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New Post From The Franchise King® Quick answer: Using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to help you buy a franchise can be done. But you need human input. That’s because while AI is great at helping today’s franchise buyers organize information and can help translate complex franchise legal language into plain
New Post From The Franchise King® I get a lot of questions these days about AI and franchising, and most of them come from people who are already deep into their own research. Sometimes their ChatGPT franchise research. These franchise buyers have been using ChatGPT for weeks, sometimes months, before they ever talk to
New Post From The Franchise King® Maryland lawmakers passed the biggest update to the state’s franchise rules in more than 40 years. The Franchise Reform Act (Senate Bill 415 and House Bill 730) cleared the General Assembly by wide margins. Governor approval followed, and the new provisions take effect October 1, 2026.
New Post From The Franchise King® Breadless just made a big move. The Detroit-born sandwich brand signed its first-ever franchise development deal. The partner is Jonah Smith and Third Coast Harvest, LLC. Fact: This is a five-unit agreement. Two locations are headed to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Three are headed to Chicago.
New Post From The Franchise King® You found a brand you like. The unit economics look solid. The franchisor’s rep is friendly and responsive. Now comes the part most buyers rush: picking a franchise territory. Fact: A five-year lease at $4,000 a month adds up to $240,000. Most of that commitment gets signed with a pers
New Post From The Franchise King® Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is facing a new problem that prospective franchise buyers should pay close attention to. California regulators say the franchise company failed to accurately report the number of franchise locations that had stopped operating. More specifically, The California Dep
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