Franchise Fastlane

EMPOWER BRANDS Exits Franchise Fastlane.  Will They Exit the “Semi-Absentee Franchise” Pitch as Well?

Empower Brands acquired & immediately franchised four “incubation brands” (their term).  Does that mean those initial franchisees invested in concepts…

1 week ago

EMPOWER Brands Semi-Absentee Franchise Claims – Discussion Invited

Empower Brands promotes 10 home services franchise opportunities.  Six brands require franchisees to focus full-time on their franchise businesses.  Four…

1 week ago

DonutNV Franchise Failures, Closures & Transfers: An Interactive List [UPDATED]

DonutNV & Franchise Fastlane sold 276 DonutNV franchise territories to 130 franchisees in less than two years.  Does closing lots…

2 weeks ago

How They Mislead With Item 19 (DonutNV Example 1)

According to the FTC, “The FTC’s Franchise Rule permits a franchisor to provide information about the actual or potential financial…

2 months ago

DonutNV Franchisee Turnover Confirmed by 2025 FDD

In this post:  A List of DonutNV franchise owners who exited the system;  The 2025 DonutNV Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)…

2 months ago

DONUTNV:  Franchise Fastlane’s Jake Hamburger No Longer a Franchisee

Franchise Fastlane pitchman Jake Hamburger sold a lot of DonutNV franchises in recent years.  Part of his sales pitch was…

2 months ago

The DonutNV Franchise Report (Index)

The DonutNV Report is a comprehensive, in-depth, real time analysis and discussion of one of the fastest growing and celebrated…

3 months ago

Are Franchise Fastlane Brokers Misrepresenting DonutNV Sales & Profits?

With referral commissions of $35,000 for a single franchise, $38,000 for two and $48,000 for three, DonutNV set off a…

3 months ago

Must Franchise Fastlane Halt DonutNV Franchise Sales?

According to a number of franchise attorneys, franchisors whose state franchise registrations have expired must immediately “Go dark” (cease franchise…

3 months ago

DONUTNV Franchise Owners Selling at a Loss

Last year’s hot new franchise opportunity sometimes becomes this year’s discounted resale (and, in the worst cases, next year’s cautionary…

3 months ago