American Association of Franchisees & Dealers (AAF&D;)
A national non-profit trade association representing the rights
of franchisees throughout the U.S. whose mission is to bring fairness
to franchising.
http://www.aafd.org
American Franchise Association (AFA)
A representative organization for franchisees which advocates changing
the rules and laws governing franchising on both the state and national
levels.
http://www.franchise.org
Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)
Provides ongoing professional education, about the hospitality industry,
to its members so that they may become better managers and more
successful business people.
http://www.aahoa.com
Businesslaw.gov
Site is designed to help small businesses navigate and understand
applicable federal and state rules and regulations.
http://www.businesslaw.gov
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Complaint hotline telephone number (877) 382-4357.
This organization regulates franchises on a federal level.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/franchise/netfran.htm
International Franchise Association (IFA)
This organization seeks to put franchisors, fanchisees, and suppliers
under one umbrella to facilitate effective business transactions
among those member groups.
http://www.franchise.org
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Franchise Law Committee
This committee was formed to provide a forum for those attorneys
who actively practiced franchise laws and those who are interested
in such laws. It seek to inform the general public to the fact that
there is a large number of knowledgeable attorneys within the State
who practice in this field. This site contains many interesting
articles on franchising written by committee members.
http://www.nysba.org
North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (NASAA)
This site contains a directory of how to contact your State's franchise
regulators.
http://www.nasaa.org
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
The SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to entrepreneur education and the
formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. Working
and retired executives and business owners donate their time and
expertise as volunteer business counselors and provide confidential
counseling and mentoring free of charge.
http://www.score.org
State of California
California's Franchise Web page
http://www.corp.ca.gov/srd/franchise.htm
California's Electronic Access To Franchise Filings http://134.186.208.228/caleasi/pub/Exsearch.htm
State of Illinois
Illinois's Franchise Web page
http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/franchise.html
State of Maryland
Maryland's Securities Web page containing links to Franchising Resources
http://www.oag.state.md.us/Securities/index.htm
State of Virginia
Virgnia's State Corporation Commission Franchising Web page
http://www.state.va.us/scc/division/srf/index.htm
U.S. Business Advisor
This site provides a variety of information, including:
- Starting, managing and marketing your business. Includes links
to American Express Small Business Network, Forbes Small Business
Center and Fortune Small Business magazine.
- Business tax concerns. Includes information on self-employment
concerns, direct access to tax law and American Bar Association
Tax Section publications.
- Financing your business. Includes information on Small Business
Administration loan programs, Department of Agriculture loan programs
and Kiplinger small business finance.
- Workplace regulations. Includes information on Equal Employment,
Americans with Disabilities Act, employee benefits and pensions.
http://www.business.gov
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
This official site site of the SBA is a trove of information how
to start, mange, finance and sell a business. They also can be reached
at the Small Business Answer Desk at 800-U ASK SBA. Use this site
to find out how to:
- Write a business plan.
- Obtain needed licenses.
- Obtain SBA loans,from $2,000 to $2 million and beyond.
- Receive disaster relief.
- Link to hundreds of on-line resources.
http://www.sba.gov