You’ll find a lot of stats packed into the Franchise 500(R), including unit counts, costs, royalties and financing info. But it’s impossible for us to show you every detail of every franchise system, ...

Economic trends and regulatory requirements mean brands should approach FDD renewal season with added awareness. Franchise ...

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The FDD is your X-ray of a brand. Here’s what the FTC requires — and how to read the sections that matter most. The FDD is a federally mandated document that franchisors must provide at least 14 days ...

When investigating franchise opportunities, it is important to do your due diligence before deciding to buy in. Being an educated franchisee is about gathering the relevant information and making a ...

Goal: The FDD Evaluator is intended to quantify the performance of FDD protocols that are intended to be applied to unitary air-cooled air-conditioning equipment. FDD Evaluator implements an ...

Samsung's not one to shy away from releasing zillions of different versions of essentially the same phone, but its two latest models are intriguing in one specific way. The Galaxy S4 and S4 Mini are ...

The vendor says it will boost 4G capacity and 5G experience and will help operators maximise the value of sub-3 GHz spectrum. Deployments have officially begun for 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz, and 2.6 GHz across ...

Duplexing is the process of achieving two-way communications over a communications channel. It takes two forms: half duplex and full duplex (Fig. 1). 1. There are two modes of duplex operation: (a) ...