- Who We Are
- AskTheRating
- "Quick Match" & "Did You Know"
- Ways To Team With Us
Franchising creates 21 million jobs nationwide and contributes billions of dollars in economic output each year. Franchises offer the independence of business ownership supported by the benefits of an experienced, larger business network.
AskMrFranchise is THE Source of Key Franchising Information. With experienced reporters and researchers who review and consolidate extensive analytics and data, AskMrFranchise.com provides users online access to more franchising data than any single online source.
Our mission is to utilize analytics and data to help MATCH users to franchise opportunities that meet their criteria. Some of our strategic methods include the following:
- Fundamental Franchise Topics | We provide clear and concise explanations of fundamental topics that translate complex legalese into layman terms.
- Fundamental Franchise News | We provide regular stories and articles reporting on key topics, developments and news.
- “QuickMatch” Utility | We match a user to opportunities that fit that user’s specified criteria. Through a tailored quiz and matching technology, we gather information on each user to build a prospective match to fitting franchises and opportunities.
- Franchise Review and Ratings | We review FDD’s and provide “AskTheRating” certification to assure the legitimacy of the franchise. We review all 23 components of the FDD to assure compliance with FDD standards.
- Case Studies | We provide an up-close, in-depth analysis of specific franchises.
- Franchise Search Bar | Users find opportunities specific to the criteria that they specify.
- “Did You Know” | We provide fascinating, often unknown stories and articles.
Want to know more? Reach out to us at info@askmrfranchise.com. We can chat all options with you.
AskMrFranchise is a portfolio company owned by Callens Capital. Callens Capital is a venture capital firm managed by James “Jim” Notaris. Jim Notaris has a broad, experienced track record in business acquisitions and start-ups, venture capital, and private equity. Jim Notaris is an attorney and certified public accountant. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising.
What is 
?
We review FDD’s and provide "AskTheRating" certification to assure the legitimacy of the franchise. We review all 23 components of the FDD to assure compliance with FDD standards.
Who is ?
Our AskTheRating certification process is carried out by experienced franchising professionals who thoroughly examine each franchise disclosure document. After confirmation, only legitimate franchises are certified with an AskTheRating certification.
Where is located?
The certification seal can be found on a franchisor’s AskMrFranchise.com web page. Users can utilize an AskTheRating certification while researching business or franchise opportunities, to assure their legitimacy.
What are the 23 check-point items?
- The franchisor and any parents, predecessors, and affiliates: This portion of the FDD establishes the background and history of the franchisor.
- Business Experience: The franchise’s main figureheads, including directors, trustees, partners, etc.
- Litigation: Pending or completed litigation.
- Bankruptcy: Financial information regarding the franchise.
- Initial Fees: Range of initial fees associated with the purchase of the franchise.
- Other Fees: Other not refundable fees involved in purchasing the franchise.
- Estimated Initial Investment: This table outlines the expenses a potential franchisee can expect to pay.
- Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services: This section outlines what the franchisor may and may not sell.
- Franchisee’s Obligations: A list of the franchisee’s obligations and tasks.
- Financing: Franchisor discloses any financing they may offer to the franchisee.
- Franchisor’s Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training: Outline of the assistance and training the franchisor offers to the new franchisee.
- Territory: The protected territory the franchisee will receive for their new franchise location.
- Trademarks: Purchasing a franchise grants the franchisee the right to use the company brand and trademarks.
- Patents, Copyrights, and Proprietary Information: Any pending or current patents, copyrights, or other relevant proprietary information.
- Obligations to Participate in the Actual Operations of the Franchise Business: Specific outline of the responsibilities of the franchisee.
- Restrictions on what the Franchisee May Sell: A breakdown on what the franchisee may or may not sell.
- Exit Strategies and Dispute Resolution Procedures: Restrictions related to transfer or termination of the Franchise Agreement.
- Public Figures: Any public figures that may be involved with the franchise.
- Financial Performance Representations: Estimated financial performance representation
- Outlets and Franchisee Information: Table of all the company’s franchised locations from the previous three years.
- Financial Statements: Audited financial statements for the prospective franchisee’s review.
- Contracts: All agreements and contracts that the potential franchisee is expected to sign.
- Receipts: Receipts in this section verify that the prospective franchisee received the FDD.
Utility
We match a user to opportunities that fit that user’s specified criteria. It attracts the most serious prospects. Through a tailored quiz and matching technology, we gather information on each user to build a prospective match to fitting franchises and opportunities.
...fun facts
AskMrFranchise.com prioritizes content, information, and learning, above all else. The Did You Know tool is a quick way to learn more about the vast influence of franchising in our world today. Did you know that Shaquille O’Neal is a franchise mogul? Or were you aware that there are 750,000 franchises in the United States today? Keep reading for more interesting information...
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Franchising creates 21 million jobs nationwide and contributes billions of dollars in economic output each year. Franchises offer the independence of business ownership supported by the benefits of an experienced, larger business network.
AskMrFranchise is THE Source of Key Franchising Information. With experienced reporters and researchers who review and consolidate extensive analytics and data, AskMrFranchise.com provides users online access to more franchising data than any single online source.
AskMrFranchise utilizes analytics and data to MATCH site users with fitting opportunities. Some of its’ strategic features include the following:
- Stay Informed – Fundamental Franchise Topics | We provide clear and concise explanations of fundamental topics that translate complex legalese into layman terms.
- Stay Informed – Fundamental Franchise News | We provide regular stories and articles reporting on key topics, developments and news.
- “QuickMatch” Utility | We match a user to opportunities that fit that user’s specified criteria. Through a tailored quiz and matching technology, we gather information on each user to build a prospective match to fitting franchises and opportunities.
- Franchise Review and Ratings | We review FDD’s and provide “AskTheRating” certification to assure the legitimacy of the franchise. We review all 23 components of the FDD to assure compliance with FDD standards.
- Case Studies | We provide an up-close, in-depth analysis of specific franchises.
- Franchise Search Bar | Users find opportunities specific to the criteria that they specify.
- “Did You Know” | We provide users fascinating data and articles relating to franchising, and business in general.
How We Do It
AskMrFranchise.com offers a vast array of services to inform, guide, and match prospects with relevant opportunities
The site provides a News tab that covers a vast array of current events. The team includes in-house writers that generate written content about business, current events, law and other topics. The pieces are catchy, easy reads that can be browsed on a morning commute or during a lunch break!
The Franchising Law tab covers all the major areas of franchising law. Filled with extensive summaries and data, anyone looking to expand their understanding of franchising law shall do so concisely. And that generates traffic to the site.
“Quick Match” is the optimal way to search for a franchise. Whether or not the user has a clear vision of what industry or business they are interested in, the Quick Match will link the user to industries after a ten-question survey.
Our "Did You Know?" button is a great way to learn more about the different franchises out there. Both franchisors and potential franchisees can benefit from exploring our Did You Know tool.
An AskTheRating certification certifies the legitimacy of a franchise. AskTheRating reviews the 23 components of a franchise disclosure document (FDD), to verify that the business satisfies FDD standards.
Case Studies provide users an up-close, in-depth, and detailed analysis of specific franchises. It provides an opportunity to match coveted prospects.
Use our Find a Franchise search bar at the top of our homepage to search for any specific franchise you want to learn more about. Or, take some time to browse the different franchise industries through our Franchise Industry tab.
Our Request Info search tool is conveniently located on the side of every page on our site, greatly increasing the likelihood that a visitor will find businesses of interest.
Our newsletters and emails keep the users up to date with topics and information that they select and are relevant to them. The newsletters and emails they receive is based upon the selections chosen by the user, their demographics, and their preferences.
AskMrFranchise.com provides each partner customizable and easy-to-use dashboards. It permits them to consistently monitor performance analytics, progress, data requests, pages viewed, traffic, and page clicks.
Always stay current and up-to-date. Do what you can to keep yourself fully informed.
Always stay current and up-to-date. Do what you can to keep yourself fully informed. AskMrFranchise.com provide readers with the most extensive data relating to franchising available online. The site provides clear and concise explanations of fundamental franchise law components that translate complex legalese into layman terms.
The site also provides a News tab that covers a vast array of current events. The team includes in-house writers that generate written content about business, current events, law and other topics. The pieces are catchy, easy reads that can be browsed on a morning commute or during a lunch break! The articles and topics are interesting, so the fact is that the site generates traffic.
Our intent is to provide useful, sought-after data to help people understand important, relevant topics. And the fact is that the need and desire for this type source of information generates traffic to the site.
We provide clear and concise explanations of fundamental franchise law components that translate complex legalese into layman terms. We have seasoned, on-staff writers who know these topics well, so they generate data that is both engaging and useful.
The Franchising Law tab covers all the major areas of franchising law. Filled with extensive summaries and data, anyone looking to expand their understanding of franchising law shall do so concisely. And that generates traffic to the site.
A quick tool visitors can use to match to your franchise.
We match a user to opportunities that fit that user’s specified criteria. It attracts the most serious prospects. Through a tailored quiz and matching technology, we gather information on each user to build a prospective match to fitting franchises and opportunities.
"Did You Know?" these franchise fun facts
AskMrFranchise.com prioritizes content, information, and learning, above all else. The Did You Know tool is a quick way to learn more about the vast influence of franchising in our world today. Did you know that Shaquille O’Neal is a franchise mogul? Or were you aware that there are 750,000 franchises in the United States today? Keep reading for more interesting information...
What is ?
We review FDD’s and provide "AskTheRating" certification to assure the legitimacy of the franchise. We review all 23 components of the FDD to assure compliance with FDD standards.
Who is ?
Our AskTheRating certification process is carried out by experienced franchising professionals who thoroughly examine each franchise disclosure document. After confirmation, only legitimate franchises are certified with an AskTheRating certification.
Where is located?
The certification seal can be found on a franchisor’s AskMrFranchise.com web page. Users can utilize an AskTheRating certification while researching business or franchise opportunities, to assure their legitimacy.
What are the 23 check-point items?
An opportunity for our writers to market your business to matching prospects
Our Case Studies market your business to potential opportunities.
Case Studies provide users an up-close, in-depth, and detailed analysis of specific franchises. It provides an opportunity to match coveted prospects.
Our seasoned, on-staff writers generate these case studies. They will conduct the interviews and research, and they will obtain and analyze all data needed to generate an in-depth analysis of specific franchises. The case studies include, in part, the founding and history of the business, interviews, and a summary of the FDD.
Here is an example of a franchise case study page below
AskMrFranchise Search Engine
Our website offers a convenient, easy-to-use Find a Franchise search bar. Using this tool, any website visitor can obtain data for opportunities that meet criteria that the user selects.The user can select one or many specific industries they are interested in, desired dollar amounts that they seek to invest, and locations that they are interested in. Then upon hitting the search button a list of opportunities that match the user’s criteria is generated. Each of the opportunities that appear possess their own pages with information posted by the franchisor.
Request a franchise listing.
AskMrFranchise.com also allows visitors to request information on franchises of their interest. Our website offers pre-screened listings, which visitors can request on any of our pages. After entering a few basic pieces of information, including name, e-mail, and zip code, visitors have the ability to select the franchises of their choice. Once selected, our website sends the user listing information on their desired franchises.
Our Request Information search bar is another method that users can see and find your free listing. Our Request Info search tool is conveniently located on the side of every page on our site, greatly increasing the likelihood that a visitor will find businesses of interest.
Newsletter
We update and stay in touch with all of our visitors and clients each week.
AskMrFranchise.com sends specific newsletters and information to site users based upon the demographics, topics, and characteristics they select.
Our newsletters and emails keep the users up to date with topics and information that they select and are relevant to them. The newsletters and emails they receive is based upon the selections chosen by the user, their demographics, and their preferences.
E-Mail Updates
We want to keep you current, up-to-date, and informed.
In addition to the newsletter, AskMrFranchise.com sends weekly e-mail updates to subscribers. This is an opportunity for readers to catch up on any new articles or legal posts they may have missed.
Our e-mail blasts also inform readers of any events or expositions taking place in their area. Staying up-to-date with franchising events around the country is a great way to learn more about the industry. These blasts will also alert readers to any new case studies published that week.
Each partner shall have their own custom dashboard that allows them to track and monitor analytics and performance
AskMrFranchise.com provides each partner customizable and easy-to-use dashboards. It permits them to consistently monitor performance analytics, progress, data requests, pages viewed, traffic, and page clicks.
Partners are able to continuously edit the content of their pages, as well as participate in groups.
Why Market Online?
The web is among, if not, the most popular method for promoting business. Not to mention, many franchises use the web to find and purchase franchises. Online ads are a major source behind the success of many online franchise transactions.
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