CUPPY’S: Rawman Walking Loses Twitter Food Fight

Cuppy’s Coffee founder Robert “Morg” Morgan had been laying low.  While the unhappy victims of the Cuppy’s Coffee were commiserating online, Morgan had quietly reinvented himself as new age celibate vegan raw food guru Bobby The Rawman Walking.  He had launched two self-promotional blogs called Raw & Free and Raw Food retreat.

By posting 5000+ touchy-feely inspirational messages and links to raw food recipes, Rawman Walking had built up an adoring following on Twitter.  He was just starting to pitch his ardent followers – most of whom were middle-aged women unaware of his controversial past – on attending his raw food retreat at a cost ranging from $1500 – $14,000.  He and partner Ben Doyle (also an infamous Cuppy’s Coffee partner) were beginning to mention investment opportunities for expansion of his so-called “retreat,” which he calls The Sanctuary.

Morg Morgan’s Carnivorous Karma Chomps Hard

An anonymous poster left a message on UnhappyFranchisee.com alerting the unhappy franchisees who had been abandoned to fend for themselves by Cuppy’s Coffee about Morg’s new identity.  A Facebook group called Beware of Rawman appeared.  At least three Tweeters (FoodDiva2, BewareofRawman & Rawman_Rawdeal) began posting warnings to alert the fans of Rawman Walking that their new guru had a controversial past.  The Tweeters posted links to expose-type blog posts on UF (Beware of Rawman Walking aka Morg Morgan) and on Michael Webster’s Misleading Advertising Law blog (Rawman or Raw deal?).

Rawman Walking & Friends Fight Back

Rawman_Rawdeal (MJ) aggressively gathered 1100 followers of his own and posted Rawman-warning tweets:

Rawman Morg Morgan fired a series of DMs (Direct Messages) to Rawman-Rawdeal claiming he was a fellow victim of his own company, and innocent of claims he misappropriated funds from an estimated 200+ franchisees and franchise applicants:

Hi, MJ. RawmanWalking: I just saw your posts. My private DM’s Twisted. u are not interested n anything but making money on your blog. Good bye.

Hi, MJ. RawmanWalking: I have never wished evil on anyone. Even when you continue to try to hurt me and my family. I will not hate u Stop this craziness.

Hi, MJ. RawmanWalking: What you are doing is so sick. All to make money on your blog. You could care less about ALL of us who were hurt. Stop spreading lies!

Hi, MJ. RawmanWalking: I wouldn’t give u anything! You twist what I say spread lies slandering me. I never intentionally hurt 1 person yet U seek 2 destroy me.

Hi, MJ. RawmanWalking: Get the facts. I have never stolen 1 penny from anyone! Stop the harrassment .What is your point? I have given evey agency the records.

Rawman Walking’s new friends and followers were upset with the revelations.  A handful angrily defended him, turning on the messengers:

One spiritual “healer” even predicted cancer for those who criticized Rawman:

In the End, Rawman Was Detweeted.

7 days after the first negative Tweet, Rawman left a flurry of quotes from Mother Theresa & Gandhi and then, presumably, deleted his page.  His thousands of tweets disappeared instantly.  Rawman was detweeted.

However, Rawman Walking’s two blogs are still live and he is still, as far as we know, soliciting guests for his women-only raw food retreat.  Perhaps he’s even accepting investors for his new raw deal, The Sanctuary.

Meanwhile, angry Cuppy’s Coffee franchisees are fighting off home repossessions, fending off creditors, and begging Federal investigators to send Rawman packing.

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CUPPY’S COFFEE Poetry Festival!

This Cuppy’s Coffee Poetry Festival page was inspired by the poetry of Cuppy’s founder Robert “Morg” Morgan (now known as raw food guru Rawman Walking).  Rawman took to writing poetry to unwind after the stress of selling and abandoning nearly 300 now debt-laden franchisees.  We invited the franchisees to relieve some stress and submit some Cuppy’s poetry of their own.  Since they can no longer afford basic cable, TVs or other distractions, the contributions started flowing immediately.

Want to contribute some bad Cuppy’s poetry?  Just paste it in the comment box below.

Ode to Rawman
by Carl Scamburg

I hope that Morg will never see
The payment of a franchise fee

Or franchisees hoodwinked to pay
Him money from the SBA.

But Rawman’s sweet as vegan honey
When he’s asking for your money.

And Twitter ladies are in awe
When Bobby says to eat it raw.

Now if you believe Morgan’s dictum
Just like you, poor Morgue’s a victim

But we all know Rawman should dwell
In buddy Royboy Snowden’s cell.

It’s a great day at Cuppy’s…

by Slamming poetry like a bad espresso shot

It’s a great day at Cuppy’s, on my dime of course.
Getting an answer from you is like beating a horse.
You kick and make noise and I’ll get hurt.
Now there is nothing to stop me from losing my shirt.
Can’t be consoled by my Coffee College plaque.
But I’ll hire a lawyer to get the bank off my back.
The smell of coffee makes me sick now, the sound of a blender, faint.
And rawman has aspirations of becoming a saint!
Put the days of Slender Lady, Elite and Cuppy’s behind him.
Helping ladies of all ages become vegan and, their wallets, slim.
Caveat emptor, don’t say that you weren’t warned.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!
What’s left to do after pleading but cry?
It’s a great day at Cuppy’s, drop dead and goodbye.

Thanks for showing me the way rawman by I’m a poet and I didn’t know it! Thanks for showing me the way rawman: Criticizing Morg, I feel like a clown For liberating us from our money which was weighing us down We’re raw and free ‘cuz we can’t afford meat We’re hot with no A/C and we turn down the heat I wish you the luck you deserve for you, your family and your crew Some advice for next time, don’t forget to kiss when you screw	I once knew a bloke named Nabors by Keats I once knew a bloke named Nabors, who promised many, many favors. He took my cash, and then said “kiss my ass”, and proceeded to buy Coach bags in many different flavors. There once was a sales director named Ben by Irish Zee There once was a sales director named Ben Who would lie through his teeth, again and again. I guess that’s why they fell out. He’s such a lout. My refund will come, say again, when?
Shining Star by Shining Star You said I had a gorgeous smile. You said I was your star. How little did I know you had an entire constellation of stars. Each of which paid $30,000 to get a name. You said you needed a special kind of person. And I am, it’s true. I didn’t realize you meant in the FICO score kind of way. Now your constellation went over the event horizon. And you thought you would never hear from us again. But rules were meant to be broken, you can relate to that. And we have come out the other side, empowered by what you taught us. And we are not going anywhere anytime soon. AMEN. Roy, Morg and Dale by Ben Dover-Morgan Roy, Morg and Dale, they made such a team. If only not for Sean Kelly, they would be living a dream. His damm website spoiled the plot, He thinks he’s a big-shot, For spreading such blaspheme!	Bobby’s my man by Pablo Gotscreweda Bobby’s my man He’s the rawman! His libido No es perdido! Unlike my cash Where’s the stash? And with his bud Ben Hide the women! They make quiet a pair And don’t despair! They’re around for a while You’ll see them at the trial! And maybe on TV If we’re lucky! And they are getting bolder, Bobby and Ben, shoulder to shoulder.
Do the Morg-y Porg-y by Nale Dabors, sung to the tune of the hokey pokey Take deposits in! Put no refunds out! Take disbursements in! And you shake it all about! You do the Morg-y Porg-y And you blame somebody else. That’s what it’s all about!	There once was a difficult zee, by Irish Zee There once was a difficult zee, Who had the nerve to complain endlessly. About a buildout that was delayed, Though the invoice was paid. A scam executed almost flawlessly. Thus spoke a con-sultant named Dale by Nale Dabors Thus spoke a con-sultant named Dale: “Do these things and you never can fail: Just Believe & Succeed Don’t be greedy like me And don’t try to put me in jail!”
Please send in the check by Slamming poetry like a bad espresso shot, dedicated to “the enablers, um employees, at Cuppy’s” It’s a great day at Cuppy’s, please send in your check. The money, quick, our books are a wreck. You’ll get your build-out and equipment, maybe, eventually. Oh, that would mean we perform intentionally? We’re told to just say busy in a meeting or I will look. I’m beginning to think my boss is a crook. But everyone is smiling and today is payday. We get drinks for free, make it a mocha today. Placing orders is easy, what’s the complaining about? When we don’t pay our vendors, they start to pout. Our credit is established on a basis of trust. On a signature, on our word, collateral, if you must. We’re blowing it at Cuppy’s, the vendors have seized. What was in slow motion has totally freezed. But everyone is smiling and the paycheck hasn’t bounced. Morg is scared to walk outside, the servers may pounce. I need this job, the daycare and Morg’s approval too. I won’t go to the authorities whatever I do. This good feeling at Cuppy’s can’t possibly last. It’s a great day at Cuppy’s, send your money in fast.	Bernie and Morg by I’m a poet and I didn’t know it! Bernie and Morg, they made it a family affair. It’s too late for Madoff but to make you aware. Bobby has loved and lost, and loved, lost, loved some more, If he was a woman, you would call him a whore. And his “investors” return was despair. They stand by their man to the disbelief of all, Can’t say that they hate him, they had a ball, afterall. It was a great day at Cuppy’s, they did a job and they got paid. Lose a job, get unemployment or some other aid. For the duped zees, well, they’re in it for the long haul. What happened to Hibbing, aka Cuppy’s head. He was prez after all, although easily led. Others say he was pithed, If you catch my drift. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

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CUPPY’S: Robert Morgan’s “My Thoughts About The American Dream”

Robert “Morg” Morgan, the founder and previous owner of the controversial Cuppy’s Coffee and related controversial entities (Medina Enterprises, Elite Manufacturing, etc.)  recently resurfaced as raw food guru "Bobby” Morgan, the “Rawman Walking.”  Rawman Walking publishes two blogs in connection with his raw food seminar business and retreat:  Living Raw & Free and The Sanctuary.  He also publishes on Twitter as @RawmanWalking and has built up 5000+ followers in 2 months.

Upon learning this, we published two posts.  The first was to alert victims of Cuppy’s Coffee about the current activities of Robert “Morg” Morgan (CUPPY’S: Robert Morgan is Now “Bobby The Rawman Walking”). The other was to inform potential investors of Rawman Walking about his previous investment opportunities (Beware of Rawman Walking aka Morg Morgan).

Within hours of the latter post being published, Rawman Walking Morg Morgan posted “My Thoughts About The American Dream” on his Living Raw and Free Blog. 

After blaming this blog for the demise of Cuppy’s Coffee , Rawman Walking Morg Morgan deleted the post the following day. It is reprinted below verbatim and in its entirety.

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

My Thoughts About The American Dream

Wow… ‘I’ve the education, the experience and the power, now all I need is a business so I can live the American Dream’. That was my statement 30 years ago.

As I look back that far on what I wrote, I chuckle at myself. Through the sieve of time which has tossed me into the air and winnowed me like wheat, being separated from the chaff, my foolishness and ignorance is easy for me, as well as all mankind to see.

Something’s I’m Still About Learning 30 Years Later…

Real Education

Today, I realize education is not a degree or a certificate, but and ongoing process. I now understand that real education goes far beyond the classroom. I also believe there is something much more important than being at the top of the class and that’s knowing the difference between truth and theory and how to discern right from wrong. These are the two most important things we can learn starting in kindergarten through graduate school if only it were in our core curriculum. This knowledge would save all of us a lot of backtracking.

Today I commit myself to learning something new and sharing with others what I learned yesterday. There is joy in real learning when it’s subjected to the light of truth and is given and received in love. What we have learned seems to have a magical touch and is easily shared and grasped by others.

Real Experience

These are the definitions of “experience” that I garnered from looking up the word.

· Go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" · Know: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "Have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" · Go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "Get an idea"; "Experience vertigo"; "Get nauseous"; "Receive injuries"; "Have a feeling" · The accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "A man of experience"; "Experience is the … “· Feel: Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret". · Have: Undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" · An event as apprehended; "A surprising experience"; "That painful experience certainly got our attention" .

Finally, after a lifetime of consciously relying on and living in the confusion of relying on my past experience to direct my every move; today, I am finally free. For me my past experiences are just that, they are from the past, meaning they only have merit when l I reach in and stir them up and take one out. As I have grown into a man I have learned the only time I really need to recall my experiences is when I bring them up from the depths of my mind for the purpose of using them as learning tools or to evoke feelings of love and joy. It seems pretty dangerous to use them for bragging rights as they usually tend to be used to validate and build my ego. Today I dwell more in the experience of the moment, as it seems to me, it’s really the only place that I am really sure I can validate the experience of what is happening right now and it’s the only one I really have a 100% certainty it’s happening… Woops there goes that experience “said it, done it been there”. Don’t get me wrong I am not saying experiences are not important. I do accept the philosophy of John Dewey, that all past experiences influence our future experiences. I just know if you dwell on any of them good, bad or indifferent you get stuck. Just plain stuck, like one of those dolls that you pull the string and it talks, but is short on vocabulary. What I like to keep in mind, so I won’t lose my mind is simply that the contents of experience are the "what’s" and the conditions of experience and the "how’s". The ‘what’s’ are not as controllable as the ‘how’s’. As my Dad would say, “Son it’s not the problem that’s the problem it’s how you are looking at the problem –take a new look”. So, my last thought on experience is to live in the moment. Love yourself enough to forgive yourself and others for the bad experiences that you or they may have created and start this very moment bringing about a better you and a better world as you filter your “hows” through love and forgiveness.

The Real Power

This is one I really have a difficult time touching on. It seems to me the statement “Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely” has real merit. I continue to find that I see myself so differently until I see myself through the lens of a video camera. My first thoughts are “that can’t be me”! Has this ever happen to you?

As I reflect on power and why it was important to me I realize the truth is I was afraid of my own weakness, afraid to look deep inside and finding out that I was nothing more than a scared little boy on the roller coaster of life and once I left the amusement park I would have no place to call home. I was sure, I would succeed and grow rich as long as I believed I had power and through my power the world would recognize me and I would not be left alone. Even when I was down I pretended to be the best the most powerful self I could be. Yes, power was my shield from experiencing pain associated with seeing the real me. What I am learning in this life, is that it is the only one I have and it’s truly a gift. I am not the author of this life, nor will I be the finisher. I cannot create nor can I take away the sorrow nor heal the pains of this life by acting powerful; It’s only by my acknowledging and accepting of who I am, a human being who did not get to choose where, when, how or to whom he was to be born. That is when I became free to just be me and accept with gratitude my place on this planet. The one thing I do have power over is how I perceive my place in this world. Today I know the only real power is in serving my fellowman and remembering my life was not earned by me, it was given to me, so whatever transpires is what it should be and whether its genetic disposition or the signs in the sky I am and that is enough. For power wielded in a wrongful manner, I want to deeply apologize to especially my estranged wife, my first wife, my children, family, friends, business associates, employees and whomever has been injured by my ignorance of power and how it can corrupt our souls. Again I deeply apologize and hope you will heal from any and all the wounds I have inflicted.

The Business

It seems like my whole life has been wrapped up in the belief that business was the only way a Red Blooded American could succeed; And now that I am taking a moment to reflect on my life and digging down, stirring up and taking out some of my experiences and reflect on them in the light of “how” instead of why the answer smack me right in face.

Even at the young age of four years old I can remember my grandfather, father, and other male family members and friends whispering among themselves asking each other what they will do if they are laid off or fired? They talked about unions and strikes and for some reason the word strike always put a chill up my spine. I guess even at as young boy I knew if my father was laid off, fired, or the union went on strike our household would not be a happy place anymore. Yes, I saw their faces light up as I listened to them speak of their dreams of what it was going to be like and how they would finally have power over their own destiny when they finally owned a business of their own. It was going to be like heaven to them they would finally be free from the fears and powerlessness that goes hand-in-hand with “working for the man”. A few succeeded in breaking their chains, but their businesses were under funded and failed. Most of them never even really did anything except join a multi-level business or do side work. All have either gone to their graves or have settled for small retirements, never having crossed over to what they believed were the greener pastures of owning one’s own business.

Ahhh…The McDonalds & Kentucky Fried Chicken Dream – I still can hear the excitement in my parents voices as they tried to figure out how to get into a McDonalds or KFC. They dreamed and schemed and I’m not sure, but they may have even submitted applications. I remember they became disheartened when they could not get enough money together to own one of those franchises. I along with them believed we could just pack up all our troubles and skip down the yellow brick road and arrive in Emerald City, before the boogie man got us. No such luck, raising and supporting 3 kids took all they had and the extra money to live their dream just never came their way.

As I grew in to my teens, I can clearly hear myself saying, “I will never in a million years work for ‘the’ man”. I was going to do it differently and I would help my family, friends and fellowmen break their chains and get into their own businesses as well.

Surprise –Being “the man” is not as wonderful as I thought and that brings me back to my opening statement. “I’ve the education, the experience and the power now all I need is a business to so I can live the American Dream”.

Well I did what I said I would do and did everything in my power not to have to work for anyone else and to be the boss and own a business. Every business I ended up owning or having percentage of ownership in or businesses that were already going but were usually on the verge of failure. Owners and stockholders brought me in and promised me a piece of the action if I could do what we in the business world call “stop the bleeding” and turn the business back in to a profitable entity. Everyday was painful, as I was now the guy that people were whispering about and were afraid I would lay them off or fire them. I had become my most hated persona “the man”. I justified what I had to do as “The American way” and the business had to survive so owners could prosper, investors profit and employees remain employed. Funny thing, when I was about to do this I had to make a lot of peoples live miserable by making personnel cutbacks and benefit cut backs so I could financially drive the company forward and increase sales all at the same time. Talk about intense work. My partners and investors usually loved me but employees feared me. Sometimes government regulators would come gunning for me. In one instance I ended up getting control of a large chunk of an insurance company that was really in a mess. I thought I understood the business but within weeks of taking claim of my stock, A partner disappeared and I ended up paying out thousands of dollars in fines and having to give up a license I had never gotten to used. It forced me to sell the company for pennies on the dollar and if that loss was not enough I was written about and called a “Master of Deceit”. Funny how being in the wrong place at the right time can ruin your reputation; And my Dad thought owning a business was like going to heaven, more like hell if you asked me then. What is that saying about greener grass of the other side of the fence. It is true that we live and learn. We don’t learn and live until much later in life when sometimes we feel it is too late.

No matter what the circumstance I found myself feeling lost and unhappy and it didn’t matter whether the business was doing well or failing. Days turned into months, months into years and every year I became more and more dissatisfied with the “American Dream”.

Finally in 2002, I felt I had found a business in which I could really make a difference. It was a women’s health and fitness franchise. Their health and wellness philosophies were in line with my beliefs. I did not know it, but I had cancer when I took on the consulting job. I was popping 20-30 pain killers a day to keep the pain in my neck and ear under control. I had been using over the counter pain meds to deal with the pain for almost two years and had been to several doctors who had given me several different misdiagnoses. Anyway this was another “Stop the Bleeding and Turn-Around the Business” consulting job. I had not planned on being a partner, and I was actually positioning myself for ownership in a communications company. But when it was offered to me in early 2002, especially without having to put up any money, I gladly accepted. Come to find out, in reality the stock was given to me because each partner had thought they could power-up over the other by bringing me to their side to use my voting shares in support their agenda. Anyway the business was in shambles and during my first week on the job the partners were so frustrated with each other they almost came to blows and even changed out the locks on each other. Sounds funny, but that’s how frustrating business can be, turning civilized grown men into raging maniacs. To make a long story short I was able to stop the bleeding, turn the company around, pay back the investors, put money in the owner’s pockets and obtain a nice share of the business. Thing were going along really well, we had expanded our product lines and were now offering a line of vitamins and supplements, along with spray tans and body wraps, most of the franchises were building their businesses and that was a good thing.

Cancer Is Confirmed

Just before Christmas of 2003, I found out I had an advanced form of head and neck cancer. In a matter of 72 hours I was bought out, which enabled me to focus on the healing process that took every waking moment of mine and my wife’s attention. I want to innerject, I would have not ever made it through the cancer without my wife’s help. Though we are apart and divorcing I will always be thankful to her for helping me make it through a disease that I would most likely not been able to come out of without her support and care. While I was fighting my cancer, the partners went back to fighting with each other, but this time they were not just locking each other out of offices they were suing each other. There was nothing I could do to control the outbreak as I no longer had ownership. I could only sit and watch the business spiral out of control. They sold out for pennies on the dollar and instead of the million plus owed to me, I ended up with a few thousand dollars, lawsuits, no insurance and personal debt. Are you sure you still want to be in business?

Why I Left the Business World

When It Rains It Pours

After finally being healed of my cancer in the fall of 2004, I suddenly found myself alive and not sure why. Like most cancer survivors, I didn’t know what to do with myself each day, or how I was suppose to live out the remainder of my life. Though I did not show any more signs of cancer, I was absolutely exhausted and would need several months of physical therapy to be able to get back on my feet and be able to take care of myself. I was pretty much a broken man physically, financially relationally and spiritually. My marriage was in tatters, my fault not hers, judge me as you will. This is so very personal for me. To comment further serves no purpose. The Cancer battle was expensive as we had decided to approach it from and allopathic and a holistic approach. I believe it saved my life, but by the time we came out of the cancer, I say we, meaning my wife & I and the family and friends who gave my wife and I prayers and support, we had to move from our home into a smaller one and we had hocked, sold or lost everything we had worked for.

I was physically weak, financially broke and had no prospects for a job, or financial recovery to start a company. I lost friends, as that happens when you are sick with terminal cancer. I lost past investors, as who would invest in a guy they were not sure would even be alive in 6 months. My life seemed rather hopeless though I was thankful for my healing and coming out of the cancer. I still felt like I was in a car on a foggy, rainy road and was sliding sideways out of control. As I look back I realize now I was in absolute depression. All seemed lost and my prospects of owning a business or even consulting seemed slim to none.

I was so thankful when a friend whom I had only seen once during my cancer recovery, but had consulted for on other projects, invited me to come and meet the owner of a business in Florida. Thus began the Java Joz, Cuppy’s, Medina Saga and my move to Destin, FL.

When I got into the company I worked diligently to analyze the company and work on the turn around. The company was on the verge of going out of business.

To start there were dozens of customers without real estate sites to place buildings and more people who didn’t have their financing in place. The company that was handling the real estate was not doing its job and left the customers to do the search themselves and then milking the commissions if they were able to find a site, which at the time was almost impossible without paying top dollar. The person doing the financing was a broker who charged an upfront fee and did little to assist the new coffee store owners. I was emotionally invested in this company to the point that I purchased the company from someone who was preoccupied with IRS complications from 10 years previous. It took a year to provide the company with the resources and services I thought it needed to accomplish its goals across the entire USA. It takes a long time to fix something that didn’t break over night.

Then the bottom fell out when banks pulled back their financing and SBA loan qualifications were increased. The worst part was the wedge put into the mix from the Unhappyfranchisee.com blog site bashing our every move as we worked non stop to stop the bleeding. This site’s objective is to bash franchises that have the smallest of hiccups to devastating pitfalls. It is a site where Sean Kelley makes money using his time and energy to bash other people with assumptions and accusations all of which make the worried franchisees scared. Of course people need to be aware and be concerned, but not by a stranger adding fuel to the fire for their personal financial benefit. Of course things got rough, but when you have someone antagonizing your people it makes it hard to work as a team. I was exhausted working very long hours 7 days a week doing everything in my power to keep this business afloat. We moved the Real Estate in house, we did in house financing and we even set up an in house refund pool for people who wanted to get out of the business. Unfortunately, there was not enough money to bail us all out and there wasn’t enough knowledge and energy within myself to stop the bleeding alone. After serious salary cut backs and high emotions within the company, I took up an offer from a consultant for help. After several months of working and assisting in directing day to day operations of the company he offered me a buyout. I was told that the only was he could save the company was if I gave him ownership as he had promised he could bring in investors without me on board. My reputation was ruined due to my inability to carry the company alone but mostly due from the defamation of character by Sean Kelley and Unhappyfranchisee.com. I knew that I could not do it alone so I sold the company. I did not make my money back at that time and the reason was there wasn’t enough cash for a buyout, to complete construction and finance the refund pool, there was enough for operations with the cut backs.

In April of 2008 I sold my interest in the company in which I had invested all my money, time and talent. I made the sale to a person who had been a lead consultant and business mentor, who promised me that if I sold the company to him he would be able to stop the blogs and get the business back in the black. I made the sale on a promise of being paid for the assets and values over an extended period of time. At the time value of the business was hard to determine, but selling it for three million including interest would give me and the other, major stock holder who had twenty-five percent interest, a chance to work on projects where we would not have to be working 60 -70 hours a week. On top of this I was exhausted, not fully recovered and my partner was past sixty-five and really wanted to leave the stress of the business world behind.

So here I am today – I too am one of the losers and one of the people who lost their fortunes. Am I the scammer? No, I am just a hard working man who could not stop the bleeding in a company that I thought I could. Did I do anything wrong, illegal or unethical while I worked with that company? No, I did not even have authorization to sign checks. So now if you or anyone else doubts me and my scam to make money through business ventures by ‘taking’ from people rethink who is doing this and why. I am the one who is out 3 million dollars along with many others who are out in their personal investments as well. I do not own a beach condo, drive a Jaguar nor do I have any assets. I lost my life just as much as the others involved in this company. If anyone else could go in and fix it then they should have stood up and taken it on. I did not sabotage the company nor did I gain financially. I lost just as the rest of you. The only person gaining here is the guy on Unhappyfranchisee.com, Sean Kelley, by using his site. He is the one benefiting from the loss of our investments, our dreams and your passions.

I hope that you are like me and continue to work toward your passion and have faith that with the help of God you will make it. My passion is Raw food and teaching. I may not have been good at being a business owner, or being a husband, or even being a father or friend but now I am going to succeed in walking with God and sharing what I know works. My passion is in healing with raw foods, teaching others how to survive disease through a raw food diet while adding meditation and easing the stress of life and increasing their spiritual being. That is my true American Dream!

I know that Sean Kelley & Unhappyfranchisee.com will take this, dissect this and post the pieces and parts he wants on his site and interject his derogatory comments. Know that I have written this for you, my family, my friends, readers and those who have lost their investments and are suffering. And as I have said before it was not my intention to take from hurt or cause undue pain to anyone in my life. May each of you find peace.

Posted by Rawman Walking at 6:59 PM

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Beware of Rawman Walking aka Morg Morgan

He now calls himself Rawman Walking.  The Rawman.  Or Bobby.  But hundreds of people who wish they had never met him know him as Robert Chrysler Morgan, or “Morg” Morgan, infamous founder of Medina Enterprises and Cuppy’s Coffee.

If you are going to deal with Bobby “The Rawman” Morgan, you would be wise to read this post and the comments that follow, and to proceed with extreme caution.  If you know Rawman Morg Morgan, please share your thoughts below.

Rawman is invited to provide clarification or rebuttal.  Email us at UnhappyFranchisee[at]gmail.com.

Rawman Walking is now hawking women-only raw food seminars at a supposed retreat called The Sanctuary at a cost of $1500 – $14,000 for 3-28 day courses.  He is also promoting a business opportunity that enables attendees to give their own seminars.  The real strategy may be to use these seminars to solicit investment in the Sanctuary Expansion as mentioned by Ben Doyle.  We don’t know.

But we know that there are many reasons to be wary of this man:

1) Insurance Fraud Rawman Walking, aka Robert Chrysler Morgan, was allegedly* featured in a book on notorious conmen in America, Master’s of Deception. On page 139, the author states: “…insurance agent Robert Chrysler Morgan was forced to pay $134,000 and surrender his license for defrauding thousands of customers.” If you Google “Robert Chrysler Morgan” you can read the excerpt of Mizell’s book.

2) Slender Lady Franchise & Lawsuit.  Along with his friend Bruce Sharpe, Rawman Morg Morgan was an owner of the Slender Lady women’s fitness chain.  His Slender Lady franchise company was successfully sued by its failing franchisees for fraud & deceptive practices.  Almost every franchise closed; dozens of franchisees lost their savings, homes and were forced into bankruptcy.  Sharpe fled to South America, assumedly to avoid paying his victims.

3) Java Jo’z Deposit Scheme.  Rawman Walking (Robert “Morg” Morgan), Ben Doyle and convicted felon Roy Snowden sold business opportunities for a drive-thru coffee concept called Java Jo’z.  They convinced dozens of trusting individuals (including the brother of A-List blogger Robert Scoble, ) to make deposits of tens of thousands of dollars which they promised to refund if the investors couldn’t get financing or find a location.  When the individuals returned for their deposits, Rawman & his cronies refused to return their money.  After  Roy Snowden went to prison for fraud, Rawman “bought the assets” & repackaged the Java Jo’z scam as Cuppy’s Coffee. Read more about Rawman Walking Robert Morgan at Cuppy’s Coffee Overview.

4) Cuppy’s Coffee deposit scheme. Using several different corporate entities, Rawman refined and expanded the lucrative practice of convincing individuals to give large “refundable” deposits (typically $30K – $60K) for development of Cuppy’s Coffee businesses, then refusing to refund them as contractually agreed.  Rawman’s companies collected hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, in deposits from individuals and provided nothing in return.  Rawman, in essence, paid for his Jaguar and beachfront condo with the savings and retirement accounts of hardworking individuals and families who got nothing in return but heartache, aggravation and legal bills. Read more about Rawman Walking Robert Morgan at Cuppy’s Coffee Overview.

5) Medina Enterprises/Cuppy’s Coffee/Elite Construction deposit scheme. Unfortunately, those who could not raise the $200K – $400K to  for the full Cuppy’s Coffee development program were the lucky ones.  It’s estimated that as much as $29 million was raised via SBA loans and other sources – typically secured with individual franchisees’ homes and/or retirement accounts.  However, Rawman’s companies collected money on these loans for work that was never done, done incorrectly or done so late franchisees had to begin repaying loans on empty lots.  Many never got open.  Others did, incurred more debt and closed.  Cuppy’s Coffee franchisees never received the support services they paid for.  Rawman Walking Morg Morgan walked away, selling (dumping) the embattled company and its franchisees before it collapsed completely.  Read more about Rawman Walking Robert Morgan at Cuppy’s Coffee Overview.

6) Rawman Lawsuits. San Gelato Cafe is suing Rawman for deceptive business practices.  Outstanding  Case Number 2008 CA 004819 S SAN GELATO CAFE FRANCHISING GROUP LLC v. ROBERT  C  MORGAN;

7) Domestic Violence Charges. In 2008, Rawman was charged with domestic battery stemming from an alleged altercation with his stepson. Cases:  Okaloosa County, FL  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BATTERY (784.03(1a1))  2008 MM 004059 S (784.03(1A1)DV) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BATTERY);  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BATTERY (784.03(1a1))  2008 MM 004058 S (784.03(1A1)DV) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BATTERY

8 ) Rawman is Married. Rawman has been married for years to Peggy Morgan, the woman who took care of him when he had cancer.  Yet,  according to his website, “Bobby, spends most of the year at the Sanctuary in Florida… mentoring women who need a loving, gentle nonjudgmental approach to weigh loss…” He professes:

“I have exchanged an endless potpourri of sexual encounters, for… wholesome beautiful friendships with women where true affection abounds … I have vowed to my creator and too myself that I will remain in this state [celibacy] until I can love with a pure heart, to come to my loves arms as an equal not a conqueror…”

While he is engaging in beautiful, loving friendships with women, and awaiting the arms of his true love, he is still legally married to wife Peggy.

9) Multiple Aliases. On his 2 websites and active Twitter accounts, Robert Chrysler Morgan makes almost no reference to his real name or recent nickname “Morg.”  He is now “Bobby,” “Rawman,” or “Rawman Walking.”  His new age Rawman persona seems to be carefully crafted to be friendly, sensitive, open and, especially, non-threatening to needy, health-conscious women.

10) No Men or Children Allowed. Rawman states: “The Sanctuary is a women’s only retreat no men or children are allowed to stay in guest rooms or attend classes or events. Please do not ask as we do not make exceptions…”  Why is that?  Seems ironic that his only supposed success story is buddy Ben Doyle (aka @RawmanLivin).  Says Rawman: “Just finished helping a 67 year old rejuvinate his life lost 37lbs 34 days got a new girlfriend lol.”

11)  Ben Doyle. While Rawman is charming and well-liked even by some he’s wronged, his partner Ben Doyle is not.  Fiercely negative comments regarding Ben Doyle have appeared on this website and others from those who claim to be have been his co-workers, employees and scam victims.  When these two work together, bad things seem to follow.

12)  “The Sanctuary” & Investment Schemes. Rawman claims he operates a raw food retreat called “The Sanctuary” on Florida’s Perdido Key.  But there is no reference to such a place anywhere except his websites, and the phone number appears to be registered to a cell phone.  It seems more likely that they are simply renting condos or rooms as needed.  If so, why would they be “seeking investors” for the “Sanctuary Expansion” as was tweeted by Ben and Rawman Walking?

Morg Morgan/ RawMan Walking blog: Living Raw & Free
Morg Morgan / Rawman The Sanctuary blog: The Sanctuary
Morg Morgan’s declaration of celibacy: Celibacy 2009 The Right Reason
Morg Morgan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Rawmanwalking
Ben Doyle on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Rawmanlivin

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH ROBERT “MORG” MORGAN aka BOBBY aka RAWMAN WALKING?  PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS – PRO OR CON – BELOW.

* Unless there’s another Robert Chrysler Morgan who sold insurance in Arizona at that time

CUPPY’S: Robert Morgan is Now “Bobby The Rawman Walking”

The infamous Robert “Morg” Morgan and his trusty sidekick Ben Doyle are once again offering investors another raw deal – literally, this time.

The ventures of “Rawman Walking” Robert “Morg” Morgan and his partner Ben Doyle have cost hundreds of families millions of dollars, their dreams, homes and retirement accounts.  See Cuppy’s Coffee Overview for articles on Morgan’s most recent venture.

Are you familiar with Cuppy’s Coffee founder Robert Morgan aka Robert Chrysler Morgan, aka “Morg” Morgan, aka Bobby Morgan, aka Rawman, aka The Rawman Walking?  Share a comment below.

Robert Chrysler Morgan is now going by the name “Bobby” and the persona “Rawman” and “The Rawman Walking.”

Meet the new, reinvented Morg Morgan.  On his Living Raw & Free blog, “Morg” Morgan AKA Rawman states:

…I am a 4 year Cancer Survivor, a Raw Vegan Athlete, A Holistic Health Counselor, Raw Foods Nutritional Consultant, Herbalist and Mentor at The Sanctuary, a raw food retreat. I mentor and teach lifestyle and dietary changes which bring about optimum physical health as well as mental and spiritual clarity for our guests…

If we can do one thing let it be to love selflessly. I make my income from other sources including mentoring and teaching raw living food classes. Making money is not the purpose of these posts… I am here to share, so what ever I give, I give from my heart.

On his The Sanctuary promotional blog, his bio makes it clear that women are Morgan’s new target:

Bobby, spends most of the year at the Sanctuary in Florida, where he carries out raw food research, creates gourmet recipes and does what he loves most, mentoring women who need a loving, gentle nonjudgmental approach to weigh loss, guiding them to believe in themselves and to achieve their highest potential on their raw food journey.

Morg’s latest approach appears to involve making himself seem sincere, sensitive, vulnerable and non-threatening to women through his declarations of celibacy and his willingness to share his truly awful poetry.

In Celibacy 2009 The Right Reason, Morg aka Rawman writes:

As a celibate raw vegan, I still have the same temptations and desires that face every man; however, the difference for me, for the first time in my life, is that my physical desires are subject to my spirit and the truth that is the very essence of my creator whose very essence is love which abides in me and makes me a new creature moment by moment renewing my soul. My creator reveals all things to those who are patient, kind, truthful, unselfish, trusting, believing, hopeful, enduring, not jealous, boastful, arrogant, rude, selfish, or angry. I now know true love never fails. I exist for love exists and I know that nothing is more important than love and I shall abide in it and it in me now and forever. Amen.

Nothing warm’s the cockles of a woman’s heart – and loosens her pursestrings – like love poems so syrupy they could gag Rod McKuen.  Perhaps Robert “Morg” Morgan’s most terrible offense to humanity so far is his Rawman’s Not-So-Famous Poetry:

Safe Harbor
I will always be your safe harbor/your anchor in times of storm
A place of refuge, a place of peace/A place of quiet, a place that is yours.
RawmanWalking

You’ve got to give him credit – this guy is good.

Who would guess that the Rawman, the cancer survivor, dedicated raw-food advocate, celibate, women’s health guru, father and really, really bad poet would be the Robert Chrysler Morgan whose unethical insurance dealings landed him in the book “Masters of Deception,” whose involvement with Slender Lady, Java Jo’z & Cuppy’s Coffee franchise and business opportunities left literally hundreds of lives and families financially and emotionally devastated?

Yes, Robert “Morg” Morgan has skated through the Cuppy’s Coffee fiasco and, while the last struggling coffee shops close, is pitching his oceanside seminars as the goofy but loveable Rawman Walking.

Read about Ben Doyle & Rawman Morg Morgan’s Newest Opportunities

September Rates – Call 850.687.1679 For Program Openings

Contact Robert Morgan and his associates:

Rawman Walking/Morg Morgan’s email address:  rawmanwalking@gmail.com

Rawman Walking / Morg Morgan’s phone #:  850.687.1679

Rawman Walking / Morg Morgan on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/rawmanwalking

Rawman Walking / Morg Morgan’s affiliate partner Alissa Cohen’s info:

Website:  http://www.alissacohen.com/

Email:  alissa@alissacohen.com

Alissa Cohen
P.O. Box 466
Kittery, Maine 03904

1 (888) 900-2529 / 978-985-7217

PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE BELOW WISHING ROBERT “MORG” MORGAN AKA RAWMAN WALKING YOUR BEST WISHES ON HIS NEW LIFE & VENTURE!

LIBERTY TAX SERVICE Franchise Success Story

UnhappyFranchisee.com asked: Are LIBERTY TAX SERVICE Franchise Owners Happy?  If you’re familiar with the Liberty Tax franchise, please share a comment below.

Entrepreneur magazine has ranked the Liberty Tax Services franchise #3 behind  McDonald’s & Subway.  However, some commenters who claimed to be former Liberty Tax franchisees left stern warnings on the Franchise-chat forum.  Read their comments at:  LIBERTY TAX SERVICES Franchise Complaints.

However, one commenter on the same forum claimed to be a successful and happy Liberty Tax Services franchise owner, and shared his thoughts and financial details. He rebuffed the detractors and defended the Liberty Tax franchise opportunity.

Bubba wrote:

Good grief, people, just listen to yourselves. Entrepreneur magazine, independently of any of us here and our personal axes to grind, ranks Liberty as the #3 franchise opportunity in the country. Best in their category and better than any other except Subway and MacDonald’s. So, if you don’t want to cook food for people, it’s the best franchise according to them.

Yes, there are some franchisees who don’t make it, and when they violate their contract Liberty will sue them to enforce their rights under the contract they both agree to. Yes, Liberty charges a franchise fee and royalties – just like any franchise organization. Compare their royalties to Jackson Hewitt or H&R Block for a real eye opener, folks. They’re lower.

And no, the franchise fee is not pure profit, much of it goes to their area developers who provide the franchisee with direct operational support.

Reliable managers? If you are not a good business person you may not find good people. I have good solid managers for my two Liberty locations. My revenues are up 18% right now from last year, when my profits from two stores totaled $75k. I expect profits of at least $90k this year and upwards from there. Two territories.

But yes, some people fail. Liberty can tell you what you should do, but you can decide to do it your own way. If you know better than them, then by all means do it yourself. You’re a fool to pay for someone’s brand and system and then not use it.

For a total investment of $100k I have a business that will provide me with $90k a year in income for as long as I care to do this. I could expand, and Liberty would be very happy if I did, but I don’t want to. Other do, and make more. Some cannot run one store. But whose fault is that?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  DO YOU OR HAVE YOU OWNED A LIBERTY TAX SERVICE FRANCHISE?  IS THE LIBERTY TAX SERVICE FRANCHISE A SOUND OPPORTUNITY?  WHY OR WHY NOT?

LIBERTY TAX SERVICE Franchise Complaints

UnhappyFranchisee.com asked: Are LIBERTY TAX SERVICE Franchise Owners Happy? If you’re familiar with the Liberty Tax franchise, please share a comment below.

Entrepreneur magazine has ranked the Liberty Tax Service franchise #3 behind  McDonald’s & Subway.  However, some commenters who claimed to be former Liberty Tax franchisees left stern warnings on the Franchise-chat forum.

BostonTax wrote:

I’m a former Liberty Tax Franchisee

I hope you are ready for a little enlightenment! I held a successful Liberty Tax Franchise for 5 years until I decided to let the franchise agreement lapse. I did this for a few reasons:
1. The royalty fees were outrageous! 14% went to normal royalty while and ADDITIONAL 5% went for so called advertising royalties. The ad royalties were supposed to be put back into your local market to build the brand name. This was never done! All advertising in addition to the ad royalty I had to pay for because it did not fit into Liberty’s concept of advertising. I don’t know exactly what the concept was because our AD could not give an answer and the approved methods changed by the week.
2. Corporate was totally unresponsive to the needs of the franchisees. The AD system is designed to recruit anyone who can write a check for 100K. No other skills or ability required.
3. The minute you are behind in a royalty payment, they send you a notice to cure. After that, if you don’tpay, they try to terminate your franchise agreement.
4. Upon termination, Liberty enforces through legal proceeding a 2 year, 25 mile radis non compete clause that is in the franchise agreement. This is enforceable in the Eastern Division of the Federal District court, where, at least 2 Liberty friendly judges preside.
5. Liberty does not recognize chargebacks for bad debts as an adjustment for your royalty fees. All royalties are based on your gross, not your net collectable. This was an ongoing issue with them and the accounting department did not have the ability or the inclination to resolve!
My best advice is do not go with these guys, they are bad news. If you like to have people collect royalties and provide no support, then this is the franchise for you! It is very expensive to get into, the initial fee is around $32K just to buy the territory plus those pesky royalties. You can’t make money on this concept.

Most of the surviving franchisees I’ve talked to in the last 2 years have experienced great difficulty not only in making a profit, but in the corporate support or lack thereof.Remember, 19% of your gross is getting kicked back to Liberty, which is excessive by any standards. Please do yourself a favor and call former franchisees ,those that are currently getting sued (they are very likely to talk, as I found out), and current ones to try to get the straight poop.

Barbara Green wrote:

I too was a Liberty Tax Franchisee and I agree with everything you said.

The only reason for purchasing any franchise is because the business model is a proven marketing success as evidenced by the profitable franchisees. That is why you pay a license fee of $25,000. Being profitable is not in the cards for a Liberty Tax franchisee. Liberty Tax’s market/ business model is aimed at individuals who have very simple tax returns, i.e one W-2 and standard deduction which is why they were very successful in Norfolk, Va. That market is full of military people with one w-2.

Liberty will sell anyone a franchise at any location, in any georgraphic area, even if there is not a chance in hell of the franchisee being successful.

At one time, I too owned a Liberty Tax Franchise for one tax season. It was only one season because of the behavior of the Regional Manager who called me on January 15th demanding and screaming “Why had I not generated 200 tax returns and that maybe this business was not for me. I was stunned and confused since employers are given until January 31st. to give w-2′s to employees. Apparently, he thought that I was in Norfolk, Va. where that is possible.

It only goes downhill from there. The bottom line is I lost all of my investment in this businees (approx. $80,000) because I closed it rather than becoming a victim of this unethical company. NOthing would make me happier than to be a part of a class action lawsuit.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  DO YOU OR HAVE YOU OWNED A LIBERTY TAX SERVICE FRANCHISE?  ARE LIBERTY TAX SERVICE FRANCHISEES HAPPY?  WHY OR WHY NOT?

JAN-PRO Franchise Complaints

Janitorial franchises like Jani-King, Coverall and Jan-Pro are quite controversial, with detractors warning that franchisees are really just buying low paying jobs… or worse.  UnhappyFranchisee.com asked:  Is the JAN-PRO Franchise a Scam?

Here are some of the comments we received:

N LYNN wrote:

“We have an account we no longer wish to service – it doesn’t pay enough for all the work required.

“We gave them notice that we would no longer be working that account, but they say we can’t quit it until they find someone to fill it. I don’t think they are trying very hard. “

Jeff wrote:

“These guys underbid all the competition, so low that no one can make any money. If you buy a franchise from Janpro, read their contract before anything. Don’t gave them any money until you read the contract. You can Google them and read anything on Ripoff report to see what their former franchise people have to say about Janpro. I agree, they pay so low there is no way you can hire anybody, so low you will have to hire illegal immigrants to work for nothing because you can pay enough for the minimum wage because they bid so low onthe job and suckered you to buy the account because the cleaning is getting done for nothing…. Search and research if this business is for you, it is not a 100K business like you think, it takes a lot of work to earn that.”

Patty wrote:

“Beware, Beware, Beware!!!!!!!!! Jan Pro franchise is a huge rip off. The business tactics they use are very deceitful. They lie to you to get you to buy into the business and AFTER you have given your money to them you find out the truth. You will not make money unless you work 24 hours a day and do all the work yourself. Find an ongoing lawsuit and join in if you can or start your own lawsuit against them to get your money back.”

Jerry wrote:

“I to got rippedoff by jan-pro. They got me accounts that payed so low that I was making less than minimum wage. Since I posted my Phone number on another site I have been geting Tons of calls from people all over the country. I cant believe how many people from all over the country have called me. I even received a call from Canada. It’s really sad how jan-pro keeps ripping off so many people and so many families. What is really sad is when they ripoff single Moms. Now many of us from all over the country are getting together and we are taking legal action. I’m now a member of a National Class Action Lawsuit.”

Also read:  Is the JAN-PRO Franchise a Scam?

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE JAN-PRO FRANCHISE?  PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS & EXPERIENCES – GOOD OR BAD – BELOW.

Are THE UPS STORE / MAIL BOXES ETC. Franchise Owners Happy?

Are you familiar with the The UPS Store® franchise opportunity? 

Are The UPS Store® or MBE franchise owners happy?  Why or why not?  

Please share your thoughts and opinions below.

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In 2009, Entrepreneur magazine named The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc. franchise opportunity #8 on it’s much-hyped Franchise 500 list. 

Previous years The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc. was also favorably ranked at #11 (2008); #5 (2007); #4 (2006); and #5 (2005). In it’s listing, it claims “The UPS Store® – the perfect opportunity to be your own boss. We are the top-rated postal & business services franchise. Locations available nationwide. Take control of your business future & benefit from a world-class support system with The UPS Store.”

According to Entrepreneur’s franchise listing:

The first Mail Boxes Etc. store was opened in Carlsbad, California by Gerald Aul, Pat Senn and Robert Diaz, who designed it as an alternative to the U.S. Postal Service. In 2001, Mail Boxes Etc. became a subsidiary of UPS and began re-branding as The UPS Store in 2003. The UPS Store locations provide packaging, shipping, copy and print services, mailbox services, computer time rentals and more. Franchises are located throughout the United States and in over 40 countries.

According to Entrepreneur, The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc. has 4,459 U.S. franchises, 332 Canadian franchises, 1,236 foreign franchises and 0 corporately owned locations. 

Are The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc. Franchise Owners Happy?

Do The UPS Store franchise owners enjoy control of their business futures?  Do they benefit from a world-class support system with The UPS Store? The high ranking bestowed by Entrepreneur magazine and other advertising-driven magazines seems contradictory to the highly publicized franchise lawsuits and the negative comments from The UPS Store Franchise owners we’ve seen (Read THE UPS STORE: Overview.)

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  DO YOU OR HAVE YOU OWNED A THE UPS STORE or MAIL BOXES ETC. FRANCHISE?  ARE THE UPS STORE / MAIL BOXES ETC. FRANCHISEES HAPPY?  WHY OR WHY NOT?

Are LIBERTY TAX SERVICE Franchise Owners Happy?

Are you familiar with the Liberty Tax Service franchise opportunity? 

Are Liberty Tax Service franchise owners happy?  Why or why not?  

Please share your thoughts and opinions below.

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In 2009, Entrepreneur magazine listed Liberty Tax Service as the #3 franchise, surpassed only by Subway at #1 and McDonald’s at #2. 

It was quite a leap, since Liberty Tax Service had never made the top 10 (Subway had been named #1 16 times, McDonald’s 8 times). 

Previously, Liberty Tax Service franchise had ranked #23 (2008); #17 (2007); #10 (2006); and #15 (2005).  We don’t see any explanation by Entrepreneur for the sudden ranking surge.

Could it be Liberty Tax Service’s cutting edge branding & marketing programs that vaulted them to the top?  (See picture, left)

Entrepreneur’s listing is fairly generic, “In 1997, after selling Jackson Hewitt Inc.–the tax-preparation service company he founded 15 years earlier–John Hewitt acquired a Canadian tax franchisor and established Liberty Tax Service. A year later, Hewitt expanded into the U.S. with five offices; at the close of 2008, the number of U.S.-based Liberty Tax Service franchises had grown to nearly 2,500.”

Is Liberty Tax Service such a great investment opportunity that it deserves to be listed as #3 in the nation?  Does it provide superior training, guidance and support to its franchise owners?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  DO YOU OR HAVE YOU OWNED A LIBERTY TAX SERVICE FRANCHISE?  ARE LIBERTY TAX SERVICE FRANCHISEES HAPPY?  WHY OR WHY NOT?

Photo credit:   January 25, 2009 by Brent and MariLynn Taken in Smyrna, TN  License:  Creative Commons 

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