tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37488667.post5885585656121605389..comments2023-10-11T15:28:42.233-07:00Comments on microfranchising: DefinitionDavid Stokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00885859888162958520noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37488667.post-68056627867572616292010-03-01T17:08:52.332-08:002010-03-01T17:08:52.332-08:00Thanks for coming by Jon. You make a great point. ...Thanks for coming by Jon. You make a great point. I think the line is often blurry, sometimes simply for legal reasons but also due to this being such a new field that we are still seeing experiments on the model. I think franchising is still the vision but implementors are finding they are having to design mixed models of ownership and ways to minimize risk both for franchisees and early investors. Franchising is also a completely new business model in many countries and so both the willingness of franchisees to assume that risk but also to follow the contractual obligations of being a franchisee requires a maturation of the informal market.David Stokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885859888162958520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37488667.post-76298720308470244092010-02-28T07:24:31.485-08:002010-02-28T07:24:31.485-08:00Interesting blog but I don't understand the te...Interesting blog but I don't understand the terminology. It seems to me that what is described is direct to consumer marketing.<br /><br />Franchising implies some ownership on the part of the franchisees. The franchisees could then sell the franchise to someone else. I don't know of any examples of that. To me, it seems to be distributorship.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043374632229201320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37488667.post-39641091001701797182008-01-02T19:17:00.000-08:002008-01-02T19:17:00.000-08:00Hey David,You've got an interesting blog - I had n...Hey David,<BR/><BR/>You've got an interesting blog - I had never heard of the term "micro-franchising" before. But it certainly seems to be part of the next generation of philanthropies. You might be interested in The Issue's analysis on the subject. We've handpicked 4 different blog posts describing how philanthropy and business principles have merged to create a new breed of charities. Also, I would love to get your feedback on our site, if you have the chance.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Jean-Baptiste <BR/><A REF="www.TheIssue.com">The Issue</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com