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2010 Free Seminars

These FREE educational seminars will help you make the right decisions during your franchise research. Free seminars are approximately 1 hour.
For easy guidance, each description is related to a specific category. The legend below will help you understand the meaning of the symbols listed with each seminar description.
Buying a Franchise Currently Franchising
Franchising Your Business Three Party Franchising
Franquiciando para el Mercado Hispanoamericano (Franchising for the Hispanic Market)

Growing Your Business from the Ground Up – Best Practices for Franchisors
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Presented by: Dave Hood, President, iFranchise Group and Steve Beagelman, Founder, SMB Franchise Advisors

 New franchisors quickly realize that franchising is an entirely new business – with its own set of best practices. Some of the best practices discussed in this presentation include establishing compliance systems, developing effective communications systems, hiring and retaining the best employees, and developing a systematic plan for the growth of your franchise system and your franchise organization.
Top 10 Rules for Franchisors to Reduce Litigation Risks: Control Your Franchise System's Destiny
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Presented by: Brian Schnell, Partner, Faegre & Benson Heather Carson Perkins, Partner, Faegre & Benson and Kerry Bundy, Partner, Faegre & Benson

 No franchisor can reasonably hope to enjoy complete, long-term freedom from all litigation. But for franchisors who do business consistent with a few critical (and largely common-sense) rules, freedom from excessive lawsuits – and from truly damaging litigation results – is not out of reach. This session drills down to distill the best litigation-related advice for franchisors into ten simple rules.
Choosing the Right Franchise
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Presented by: Lori Kiser-Block,

Much is said about finding a business that involves what you love and enjoy and success will follow. Is falling in love with a business important for business success or is this a false expectation that keeps people from achieving their goals through business ownership? This seminar is about taking a completely different approach to finding a business. Instead of finding a business to fall in love with, we will discuss a proven strategy to help you find a business that you can manage, market and promote. Using this approach to finding a business will allow you access to more of what you love, enjoy and value most.
Cómo Adquirir y Estructurar su Franquicia (Sesión repetida)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Presented by: Julian F. Montero, Esq., Partner, RM Attorneys at Law, PA

Durante esta conferencia, el Dr. Julian Montero, le explicará detalladamente las distintas formas legales y operacionales a utilizar, una vez que Ud. haya elegido una franquisia. Le ayudará a decidir qué tipo de entidad legal es la más apropiada para operar su franquisia. Explicará las diferencias entre las Corporaciones tipo “C” y Corporaciones tipo “S” y la Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada , tipo LLC. Discutiremos los diferentes conceptos legales de cómo proteger su negocio, también cómo establecer acuerdos entre socios para proteger la entidad legal de su negocio, así como los diferentes tipos de acuerdos operacionales para establecer la funcionabilidad de su empresa. También se discutirán los componentes más importantes del Documento de Ofrecimiento de Operación de una Franquisia.
Financing Your Franchise (Repeat)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presented by: David Nilssen, Founder and Executive Vice President, Guidant Financial Group

Understanding how to finance a franchise is imperative to your success as a business owner. In this event, David Nilssen, SBA’s 2007 National Young Entrepreneur of the Year candidly discusses: how to determine what size of business you can afford; the advantages and disadvantages of using SBA loans, unsecured credit, investing retirement funds, credit cards and peer­to­peer loans; how to pre­qualify for financing and look attractive to lenders; and what resources are available to prospective franchisees. This is a must-see event for any industry professional or prospective franchisee.
10 Commandments of Franchise Sales (Repeat)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Presented by: Max Schott, II, Principal, Gray Plant Mooty and Gaylen Knack, Principal, Gray Plant Mooty

 The legal issues related to selling/awarding franchises should not be a mystery. A franchisor should be able to meet its sales goals with complete confidence that it has done so in full compliance with the law, including the amended FTC Franchise Rule. This session will help every franchisor understand the legal aspects of franchise sales with a focus on 10 simple and common sense rules to implement as part of your sales compliance program. This session will also provide helpful hints as to how franchisors should have adjusted their compliance programs to meet the requirements of the amended FTC Franchise Rule.
Basic Concepts to Establish a Business in the USA (repeat)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Presented by: Roberto Macho, Managing Partner, UHY Macho y Asociados

This seminar will address some basic US tax concepts of opening a US business and doing business in the US. Specifically, it will be focused on international companies and foreign persons who are looking at starting a new business in the US.
Leyes de Inmigración y de Inversión desde el punto de vista migratorio en los Estados Unidos de America (Sesión repetida)
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Presented by: Leonard A. Roth, Esq., Principal Partner, RM Attorneys at Law, PA

Durante esta conferencia, el Dr. Roth, abogado experto en inmigración explicará las leyes de inmigración y las distintas estrategias de inversión en una franquicia desde el punto de vista migratorio en los Estados Unidos. Se discutirán las distintas opciones para personas de negocios con deseos de establecerse en los Estados Unidos y las visas más apropiadas, tales como L-1, visa E-2 y las visas basadas en trabajo, visa H-1B, tanto como el permiso inmigratorio basado en parentesco familiar.
Cómo tener éxito al establecer su Negocio en el Mercado Norteamericano (Sesión repetida)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Presented by: Jesus Antonio Aveledo, Principal Partner, Abogados Aveledo Urdaneta & Asociados

El Dr. Aveledo explicará detalladamente cuáles han sido los errores más comunes cometidos por empresas y empresarios Latinoamericanos en el mercado estadounidense y le enseñará cómo evitarlos al momento de establecer su propio negocio.