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If the FTC requires franchisors to provide DISCLOSURE documents to prospective franchisees, what are they hiding by using NON-DISCLOSURE agreements
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Why Smart Franchisees Fail is a hype-free, no-BS series on franchising from an insider’s perspective. Many of the insights are
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Jim Lager: Why Smart Franchisees Fail is a writing and publishing collaboration between successful former franchisee Jim Lager and IdeaFarm
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