and Dora, etc??????? Just curious. If so, you worked with me.
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Yes Java Jo’z and Cuppy’s are separate companies BUT- took over all the same lame people that do not know how to serve franchisees! I visited the Corporate Office, and talk about unprofessional. They wanted me to sign a contract that day. The whole company is a scam and if you are looking into their franchise beware- oh I also saw their wonderful high rating from The AAFD- well new owner of Cuppy’s stated they did not live up to the AAFD standards at all, so they should not have that award by any means. Beware of all the scams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I read recently that dog walkers and I assume pet sitters in general will be required to have licenses. Part of the licensing procedures will require law enforcement training so that dog walkers may help keep an eye on local environments while performing their trade. I thought this was a very interesting concept.

I read recently that dog walkers and I assume pet sitters in general will be required to have licenses. Part of the licensing procedures will require law enforcement training so that dog walkers may help keep an eye on local environments while performing their trade. I thought this was a very interesting concept and a good idea. This would entail them having to carry additional items such as cameras, note pads, binoculars, etc …

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Scott Layer on August 5th, 2008 7:19 pm

I think this article is very good. I think the interview is very telling, “18 franchisees who own 97 bakeries” . This shows that Bruegger’s bakeries partners with committed, experienced savy franchisee/owners that know this business, and I would suspect have the capital to weather business swings. I am sure this business is competitive, but it seems very smart and very efficient to have 18 highly motivated franchisees work together and grow Bruegger’s bakeries. Many franchisors have a difficult time growing because they have to refranchise or constantly get new blood and cash to act like they are growing. Pirtek has only a few franchisees with multiple locations, franchisors like Pirtek grow very slowly, and face litigation issues, and are constantly scratching for new franchisees. Bruegger’s bakeries concentrates on growth from within and wins, while other less focused systems use a shot gun approach to grow, creating only a few winners, and lots of losers. I think Bruegger’s bakeries has a great approach in regards to franchisee retention and overall growth.
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David Johnson, Owner Pirtek Plano on December 15th, 2008 5:18 pm

I am very happy to be a Pirtek Franchise owner in Plano, TX for the last 3 years. I have struggled a little bit in this economy, like everyone else, but I am proud to report that my business has increased significantly over the last 12 months while I have watched several businesses close. Pirtek has over 300 Centers in operation around the world and is number 1 in the world and number 1 in the U.S. in mobile hose replacement.

The bottom line is that Scott failed and I believe he wants everyone else to fail just like he did.

The Pirtek System is not for everyone. It requires hard work and diligence, just like any business. However, if you follow the Pirtek System and grow your business like 300 other franchisees around the world have, the rewards can be very big! That’s why 6 of the Pirtek owners in the United States own more than 1 Center and some have signed on for a third Center. I am glad to be a Pirtek Center owner and have already signed on for another one too! -David Johnson, Owner Pirtek Plano
ray haiber on December 27th, 2008 6:28 pm

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ray haiber on December 27th, 2008 6:30 pm

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Ethel on January 3rd, 2009 11:25 pm

Hi,
I was going to Pure Weight loss Center also. I live in Maryland and I recently called the State Attorney’s General Office about my claim. The lady said to call back the end of Feb. Have anybody in Maryland receive any money yet? Also, I need to go back on the blue plan. Can someone suggest what kind of bar I can get? I really like the LA Lites .
stephen on January 13th, 2009 3:12 pm

I was a java jo’z franchisee. I to was ripped off of 30,000. I was receiving quarterly disbursments from a law firm handling the java jo’z settlement. We also had trouble finding a site. That law firm is no longer sending the disbursment out. I received a letter, but lost it about a new firm handling the quarterly payments. Question: Anyone knows how to contact or has contacts to see why the payments stopped. We settled on 27,000 to be refunded and about 4,500 hundred has already. Please call me at 504 259-4520. Thanks, Stephen New Orleans
Scott Layer on January 22nd, 2009 1:39 pm

Mr. Johnsons post is inappropriate. The BRUEGGER’S BAGEL’S interview above discusses issues of transparency. BRUEGGER’S BAGEL’S want each franchisee candidate to have a very good idea of what it is like to be a franchisee. This is smart business, it shows that BRUEGGER’S BAGEL’S is open to observation before a purchase.
Pirtek on the other hand offers little or no transparency. Mr. Johnson fails to mention the numerous closed Pirtek locations, he fails to mention his low profits, low sales growth, but he does say its been a struggle. Mr. Johnson fails to mention that there is maybe one company owned Pirtek location, while Bruegger’s notes 177 company owned stores.
Pirtek franchises cost just as much as Bruegger’s, yet Pirtek has only 38 locations and 90% are owned by ONE franchisee. Pirtek has been franchising for many years with poor results, plagued by numerous Terminations, closures, and Bankruptcies. Mr. Johnson fails to mention the 24/7/365 nature of emergency mobile hose repair, the late night calls, and high employee turn over. There is a reason 90% of Pirtek locations are single unit operations while Bruegger’s has 97 bakeries owned by 18 franchisees. A good business model allows for a franchisee to grow and buy more locations, this can only be done with healthy cash flow and profits and a system that allows for off- site owner management.
Pirtek offers little more than buying yourself a job, an expensive, high risk, low paying job. Bruegger’s on the otherhand seems to be a much better place to be a franchisee. Have a great day! Scott Layer
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Fran_Foundry on March 19th, 2009 7:01 pm

At Franchise Foundry we create strategic partnerships with proven businesses and develop them into successful franchises. Our company’s experience, skill set and business model empower our franchise partners to strategically grow and build their brands nationally.

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Lisa on March 20th, 2009 8:14 am

Hi,
I’m Lisa @LisaTalkingTots. Look forward to Tweeting with you.
Lisa
Dan on March 20th, 2009 8:58 am

We are already following each other @danatligero, but I’d like to be added to your resources on Twitter list. Ligero Group offers advisory services to potential franchise buyers, companies wanting to franchise, and business development coaching to existing franchisees. We also have a merchant services group that sets up payment systems, gift card programs, and advises on compliance to industry guidelines on the protection of customer credit card data.
Dane Carlson on March 20th, 2009 9:52 am

Hi, I’m Dane Carlson from the Business Opportunities Weblog. My Twitter ID is @danec.
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DoughXpress on March 20th, 2009 5:01 pm

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FranBest on March 21st, 2009 11:23 am

———- Updated to This Point ———-

If you would like your Twitter ID added to this list, please leave a brief comment and your ID here.

Don’t forget to follow @FranchisePick, @FranBest, @FranTwits and @TopNewFranchise for updates
Susana Boyter on March 22nd, 2009 9:50 am

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FranBest on March 22nd, 2009 5:19 pm

You’ve been added, Susana and also followed. We recommend @FranchisePick, @FranBest, @FranTwits and @TopNewFranchise
Anthony George on March 23rd, 2009 10:23 am

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Terry Coker on March 23rd, 2009 1:59 pm

Terry Coker here… I love working one-on-one with displaced corporate refugees who are looking for a low cost of entry, executive management franchise model. My industry label is; a development manager for FISH Window Cleaning.

FISH Window Cleaning has been in business 30 years and franchising for the past 10 years. FISH has 170 franchisees coast-to-coast and 75% of the US still available.
following @FranchisePick, @FranBest, @FranTwits and @TopNewFranchise for updates
Love to chat with you, feel free to tweet me at http://twitter.com/terrycoker
Cheers, terry
Nancy Lanard on March 23rd, 2009 5:22 pm

We are a nation-wide franchise law firm primarily representing and advising people who are looking to buy a franchise. We review the franchise documents and educate our clients on the investment that they will be making. We perform a thorough evaluation of the documents for a flat fee. We are experienced franchise attorneys who understand the unique character of franchise documents. We also provide legal assistance with setting up a franchisee’s legal entity and with the lease for their retail location, all on a flat fee basis, nationwide. We have helped hundreds of people throughout the US evaluate their franchise opportunity. We work with franchise brokers who know that we are deal makers, not deal breakers. I would like to be added to your list of resources on Twitter. I’m new to Twitter but would love to have you tweet me at http://twitter.com/lanardlaw
Jerry A. Heilpern on March 23rd, 2009 7:44 pm

We are a consulting firm to the restaurant and hospitality industry to include, concept development, facility design, operational infrastructure development, franchise systems and document development, marketing and branding (which includes internet presence, logo development, graphic design, etc.), as well as strategic planning.

We work mostly with start up and emerging brand companies but have worked with national chains, and local governments to include the New York State Health Department.

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I hope to talk to you soon!
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FranBest on March 23rd, 2009 8:21 pm

Welcome, Nancy. You come highly recommended by TaxGirl.com Kelly Erb.
We are based in Lancaster, PA not far from you.
Welcome to Twitter as well.
April on March 24th, 2009 1:18 pm

We are a quarterly franchise directory offering free listings and paid ads. @franchisehdbk
Greg Pitkoff on March 24th, 2009 1:21 pm

Hi. Please add me to the list of franchise resources on Twitter. My Twitter ID is @gripcommpr. For nearly 13 years now I have developed and executed strategic PR programs to support franchisee recruitment on the local, regional, national and global stage. From startups to internationally recognized brands, I have helped franchisors secure valuable exposure in print, broadcast and online media as well as face to face with targeted groups and the world at large. Among my past and present clients: Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Togo’s, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Buffalo Wild Wings, RE/MAX, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, The Greene Turtle, The Little Gym International, D’Angelo Sandwich Shops, Papa Gino’s, Village Inn Restaurants, Honey Dew Donuts, Triple Check Income Tax Service, Fiducial, Merle Norman, and more. Look forward to hearing from more members of the franchise community.
New York Franchise Law Blog on March 24th, 2009 2:34 pm

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Greg Woryk on March 24th, 2009 3:04 pm

Please add me to the directory.
FranBest on March 24th, 2009 3:28 pm

Greg:
What’s your Twitter ID?
Paul Segreto on March 24th, 2009 3:44 pm

Please correct as there is no space between “paul” and “segreto” – should be @paulsegreto – thanks!
FranBest on March 24th, 2009 3:49 pm

Fixed and updated
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Amit Nahar on March 25th, 2009 2:48 am

Hi. Please add me to the list of franchise resources on Twitter. My Twitter ID is @sparkleminds.We are a complete end to end franchise solutions company based out of India.
Chris on March 25th, 2009 9:16 am

Hi, we’re a shoe cover and safety equipment manufacturer. We also do consulting and marketing for plumbing/hvac companies as well as run our own plumbing companies @shubee
Alex Kelly on March 25th, 2009 5:52 pm

Hi Sean! Thanks for this great site!

-MaidPro
Gus Salvetti on March 26th, 2009 12:53 pm

I found your blog so refreshing I added your link to my blog roll (http://blog.franchisesolutions.com/)… great stuff! Please add @franchisesale to the Franchise Resources on Twitter list. Thanks.
@spoonme on March 26th, 2009 1:56 pm

We’re just a group of hard-working, fun loving yogurt groupies out to change the world. Our mission is three-fold: 1) love the body we live in 2) the people we live with and 3) the earth we live on.

Spoon Me is delicious. Fat-free. And low in calories. It’s also packed with live active cultures, vitamins, minerals, calcium, and all that other good stuff. (Both Mom and your digestive system would be proud.) And for you guilt-ridden types, there’s no artificial anything—flavors, colors or sweeteners. Plus zero table sugar. Zero fat. Zero guilt.
Debra Vilchis on March 26th, 2009 3:19 pm

Great site. Would love to be added on the list of franchise resources. We handle franchise lead lead generation PR, consumer and social media for franchise companies. Largest firm in the industry. My Twitter id is @debraprgirl

Thanks,
Debra
Business Buyer Advocate on March 26th, 2009 3:39 pm

Thanks, Sean, for inviting me to your useful website — so I can FranTwit.

Beware of rapidly growing franchise systems, especially me-too concepts! The buyer’s risk is marketplace saturation by competing franchisees plus competing franchisees in similar franchise systems plus non-franchised competitors.

The Business Buyer Advocates at “Partner” On-Call Network see too many well-intentioned franchise buyers under-estimate the competition.

Twitter: BuyerAdvocate
Lisa on March 26th, 2009 5:53 pm

I do franchise PR and this list is EXTREMELY helpful. Feel free to follow me on Twitter as well @lisee24
FranBest on March 28th, 2009 10:21 am

* * * * * * * * * * Updated to here * * * * * * * * * *

Just added: @spoonme, @BuyerAdvocate, @MaidPro, @TheDataDoc, @shubee, @franchisesale, @debraprgirl, @lisee24, @Sparkleminds

Are you a franchise Twitterer? Post your Twitter ID and what you do here.

Don’t forget to follow: @FranchisePick, @TopNewFranchises, @FranBest, & @FranTwits. We follow back.
Greg Williams on March 28th, 2009 10:57 am

My company specializes in CFO, accounting and tax services for restaurant franchisors. We can help new restaurant franchisors with important decisions on their Franchise Disclosure Document including providing earnings claim information, recommending auditors and reviewing initial audit requirements, and establishing royalty and advertising fee rates and calculation assumptions. We can also help guide young companies in their decisions on how to adequately capitalize their company and the best timing to bring on key personnel including accounting and finance professionals. We can also provide outsource accounting services for early stage companies that have not yet reached the stage to bring on full time personnel. My twitter id is @Restaurantcfo.
Gini Dietrich on March 28th, 2009 11:32 am

Thanks for including Arment Dietrich on here! We do PR (traditional and social media) for franchisors. Love having this resource!!

Gini Dietrich (@ginidietrich)
Chief Executive Officer
Arment Dietrich, Inc.
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New,growing,innovative non-medical home care franchise based on 25 of experience.Our expertise is franchisee support. Quick start package, work from home, no inventory, customized CRM package, training plus, plus.
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Maui Wowi Hawaiian on March 29th, 2009 5:34 pm

Aloha and thank you for including Maui Wowi Hawaiian.

We offer something different. Maui Wowi Hawaiian allows you to build a business that fits your lifestyle! The flexibility of our concept provides you the opportunity to operate your business when and where you want.

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Maui Wowi Hawaiian on March 29th, 2009 5:42 pm

Aloha – visit Maui Wowi Hawaiian @mauiwowiwave. Maui Wowi Hawaiian is looking for entrepreneurs who are ready to trade in their wingtips for flip flops. Amazing Domestic & International opportunities still available. Mahalo!
Mark Zarr on March 31st, 2009 3:02 pm

@MarkAZarr

I sale a smoothie franchise called Junga Juice,

Junga Juice is the industries first smoothie lounge concept with a relaxed business atmosphere. Junga Juice sells 100% real fruit smoothies, organic espresso, soups and sandwiches.
Chris Bartle on March 31st, 2009 5:41 pm

Green Key Real Estate is the first national green real estate franchise.

Green Key’s certified Eco-Brokers® and Green Building Professionals are uniquely qualified to drive our goals of incorporating environmentally responsible and socially just principles and practices into all aspects of our business.

A certified green business, Green Key is leading by example by minimizing it’s paper usage, offsetting the energy used in their offices and by their agents, recycling and composting most office waste, donating a portion of their profits to green organizations and respecting tenants’ and home owners’ rights. We are also a carbon neutral company with our purchase of carbon offsets.

Real estate brokers and agents have the ability to influence the spending of huge sums of money every year in residential and commercial property transactions. That influence is not limited to the purchase of properties, but in remodeling decisions, financing decisions, furnishing and decorating decisions, etc.

Green Key Real Estate was founded in 2005 to empower, enrich and educate our clients to make informed decisions that positively affect their lives as well as protect the environment.

By working with green-minded clients and connecting them with green service providers and products, we will green all the home we sell.
Urban Interns on March 31st, 2009 9:57 pm

Hi! We are a new website connecting small business owners with a pool of college-educated people seeking part time, flexible work on a paid or unpaid basis. @urbaninterns.
Phil on March 31st, 2009 9:59 pm

Great blog, and great idea. It’d be great if you guys listed @catercfa
Lani on April 1st, 2009 3:12 am

Kids Culinary Adventures is the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier professional cooking school for kids, teens, and adults! We provide skills and memories to Last a Lifetime! Our dedicated professionals stir up a delicious mix of culinary and educational FUNdamentals for all! We offer Cooking Classes, Summer Cooking Camps, Birthday Parties and Special Events along with Classes and Parties for Parents. Come Tweet with us http://twitter.com/KidsCuliChefs
Mike on April 1st, 2009 7:23 pm

Great resource, can you add our Franchise Directory, http://www.TheFranchiseLookUp.com to the list under directory.
@franchiselookup
Mike on April 1st, 2009 11:02 pm

@franchiselookup to franchise directory
Ande Underwood on April 5th, 2009 12:36 am

I am a merchant services sales professional. I have been in the industry for 10 years. What I enjoy most is using my experience as a former business owner to help other businesses be successful. I offer a broad range of business services, from credit card, processing and hardware (including Point of Sale systems), to employee payment solutions. Look me up on Twitter: twitter.com/aunderwood
Joe Marinelli on April 5th, 2009 2:32 pm

People need this. Too many make mistakes buyers don’t need to make. I am an advocate for those considering a franchise purchase. I believe consultants with integrity help the entire system. @franchseadvocat
Jeri Vespoli on April 5th, 2009 3:22 pm

I have been working with small businesses for over 20 years and have a passion for helping them alleviate business pains and grow profitably.

To that end, I specialize in bringing small businesses together in their marketing efforts. The Ad-Visor is a unique, buyer specific shared direct self-mailer that allows other enterprising individuals nationwide to do the same as a franchise owner. Read more at http://www.advisordirectmail.com.

Twitter @jerivespoli
First American on April 6th, 2009 12:07 pm

First American Payment Systems takes care of frachisees’/franchisors’ payment processing needs. We do all the work – from enrolling franchisees to consolidating reporting – on the back end so you can focus on your franchise.

We are one of the only companies in the industry to own and operate all our core products and services, including:

•Credit, debit, EBT card processing
•Check verification
•Cash advance
•Gift cards
•E-commerce solutions
•Check service and Remote Deposit Capture
•ACH processing
•Equipment leasing
•Proprietary ATM and credit terminals

Find us on twitter @GO_4_FAPS – You can also check us out at http://www.first-american.net. We’re happy to help!
Devon Callan on April 6th, 2009 5:45 pm

I am the National Small Business Lending Manager for CU Business Capital, LLC – we are a Credit Union Services Organization (business services company owned by various Credit Union’s).

Need an SBA Loan – we are an SBA Portfolio Lender…

@devoncallan for SBA Loans
Lorraine O'Neil on April 9th, 2009 7:52 am

10 minute manicure is a fast, convenient, sophisticated express manicure and pedicure concept that elevated the industry standards in cleanliness. We are franchising our salons around the world. Visit us in many of the worlds busiest airports and shopping centers. Http://10minutemanicure.com/franchising
Lorraine O'Neil on April 9th, 2009 8:01 am

Follow us on Twitter @10minmanicure or http://twitted.com/10minmanicure
Doug Kelly on April 9th, 2009 12:27 pm

Been living SEO since before Google was alive or SEO was even an acronym. More than 12 years, if you are counting. My company has done SEO for Fortune 25 companies and Mom-n-Pop single proprietorships. No complaints, only praise.

Personally I do consulting, training and SEO Strategy development for any size company.

SEO is my passion and my love.
FranBest on April 9th, 2009 3:44 pm

Doug:
Thanks for your message.
Do you use Twitter? Do you have an ID? If you leave it I’ll add it to the directory.

For any not familiar with the term, SEO = Search Engine Optimization ie getting your website to show up more prominently in Google and Yahoo searches.
Potomac Bead Company on April 11th, 2009 11:50 pm

Potomac Bead Company is a franchisor of high-end bead stores where customers can find the beads, tools, supplies, and classes they need to make jewelry and other bead-related projects. Our bead store franchise chain is growing rapidly, with current expansion in the United States and Europe. Our bead franchise twitter ID is @beadfranchise, and our general Potomac Bead Company id is @potomacbeads
FranBest on April 12th, 2009 2:41 pm

******************** UPDATED TO HERE ********************

Don’t forget to follow @FranchisePick, @FranBest, @TopNewFranchise, @FranTwits, and @FranchiseKing to keep in the franchise loop.
John Denton on April 14th, 2009 9:03 am

http://twitter.com/bizreadyforsale
As Business Consultant and Business Broker I work with business owners to help them get their businesses in to a “ready for sale” state. A business that is “ready for sale” will be a successful profitable enterprise which will run without the business owner having to be there. It will also be attractive to potential purchasers. Imagine having someone come in to your business, cheque book in hand, and say “I like your business. How much would you like to me to write the cheque for?” That’s what we are aiming for – and then of course, being a business broker I can also handle the appraisal and sale process for you as well
See my blog at http://www.businessreadyforsale.info
Twitter at http://twitter.com/bizreadyforsale
Alexis on April 16th, 2009 4:38 pm

ActionCOACH Business Coaching is @ActionCOACHCEO
Gina Carr on April 20th, 2009 10:12 am

We teach people how to produce profitable hyperlocal community magazines. We currently have 11 publications in Georgia, mostly suburban Atlanta. We are direct-mail and advertiser driven. This is a great opportunity for people that are community leaders, that want to work close to home, and that want to make a great living without having a lot of overhead.
Kevin O'Brien on April 20th, 2009 10:59 am

We help franchises setup email marketing programs for their franchisees. Lots of great brands on board.

http://www.constantcontact.com/franchise
Thanks!
Kevin O'Brien on April 20th, 2009 11:00 am

twitter id @kevinpobrien
Rhonda Sanderson on April 20th, 2009 3:11 pm

The original PR Diva of franchising and founder of Sanderson PR tweets as @SandersonPR

Thanks for adding me!
Eric Horstman on April 21st, 2009 8:39 am

New sports marketing franchise here at: http://twitter.com/SportsImage
Zakir Jaafar on April 21st, 2009 12:47 pm

Hi. Please add me to the list of franchise resources on Twitter. Our Twitter ID is @1901HotDogs. We are the franchisor of 1901 Hot Dogs. Thanks
Rick Carbone on April 21st, 2009 1:30 pm

thanks for the info. Twitter ID: HBRHomeBusiness
Mike Sobol on April 21st, 2009 6:49 pm

Hi. Please add me to your list @MikeSobol

I consult on helping people work better together– collaborative approaches to better business. Of course, franchising our primary vertical market. Thanks!
FranBest on April 22nd, 2009 11:17 am

******************** UPDATED TO HERE ********************

Don’t forget to follow @FranchisePick, @FranBest, @TopNewFranchise, @FranTwits, and @FranchiseKing to keep in the franchise loop.

Keep Tweeting!!!
Craig Dietz on April 23rd, 2009 12:16 am

Great idea! Please add me: @SpecialOpsLLC We help franchisors translate their business processes into highly effective manuals and training programs.
EcoMaids on April 23rd, 2009 11:40 am

Please add me @ecomaids – we are a leading provider of residential green cleaning services
Your Own CFO on April 23rd, 2009 6:30 pm

Please add me @yourowncfo

Provide part time, virtual CFO and Controller services to small and growing businesses. Assist with business plans, accounting, cost containment, growth opportunities, twitter marketing!
Shane's Rib Shack on April 24th, 2009 10:08 am

please add us to your franchise directory.

@shanesribshack

we are a national fast casual BBQ restaurant concept
Planet Smoothie on April 24th, 2009 10:09 am

please add @planetsmoothie to your directory of franchise concepts.
thanks
Pamela Gold Waldo on April 24th, 2009 11:15 am

Hi. I’m the Senior Copywriter at Franchise Solutions as well as a freelance writer. I’d love to be added to your directory… @PamelaTheWriter

Thank you!
Debbie Hill on April 24th, 2009 4:15 pm

Thanks adding my businesses to your list.

@cwmmarketing – provides success proven local internet marketing for franchisors, driving up to 1 million visits per month through innovative search and online marketing programs.

@buzzbuggies.com – providing targeted local outdoor advertising on a network of private vehicles, see your message on the roadways in areas you want more exposure for a lot less than expensive billboards, it’s low cost advertising that works!

I’ll be sure to follow you, thanks again.
Scott Bundy on April 24th, 2009 11:21 pm

Hi, thanks for the invite and offer to be part of your franchise directory! I am a consultant working with clients looking to get into the franchise industry. We have a very detailed process we walk our clients through, and focus on building a trusting and strong relationship as we move through the process. Twitter @findingyourfran
Kalon Fairclough on April 28th, 2009 10:16 am

Nutri-Lawn is an established franchise system that provides a business ownership opportunity in the specialized business of lawn care.

Nutri-Lawn led the industry in developing Ecology Friendly Lawn Care. Our heritage is built into our brand.

We are dedicated to become North America’s leading lawn care company through the passion of our franchise family, an extraordinary level of service to our customers and an unending commitment to the best brand, products and practices in the marketplace.

we nourish lawns and lives

http://www.twitter.com/nutrilawn
Eddie Leonard on April 29th, 2009 6:38 pm

Guerrilla Marketing for Franchisees now posting FREE tips on Twitter @GMKTG.
The company co-founded by the father of Guerrilla Marketing, Jay Conrad Levinson offers Live Workshops, Webinars, Consulting Services, Planning and Local Market “Street” Campaign Activation.
Greg Nathan on April 30th, 2009 9:36 am

Please add me to this most valuable list. @GregNathanFRI

I am a corporate psychologist, author and international expert on the franchise relationship.

Hosting a Franchise Relations Boot Camp in Denver June 8-9.
http://www.franchiserelationships.com
http://www.twitter.com/GregNathanFRI
Chris on April 30th, 2009 9:38 am

@sailtime is the twitter voice for the SailTime franchise. There are opportunities available all around the world.
Greg Cassity on April 30th, 2009 3:25 pm

Audigence specializes in Franchise Compliance services. We offer Sales Monitoring initiatives to maximize Royalty Fee Revenue.
@Audigence
Anthony James Donnelly on May 1st, 2009 7:04 pm

Not wrapped my head around this twitter technology yet, but this looks like a great thing… these are my ids (I think!)

@barterbrit

http://twitter.com/barterbrit

More good stuff on my barter blog: http://www.businessbarterblog.wordpress.com
christian cormier on May 4th, 2009 11:43 am

dudes i just like his freaking coffee and deli-made sandwiches and GO SCOTT LAYER!!
ValcorUSA on May 11th, 2009 11:55 am

Since 1994, we have been providing Professional Business Debt Mediation Services worldwide. We train and provide a systematized process which allows an individual seeking a new career in a prestigious financial service business. Our Affiliates work from home and help businesses locally. Leads of potential client businesses are provided. We help businesses remain viable and keep good people employed.
Follow us @ValcorUSA.
JC Woods on May 11th, 2009 5:44 pm

Follow the Leaders of the Service Industry on Twitter @DwyerGroup.

Six great home service franchises all in one place – Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, Rainbow International, Aire Serv and Glass Doctor.
Lizi on May 12th, 2009 1:37 pm

@youngrembrandts

a childrens art and education franchise. named best in category by entrepreneur magazine and voted #2 overall. :0) take pride in teaching the basics of art to children and in return they churn out beautiful pieces of artwork and grow the whole brain, self confidence and improve in numerous other ways.

I am Lizi, interactive media manager… i tweet on gossip, news, office happenings, art tips, tricks and quotes, franchise stuff…etc.
Justin Kerr on May 12th, 2009 3:29 pm

@TheDecorGroup

The Decor Group provides franchising opportunities to green (like grass, plants, etc.) industry professionals who are interested in supplementing or replacing their current business. Check out our sites (listed below) for more information.

http://christmasdecor.net
http://nitetimedecor.com
Diane Blazek on May 12th, 2009 3:56 pm

Our CEO is listed but can I be as well? Thanks so much!
Brandon Trotta on May 12th, 2009 4:05 pm

Franchise Consulting

@FranchiseMogul

http://twitter.com/franchisemogul
Katherine Ryan on May 12th, 2009 4:30 pm

Follow @CaptainExtreme on Twitter for his latest adventures in restaurants and franchising.
Extreme Pizza is the leading purveyor of innovative pizzas, monster subs and salads. Founded in San Francisco in 1994, it now boasts 40 locations nationwide as well as international. Extreme. Not mainstream.
Eli on May 12th, 2009 4:39 pm

Franchise Farm is a fast growing franchise directory and portal for franchise and business opportunities. Launched in 2009 as a website for the promotion of franchises and business opportunities in the United States, Franchise Farm aims to become the leader in the industry by focusing its marketing efforts on search engine optimization and social website marketing including venues such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, and much more!

To learn more visit http://www.FranFarm.com
Lorne Fisher on May 12th, 2009 5:16 pm

Count me in! Lorne Fisher, CEO, Fish Consulting. Follow me @LorneFisher.

PR & Marketing firm specializing in franchising.

Thanks!

Lorne
Bryan on May 12th, 2009 10:05 pm

Hi Sean. Thanks for the invite to your site. I can be followed @breichley. I am a real estate broker with a focus on retail real estate and franchise site selection. I have a background as a corporate real estate director of a franchise concept where I grew the brand in 12 states throughout the midwest. I am based in St. Louis, and would love to help anyone who buys a franchise in the area secure a great site to open their business.

Thanks again.

Bryan Reichley
Brandon T on May 13th, 2009 1:35 pm

Sean,
We are the world’s first and only retail-based business of it’s kind to match people who are looking to own a business with franchise companies. We also create franchises from viable business models.

@FranchiseMogul

http://www.BocaFranchise.com

http://www.FranchiseMart-BocaRaton.com

http://twitter.com/franchisemogul

Thanks,
Brandon T.
Eli on May 13th, 2009 1:42 pm

I’m sorry I left this out on my previous posting. Follow Franchise Farm (www.FranFarm.com) @franchisefarm
Franchising.com on May 14th, 2009 10:51 am

Hi there,
Sign us up! You can follow us @franchising_com.

Franchising.com provides the information needed to make the right franchising decision, become a successful franchisee, and find the franchise opportunity that’s right for you.

Browse our directory of hundreds of franchise opportunities, or read thousands of articles, news stories, how-to guides, and informational profiles which will assist you in finding the right opportunity.
BatteriesPlus on May 15th, 2009 12:00 am

Batteries Plus is a national all-battery retail chain specializing in consumer and business-to-business battery and battery related products. Owning a franchise is an important decision. A technology based franchise concept provides an evolving and dynamic product base. We have owner-operators from every type of background including executives, attorneys, engineers, pilots, and self-made entrepreneurs. The concept provides a challenging atmosphere with endless sales opportunities driven from five unique revenue streams.

Follow us @batteriesplus
Roy Billesbach on May 19th, 2009 9:04 am

Hi Sean,
Thanks for the invite. We are Molly Maid and we clean homes! I am in Franchise Development for Molly Maid and you can follow me on Twitter @mollymaidsales
Cheers!
Deven Klein on May 27th, 2009 4:27 pm

As the number one tutoring franchise, Kumon’s proven instructional method and on-going support programs enable you to be the interactive educator, business leader and community builder you’ve always imagined. To view our areas of expansion around the country, vist our website at kumon.com/franchise
Follow me on twitter @ leftydknyc.
Corey Eridon on June 3rd, 2009 3:09 pm

Hi! This is very cool! I tweet at MaidPro Franchising, our username is maidpro. We have over 100 home cleaning locations throughout the United States and Canada (we just went international earlier this year), and are growing fast!
The Franchise Mall on June 6th, 2009 10:48 am

We are the most comprehensive listing of franchises on the internet. We list franchises, business opportunities, suppliers, Associations and related Events and news. Follow us on Twitter @FranchiseMall and We Follow in group: franchise
To have yourself or your news listed on our website contact us at thefranchisemall@gmail.com
Alison Grieveson on June 9th, 2009 10:38 am

We’d love to be posted on your list:
@esourcecoaching
@advicoach
@decorandyou

is a synergistic network of related franchise brands that awards franchises to entrepreneurs and those who desire to become one who prove themselves to be capable of achieving exceptional income, lifestyle, wealth, and equity by operating one of our highly successful franchise business models.
Chris Bartle on June 11th, 2009 1:05 pm

Green Key Real Estate is the first national green real estate franchise. Please include us in your directory.

Thanks!
Chris Bartle, CEO
@greenbroker
Flo Schell on June 11th, 2009 1:12 pm

Working side by side with franchisors and franchisees to customize a sales process for you that is comfortable, whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert.

Author: Stop Selling Start Clicking! (That’s a relationship click…not a mouse click) Founder: Franchise Coaching Systems.
Former VP Franchise Development, Sylvan Learning Systems

Please follow me at @CoachFloSchell and soon @No1Mentor.

In your corner, Flo Schell
Tiffany | @expresspros on June 16th, 2009 10:41 am

Another business services franchise is Express Employment Professionals @expresspros – staffing franchises in the buisiness-to-business sales model.
FranBest on June 16th, 2009 11:32 am

——————— Updated to here ———————
Don’t forget to follow @FranchisePick, @FranBest, @FranTwits and @TopNewFranchise

email us at info[at]franbest.com
Steve Whiteside on June 18th, 2009 2:23 am

Hi, Thanks for this resource! I am starting a new Consulting company called Franchise Leadership Center. We will be working with both Franchisors and Franchisees and helping build a better more effective relationships. The Franchise model is the largest business model in the world but very little goes into improving the Franchisor and Franchisee relationship, this is were we come in. Please tweet us if you have any questions at @stevewhiteside

Thanks,
Steve
franchisingnet on June 18th, 2009 10:09 am

A great resource for franchising in USA. We do the same work in Europe. Perhaps we could have an active collaboration.

Our purpose is to give the best information about franchising all over the world.

We also publish fact sheets of franchisors and we give them contacts of potential franchisees.

If interested in our services, don’t esitate to contact us

Visit http://www.franchise-net.com or twit us at @franchisingnet
Jason Mendoza on June 18th, 2009 3:54 pm

Hi,

We are been producing the Franchise Expos the last 13 years in the U.S and Canada. below is a list of our U.S schedule.

Tampa September 12th and 13th

Phoenix September 19th and 20th

San Antonio October 17th and 18th

Las Vegas October 24th and 25th

Chicago November 7th and 8th

Detroit November 14th and 15th

Are you looking to expand in any of these cities?
Bernard Aherne on June 23rd, 2009 12:08 pm

Hi, great post. I run a fast growing internet franchise: Guide2TheWorld. I tweet, my username is BernardAherne I’d be grateful if you could add me to your list.
Thanks!
Sallie Burnett on June 24th, 2009 4:31 pm

Hello,

my username is @sallieburnett

I’d be grateful if you could add me to your list. Category is marketing, specifically Loyalty Marketing.

Based on the categories you have right now, Consultant will also work. My company, Customer Insight Group is a strategic relationship marketing firm that helps companies lift their bottom line profits by helping them develop strong, lasting customer relationships.

Sincerely,

Sallie Burnett
Brittany Ward on June 25th, 2009 9:42 am

Hello FranBest!! Thanks for open forum opportunity! Nature’s Table is a fast, casual restaurant concept that originated in Orlando, FL. We have over 75 locations nationwide and growing!

Our most notable recent event was opening 4 stores on the Florida Turnpike rest stop Plaza’s ON THE SAME DAY! Wow that was a feat!

Feel free to check us out on http://www.naturestable.com or Twitter @natures_table ! Look forward to communicating with all of you!

Best,

Brittany Ward
Franchise Sales Manager
bryan pease on June 25th, 2009 9:59 am

We look forward to being added to the twitter list under the retail category.

Racing Limos helps people to go into the limousine and mobile advedrtising business via racing themed limos.

Please follow us at https://twitter.com/RacingLimosInc
Franchise Introduction on June 25th, 2009 11:42 am

FranchiseIntroduction.com offers free directory listings for franchise opportunities: @franchiseinfo
Phyllis Pieri on June 25th, 2009 6:21 pm

I am passionate about helping people make an educated decision when it comes to finding the right franchise. I am also grateful to be part of MatchPoint because I get to teach people how to be a great franchise consultant/coach. MatchPoint is a business which provides opportunities for entrepreneurs, such as yourself, to use cutting-edge tools to find the perfect franchise fit for clients who want to use a franchise concept as their vehicle for financial independence. While we are currently a three-country opportunity, our long-range goal is to provide this opportunity across the globe.
Beth Hardy, Weise Communications on June 25th, 2009 7:23 pm

Weise Communications is an integrated marketing, advertising and public relations agency specializing in business to business, healthcare and franchise industries. Our username is @Weise_Ideas.

Thanks!
Maid Brigade on June 29th, 2009 4:36 pm

The Maid Brigade Veterans Franchise Giveaway is a contest that will award military veterans $1.5 million in new business opportunities and the chance to lead their own civilian brigade in a second career. Contest opens July 4th and concludes Veterans Day 2009. Follow us on Twitter @MBGiveaway4Vets and spread the word to America’s finest for their chance to win a new business and second career.
Kristin on July 1st, 2009 8:06 pm

Hey I’m Kristin from Amazing Athletes, Inc. We’d love for you to add @AmazingAthlete to your list…we’re a Sports and Fitness Program for Young Children so I guess we fall into the kid’s category.

Thanks!
George Moen on July 5th, 2009 5:27 pm

Very cool directory…useful tool I am President of Blenz Coffee ( Van BC Based ).

@GeorgeMoen @BlenzCoffee

Have a good one.
Dave Watson on July 6th, 2009 9:59 pm

Sean, I made some great connections thru your site… thanks, @eXtraContact
Linda Daichendt on July 14th, 2009 12:32 pm

I am a Marketing and Small Business Growth consultant with specialties in: mobile marketing, social media marketing, strategic marketing plan development for franchises and small businesses.

@StrategicGrowth
Maid Brigade on July 16th, 2009 9:43 am

HOO-AH! Add @MBGiveaway4Vets to the list! (For those who didn’t see Sean’s write-up the other day, it’s the Twitter account for the $1.5 million Maid Bridage Veterans Franchise Giveaway contest running all summer through the end of September. Three top winners to be announced by Veterans Day 2009, and up to 100 other veterans earn waived franchise fees. Double HOO-AH!)
GlennWalford on July 16th, 2009 6:37 pm

My company, Franchise Profit Tree is an online franchise mentoring program available via very affordable monthly subscription. Providing franchise owner members weekly e-classes, regular expert interviews and resources specifically focused on creating thriving profits within any franchise business.

Franchise Profit Tree is also a book of the same name and is a resource for any franchisor to provide to their whole network to ensure it is very clear on the rules of the game if they wish to create thriving profits – and they are in brief;

1. To be accountable and responsible for driving their own business,
2. To deeply collaborate by connecting then engaging with their franchisor, and
3. To fully leverage the franchise system and the resources it provides.

Get these three things right and thriving profits are well on the way.
Paul Segreto on August 2nd, 2009 6:53 pm

Hey, Sean, thanks. @franEssentials is our new company twitter id!
Jennifer on August 3rd, 2009 1:12 pm

Restaurant Seating & Decor – School Cafeteria Reimaging – Retail…

@isidesign

Check for daily updates and interior design ideas and resources for your business.
Ann Rogers on August 17th, 2009 1:46 pm

Hi Sean,

We’re an online site listing businesses for sale in the United States. Business brokers can list with us as well as individuals who are interested in selling their business(s). Business buyers would visit our site to search for the business of their dreams

We appreciate being listed under the Biz Services category. You can follow us on Twitter at @bizbuylink

With gratitude…. and much success to you!
Ann Rogers
Lizette Pirtle on August 22nd, 2009 3:44 pm

Hi Sean:

What a wonderful resource! This is great. Please add me under bloggers @expansionexpert. Thanks!!! Lizette
eloi garnman on August 23rd, 2009 10:32 pm

The Plano store mentioned by a Mr. Johnson in a previous post has apparently closed. Is he still happy?
Erica on August 26th, 2009 9:14 am

Hey Sean,

Thanks for offering to add us to your directory. MISC. SERVICES @fooddelivery

Have a good day! Erica
John Wilson on August 30th, 2009 5:11 am

Hey Sean,

Amazing! Thanks so much for the hard work and effort you put into this.

Please add me to bloggers @docfranchise.
Jim Cerny on September 12th, 2009 8:41 pm

Thank you Sean,

We appreciate the listing of http://www.efranchisereview.com/ to your directory.

We would like to extend that offer to any Franchisor, Franchise consultant, broker, attorney or franchise related professional, if would like a free listing on our website please contact us at http://www.efranchisereview.com/contact.php

Please add us to your franchise directory @eFranchiseRview
Frank Fiume on September 20th, 2009 6:30 am

Hey Sean-

Thanks for all that you do. Would you add these two to your Twitter Directory?

Franchise Companies: Kid’s Category- @i9sports

Franchise Resources: Misc. Category: @frankfiume
Interactyx Limited on September 24th, 2009 11:59 am

Please follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/interactyx

Interactyx Limited is the developer of TOPYX, an affordable eLearning 2.0 SaaS solution with integrated social networking, mobile learning, and eCommerce that can help franchisors reduce training costs, increase collaboration & communication, control branding & messaging, and much more.

Learn more at http://interactyx.com or contact me directly at jeffrey.roth@interactyx.com
AK Stout on September 25th, 2009 6:37 pm

Hi – Please add @srhelpersnatl to Home Services and Misc. Services if we can be in more than one category. We provide- non medical in home health care.

THanks!
Terri McCulloch on September 26th, 2009 8:33 pm

Thanks for the invite! I was previously involved in franchising and work with some franchise companies as a vendor. I believe @expertox and @terrimcculloch would fit under Miscellaneous.
Franchise Development Services Ltd on September 28th, 2009 5:15 am

Follow FDS on Twitter @fdsfranchise

FDS are based in the UK and provide franchise consultancy services and are publishers of various franchise media including The Franchise Magazine (http://thefm.net) and The UK Franchise Directory (http://theukfd.net).
Scott Abbott on September 28th, 2009 11:51 am

please add @fivestarpaintin to your franchise direcrtory under home services.
thanks,
Doug Schadle on September 28th, 2009 12:35 pm

I would love to be added to the “Consultants” group. I own a franchise development company. Twitter handle is @DougSchadle

thanks!
Scott Burger on September 28th, 2009 12:38 pm

Hi, thanks for the invitation, I would love to be added to “Misc. Services” or “Home Services” section. I own Doctors Express, the first national urgent care franchise. There is no medical section, so whatever you think I fit best in would be great. My twitter handle is @Doctors_Express. Thanks so much!
Daniel on September 29th, 2009 9:02 am

Hi. Thanks for the invite.

We franchise eco friendly spa services and treatments performed with aloe vera signature products.

Please add @aloespa to the Misc. Services.

Please follow us on http://twitter.com/aloespa
Read more information on our franchise at http://www.aloe-spa.com or write me at aloetrade@gmail.com
The Franchise Bridge on October 1st, 2009 3:37 pm

This directory is an excellent idea, as well as a great resource. Thanks for putting it together. Please ad @FranchiseBridge to the Consultant section. Please feel free to DM or email me at your convenience.
@franchise_treff on October 6th, 2009 2:58 am

Hi, thanks for your invitation by twitter!
Sure we’d like to be listed right here as the leading online-directory about franchising in German-speaking Area. You find us in internet (http://www.franchiseportal.de or in twitter: @franchise_treff as well as @franchisekey (this is our international directory, http:www.franchisekey.com). We’d be happy about all of you following us.
Franchise Developmnet on October 7th, 2009 4:42 pm

Please add
@franchisedev
to resources/consultants.

@whimsyclothing to retail.
@subzeroif to snacks.
@Sub_0_IceCream to snacks
@chadders to restaurants
Michelle Seaman on October 9th, 2009 6:43 am

The UK Franchise Directory (UKFD) is published annually (by FDS @fdsfranchise) and lists over 1400 UK franchises. The online directrory promotes companies actively recruiting in the UK.

Please add @theukfd under Directories.
Andrey Kryvonos on October 9th, 2009 2:49 pm

Share with you our twitters logins
@akryvonos – my personals
@franteam – our Franchise Assoctiation team – russian variant
Cathy Rogers on October 10th, 2009 1:50 pm

Games2U brings people together like never before. Our self-powered, climate-controlled Mobile Video Game Theaters with state-of-the-art electronics, lighting, and sound, include multiple flat-screen HDTV displays inside and outside for a party experience that won’t be forgotten. We also bring out laser tag and giant hamster balls
Jennifer Goodwin on October 12th, 2009 2:27 pm

Just streaming live on the web teaching people technology and GREEN.
Franchise is a license = Virtual Assistant License: http://www.internetGIRLfriday.com

Jennifer Goodwin – CEO
http://www.internetGIRLfriday.com
Scott White on October 12th, 2009 4:10 pm

please add @BizComPR to the PR section
Ryan Alford on October 21st, 2009 4:22 pm

Please add @colortyme to the franchise directory.
Ryan Alford on October 21st, 2009 4:23 pm

Please add @rimtyme to the franchise directory. I’m the public relations specialist for both companies.
Ryan Alford on October 21st, 2009 4:24 pm

Please add @colortyme and @rimtyme to the Franchise Directory. I’m the public relations specialist for both companies.
Todd Leiser on October 21st, 2009 5:53 pm

I’m the Director of Franchised Brands Business Development at Valpak. It would be great to see a Marketing/Advertising section in your directory. We are both a provider of marketing and a franchisor ourselves. Thank you. @valpaktodd
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PMD Franchise on November 5th, 2009 11:23 am

One of the best franchising investments in the nation, PMD franchise offers no royalties, no credit check, financing and an incredible lifestyle. Please add us to your retail – franchise directory. Thanks! Follow us!
Lisa Baccega on November 10th, 2009 8:32 pm

Great info here! Can you add Salad Creations to your directory…
Kiddiebiz on November 18th, 2009 11:08 am

@kiddiebiz will be tweeting about all things related the child-centric businesses and franchise opportunities
suzanne Cordeiro on November 19th, 2009 6:21 pm

Hi!
Promise Pizza is a new Organic & All Natural pizzeria founded in Round Rock Texas. We opened our doors on August 3rd and will be franchising soon! Promise Pizza is committed to the environment, making a difference in our community, and most importantly serving up the best pizza you’ll ever eat! Check out our website at http://www.promisepizza.com
Mike on November 23rd, 2009 10:35 am

SellBizToday.com is a National Business for Sale and Franchise for Sale Listing Website that was built by a team of Business Experts, Investors, Web Designers, and Sales experts, to create an environment that is beneficial for business buyers, sellers, brokers, and franchises. We are also an active member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA). Our goal is to be the leading web presence for all online communication in this expanding market. With the economy being at an all time low, we understand how important your business needs are and will go above and beyond to help you achieve your business buying and business selling goals. We are able to connect thousands of people each month that are searching for Businesses, Franchises, or a Commercial Property just like yours. Find us at http://www.sellbiztoday.com.
Jim Mandeville on November 23rd, 2009 12:34 pm

Hi! Great site!
Please add B2B Guidebook to your directory. We are a new b2b-specific shared mail program.

http://www.b2bguidebookprogram.com

Thanks! @jimEMG
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Cool Cycles on November 25th, 2009 4:28 pm

Sean I read the whole thread and agree with everything you said, before even reading your comments I thought wow how does someone with this type of attitude even get a franchise? Hopefully someone with initiaive can take over the franchise and make it work with the proper tools, system & attitude. You’ve demonstrated well that franchising is a two way street and both parties should want to be on the road!
Thanks, Keep Tweeting
FranBest on November 25th, 2009 4:40 pm

Thanks for your insight, Joel.
In my experience, choosing the right franchisees and making sure they have the right expectations are critical to the success of young and upcoming franchise systems like Cool Cycles. Franchisors are responsible for providing the tools, but franchisees need to understand, from the start, that it’s their responsibility to build the business in their local market.
Craig Slavin on November 25th, 2009 5:32 pm

This is a perfect example of a franchisor engaged in the practice of just selling franchises. Franchising, in its purest sense, is a market penetration strategy just the same as if the company were opening their own locations. Would they open a location just for the sale of opening a location and risk it closing? Probably not.

However, this franchisor is simply collecting fees.

This person is a perfect mismatched franchisee. If the franchisor had bench-marked who their high performers are and why and then recruited and selected candidates who resemble this profile they would be able to build a solid system comprised of the right people performing the right functions in the right franchise.

Sears just gave Franchise Navigator a wonderful testimonial that indicated the Franchise Navigator, through recruiting the right people into their Hometown Store concept, increased their average unit sales 38% and almost eliminated their budget to resolve conflict.. This is an amazing testimony to having the right people in the right franchise.

After almost 40 years of franchising my opinion, and I have been quoted in the media as saying this, there is no such thing as a good or bad franchisee. There are franchisees that match and those that mismatch with the business model.

Legitimate franchisors are the ones who carefully profile their existing franchisee population and using their own performance metrics create a standard for which all inbound candidates are measured to.

The others are probably going to go away and take many unfortunate people, such as Jenny, with them.

To me that is not representational of franchising. To me that is criminal.behavior.

Craig Slavin
Franchise Central
Franchise Navigator
http://www.franchisecentral.com
Joel Libava on November 25th, 2009 5:41 pm

Sean,

Unreal. to sit in a B2B franchise store, and waaaait for business to come rolling in. Like the franchisor is going to just make that happen..
1. Shame on the franchisor for not digging deep enough, and at least doing some type of sales profiling toool.

2. Shame on the franchisee for not doing her due diligence. (Starting with what her skills are!)

This happens more than folks think.

Nice job, Sean.

The Franchise King
Joel Libava
FranBest on November 25th, 2009 7:17 pm

Great points, Joel and Craig.

Franchisees can avoid the devastating mismatch by using a franchise professional (like Joel) who will spend some time with them and steer them away from opportunities that they are clearly unsuited for. Unfortunately, many who claim they provide that service are really just salesmen who will recommend whichever opportunity yields the quickest commission.

Franchisors can avoid the mismatch by deploying services and tools like Craig’s that evaluate the types of people most likely to succeed as franchisees.

Good thought, Craig: “there is no such thing as a good or bad franchisee. There are franchisees that match and those that mismatch with the business model.”

Thanks for your insights.
Joe Mathews on November 25th, 2009 10:06 pm

Sean
Great article. Great storytelling. Congratulations.
I see a few breakdowns.
1. The franchisee did not have a clear understanding of what it takes to win. This was the franchise candidate’s breakdown. Candidates need to conduct proper due diligence. With all that is written about how to research a franchise (my book Street Smart Franchising is one out of 100 active titles) the franchise candidate cannot plead ignorance.
2. The franchisor didn’t either properly communicate what it takes or didn’t check in to see what the franchisee thought. This is often what happens when you have a franchisor who “sells franchises” rather than one who carefully screens and educates candidates. The franchisor apparently lacks one or more of three things.
One, a step-by-step recruitment process to educate candidate about the company and opportunity
Two, franchise salespeople who have not been effectively trained as recruiters
Three, poor departmental leadership. No one watching out for the franchisor’s candidates best interest.

This is a highly avoidable lose/lose situation.
FranBest on November 26th, 2009 8:42 am

I agree, Joe.
Each year there are fewer and fewer excuses for letting situations like this occur. The Internet makes your book and articles easily available, and there are discussions like these to educate, warn and point to resources for help.
Mike Sobol on November 27th, 2009 4:57 pm

Having been a franchisee, an independent business owner and twice part of franchisor teams, I should be able to accept this sort of situation as normal and not be surprised by it Yes, to those uninitiated readers who currently find yourselves in a state of disbelief: Sean has recounted a frighteningly NORMAL situation. Yet, despite all the failure I have seen, I am still astounded by the efficiency with which business owners can create massive black holes into which they throw their money.

Even beyond the great points made above (I’m a fan of Joe’s book and Craig’s evaluation tools, which I’ve used) I believe that the fundamental issue here is one of denial. The franchisor and the franchisee are both guilty of it.

I have zero doubt that there were red flags along the way by both parties. I have zero doubt that SOMEONE at the franchisor questioned signing the candidate and I have zero doubt that the franchisee did hear a thing or two about marketing, and that despite owning the RIGHTS to run a print shop, she knew she had no right to print money. None of that will stop people from being lazy, believing what they want to and regressing to the mean.

As was mentioned above, no one would dream of opening a corporate store only to watch it fail. Likewise, no independent business owner would set up shop, and proceed to do nothing. What is this disease in franchising?

Yes, I do think it’s denial. There is so much regulation and so many processes, even rituals that surround franchising, in some way, it must feel to all parties involved that by following all the rules and walking through the steps that they are conjuring real businesses. In fact, they are doing nothing more than signing papers.

I, for one, am a fan of franchising models that more closely link franchisor and franchisee success, which eliminate the “in name only” problems and get everyone really working together.

This should be an interesting series, Sean. I’m looking forward to your future posts.

-Mike
Flo Schell, Founder: Franchise Coaching Systems, Author: Stop Selling Start Clicking! on November 29th, 2009 9:12 pm

Sean…the first emotion that comes up for me when I read about Jenny is sadness.

There is no question both franchisee and franchisor are suffering in this case, and needlessly so. All of the comments made thus far offer good explanation for what could have been done and what should have been done. Let me go a bit further with what still can be done.

I have been fortunate this past year to work side by side with new franchisees of a well-reputed franchise company. The franchisees were selected by their franchise business consultants as those that could benefit from individualized business/sales coaching with an outside provider.

As that provider, I spent a minimum of 3 months with each new franchisee. I worked closely with the franchisee’s business consultant so that we were talking the same language and supporting one another’s goals.

With the franchisee, I worked hard to build trust quickly. This enabled the franchisee to become open to new ideas about selling themselves and their products and services.

In almost all cases, the franchisee was uncomfortable with sales and marketing.

Why? Because most people have very negative feelings about selling. They think back to their own poor experiences with salespeople and don’t want to be seen as manipulative or confrontative.

Once I show them that there is a kinder and gentler way to sell…and a way to sell that is congruent with their personality style and strengths….they breathe a sigh of relief.

I typically send them a copy of my relationship-selling book, Stop Selling: Start Clicking!, so that they have a resource to refer to in the space between our calls.

In all cases, revenue growth is our #1 goal. We co-create sales and marketing action steps that they are comfortable with so that they can see a quick result.

Once their confidence is raised a bit, they are open to even bigger ideas.

Sometimes franchisors just don’t have the man/woman power to give each franchisee such individual attention. In these cases, an experienced outside provider can really make a difference.

I congratulate this franchise company and all companies that look outside of the norm for ways to increase franchisees’ comfort level with sales and marketing.

Nothing is better than seeing a franchisee make that all-important turn in the road.
The results are increased confidence, stronger skills, and in turn, higher revenue.

How lucky are we to all be playing on the same team!
Robert Bilotti on November 30th, 2009 10:43 am

I agree with Craig. This is more than likely a case of a franchisor simply seeing dollar signs and taking on any franchisee. The only other scenario is that Jenny fooled them all. Similar to when someone is great at interviewing and lands the job, but then performs poorly. Or, Jenny is a good candidate and the franchisor dropped the ball during the new franchisee training. Many franchisors wrongly assume franchisees know about sales and marketing or ever that they actually have to (gasp) get out there and sell and not just hang up the ‘open’ sign. We’ve worked with huge systems with 1,000’s of rooftops and they many times have very poor training when it comes to sales, marketing and motivation. A lesson for us all… never assume a franchisee knows anything! Sounds harsh but you will end up covering all the bases.
John Wilson on November 30th, 2009 12:39 pm

Sean,

More than a few of those who commented share the mixed experience that I have been fortunate to live over the last twenty-eight years within franchising. I have been franchisee employee, franchisee, executive within a franchise and consultant into the franchise industry. I have had the good fortune to work with the consumer to determine their best franchise fit and with franchises to determine their “right” profile; the person who would become their next successful franchisee.

Wouldn’t it be great to read this snippet and to know what in the world this is all about?

But, we can’t. This isn’t enough…

I can see and agree that the franchise company missed something in the selection of this candidate. Craig may very well be right and this particular franchise might be simply sniffing for franchise fees.

But, in my experience it is just as likely that they got a great interview. We have all had one or ten of these kinds of candidates. They feel they are on a job interview and they are really great at giving up the right information. They would especially be good at it if they REALLY wanted it (think 4 year old, holding a toy, in the middle of the aisle at Toys R’ Us, screaming, “I WANT IT! I WANT IT! IT’S MINE!”) and prepped by saying the right things and knowing the right answers.

No one associated with any form of business, small business, independent business, mid-sized corporation, big business amongst the redwoods of Fortune 500 companies could miss that the “zee” herself must be sniffing too much ozone for thinking pixie dust had been sprinkled on her business and she would simply await the teaming masses who would be transported to her doors with life-giving work; profits to follow.

I owned printshops, franchised printshops for fifteen years. To this day some close friends still do and are great friends who succeed and compete in that industry…and it can be tough and competitive and challenging and no easier today than when I sold the last of mine successfully thirteen years ago.

But c’mon…no one in that industry for 11 minutes thinks you can sit and wait in your office on an old couch you once used in your family room and the work will walk in the door.

Flo is right on the manpower issue. Mike Sobol is right that this kind of scene, where the franchisee has simply been overwhelmed at the task at hand, now exists in a gray fog. Everyone who hinted that the franchisee should be ashamed at the obvious oxymoron of sitting on your can and blaming the franchise company is beyond ludicrous. And Joe Mathews, whom I respect deeply, makes a great point; the tools are there in order to avoid this scenario…and not just for franchise companies (though they should take the lead) but also for franchise candidates.

I urge the franchise consulting firms to truly come up with the right tools to “REALLY” profile their candidates. Many people simply are not, nor should they be at this time in their business development maturity franchisee’s…period! Not just with the wrong franchise…but at all! Find THAT out first and then make sure that the instruments you use don’t merely measure personality type or leadership type but those things that create the foundation for success internally within an individual or organization. This is no small task but, as Joe Mathews alludes to, it is doable with all we know and all we can determine in the twenty-first century.

Mike Sobol is right. The franchisee knew the right thing to do. She had been taught about marketing. He was also right when he said someone raised a red flag when it came time to select this candidate only to be treated like an adult in a Peanuts television special. It is easy to say and think that we (the franchise company) can get a new franchisee “over the hurdle” in training.

Finally, as a pastor and professional counselor I have to chime in as well to say that there is no accounting for the places humans find themselves. Our journey’s are not constantly up and away! The adequate and competent and consummate professional one day becomes roadkill in the sea of life the next. We just don’t know what stymies or even puts someone else into a tailspin the next day. That is why it is important to see your franchise organization as a living, vibrant organism. Thinking of it as simply a more well oiled production tool today than it was yesterday focuses you away on the human element. And it is this element that makes us better, stronger, richer in character and creativity and more prepared to take on the challenges of today. But it is sensitive. It is fragile. It needs care. Make sure you have operations, marketing, training and executives who care for the whole body and thereby detect when one part of it isn’t producing what it should.

When I work with organizations I take from my background in pastoral and counseling leadership and I add to it my business acumen. If I can be of service to anyone, in any business unit, whether it is with your franchisees to “generally” market, sell, produce or with the franchise corporation to understand/discover who they are and what they need…it would be my honor to serve you. Find out more at my blog at http://docfranchise.blogspot.com
Fred Berni on December 3rd, 2009 12:08 pm

Yes, the franchisor could have and should have done a better job of selecting. They should never have accepted Jenny as a franchisee. They could have avoided this right at the beginning by stressing the heavy marketing/sales responsibility during the first interview and suggested you talk to other franchisees about what they have to do on a daily basis.

There are other ways to improve the selection process, including ours. See http://www.DynamicPerformanceSystems.com for more information.

In an ideal world, franchisors would live their words about “awarding” rather than selling franchises, but realistically, many franchise sales people are under a lot of pressure to lower their standards. Whether times are good or bad, many franchisors use a business model that depends on the franchise fee to meet operational expenses. Of course doing so is a very short-sighted approach to selection, but it meets today’s financial needs.

However, we can’t always blame the franchisor for mistakes like this. Especially ones where the candidate is so obviously unsuited. In this case, I think the issue is one where Jenny did not seriously sit down and think about the printing business and what it takes to be successful. Either she didn’t do her research, or she has no concept of what she can or can’t do.

If Jenny had done the research and completed an honest self-evaluation she would have never have even gotten to the stage of completing the initial application. Unfortunately, we live in an age where our failures are someone else’s fault and our successes are our own and Jenny is a perfect example of this thinking in action.

Bottom line? In this case 90% Jenny’s fault and only 10% the franchisor’s fault.
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Fred Berni on December 4th, 2009 10:06 am

Sean:

My original comments clearly placed most of the blame on the franchisee – NOT the franchisor. My original post included:

“However, we can’t always blame the franchisor for mistakes like this. Especially ones where the candidate is so obviously unsuited. In this case, I think the issue is one where Jenny did not seriously sit down and think about the printing business and what it takes to be successful. Either she didn’t do her research, or she has no concept of what she can or can’t do.

If Jenny had done the research and completed an honest self-evaluation she would have never have even gotten to the stage of completing the initial application. Unfortunately, we live in an age where our failures are someone else’s fault and our successes are our own and Jenny is a perfect example of this thinking in action.

Bottom line? In this case 90% Jenny’s fault and only 10% the franchisor’s fault.”

Your use of only the quotes that prove the point you’re trying to make puts the validity of everything else you write about into question.
Paul Segreto on December 4th, 2009 11:01 am

I’ve been asked time and again to post the following article that I’ve written about my own personal experience as a multi-unit franchisee where I succeeded at first, only to crash and burn later on. This article has been posted on several of my blogs, and picked up by numerous other blogs and online magazines. I believe it is appropriate to post here as well.

I’m proud to say this article has been instrumental in helping a number of franchisees keep their doors open and work towards recovery. On the other hand, I’m also sad to say several businesses were not as fortunate, but at least the owners were able to exit with dignity and in few cases, with less liability than they previously thought possible. And, in one case, the owner actually exited in the black when we were able to facilitate the sale of her business when she previously thought about just walking away.

Fear and Consequences of Failure

I can personally relate to the trials and tribulations of owning franchise businesses as I have “been there and done that” and have experiences on both ends of the spectrum from achieving overwhelming success to dealing with bitter failure. I have definitely come to understand the fine line between success and failure in trying to nail down the American Dream.

I know it is sometimes counterproductive to even mention failure which is why the subject is always avoided and never discussed. Yet, it’s out there and it’s real. Once franchisees face the possibility of failure and its very real consequences they can be motivated to understand that failure is not an option and commit 100% to a plan that addresses immediate problems and provides solutions accordingly. Even if it’s necessary for the plan to be quite drastic or aggressive due to prevailing circumstances, franchisees that unequivocally realize that failure is not an option are prepared for immediate action.

Let me emphasize one point. Franchisees should not view poor sales and disappointing profits as either potential or immediate failure and stick their heads in the sand. I made that mistake in the past and suffered the consequences. Instead, franchisees should build upon the courage it took to become a franchise business owner and recommit to success as they did when they first took the entrepreneurial plunge.

They need to remember their wishes, hopes and dreams that prompted the decision to own their own business? They need to remember the admiration of family and friends when they heard about the new venture? They need to remember the excitement when they actually signed the franchise agreement?

Unfortunately, there’s a very distinct possibility the root of the problem is embedded in the franchisee’s actions, non-conformity to the franchise system and unwillingness to face reality. However, as there was some shining light evident during the franchise award process, it may not be a totally lost cause if the franchisee is made to completely understand the implications and consequences of failure.

As franchisors are faced with the potential of closed units during this recession that may be the result of things out of their control, it’s imperative they don’t lose even a single unit just because a franchisee just flat out needs a snap back to reality. It’s worth the effort.

Let me clarify something. I failed as a franchisee. Not because of anything the franchisor did or didn’t do but because I put and kept my head in the sand and did not face reality. I could go on and make excuses about things that happened around me but at the end of the day I could have turned things around if I got my own head out of the sand, made some difficult decisions and took full, immediate responsibility.

Unfortunately I was scared of failing. I was afraid of what people would think. I was ashamed at what other franchisees, ones I put in business, would think of me. I couldn’t even think of facing my family. All lame excuses for not taking responsibility. Maybe a hard swift kick you-know-where would have helped.

Did I mention that I previously ran the franchise company where I failed as a franchisee? Did I mention I was elected by fellow franchisees, President of the National Advisory Council? Did I mention that I owned and operated five franchise units?

If I had clearly understood the implications and consequences that were looming on the horizon and if I was able to get my big ego out of the way and address things head on, maybe I could have survived. Maybe I could have at least implemented an exit strategy that would have, in some small way, paid back the loyalty and support of my employees, family and friends.

In the end, I may not have survived because it may very well have been too late when and if I finally took action and responsibility. But maybe I could have at least exited