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Prepare franchise offers and disclosure

Read the disclosure subjects, sales-event rules and state filing distinctions that shape a recruitment plan.

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U.S. federal

A course badge does not prove FDD delivery

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Alaska

Alaska business opportunities: franchise exclusion and the covered filing route

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Arizona

Arizona business opportunities: the franchise exclusion and sales timetable

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
Documented case

Burgerim: the entity default judgment barred franchise sales

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
California

California franchise registration: can you fund the opening obligations?

Source review: 2026-11-14 · 6 min read
U.S. federal

Can you advertise a target margin to U.S. franchise buyers?

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
U.S. federal

Can you show U.S. prospects your home-market sales figures?

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Connecticut

Connecticut business opportunities: the trademark exclusion and seller’s rights

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Washington, D.C.

D.C. Basic Business License versus company and premises permissions

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
Federal

Does the FDD describe the manager-run business you plan to build?

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 3 min read
U.S. federal

Does the new contract term require another waiting period?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 1: which company is offering the franchise?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 10: financing now, repayments later

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 11: what support are you promising?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 12: what does the exclusive territory include?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 13: can the seller grant the brand rights?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 14: can operators use your manuals, videos and software?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 15: can the operator hire a manager?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 16: can the operator add another service?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 17: renewal, transfer and leaving the relationship

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 18: public figures promoting the franchise

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 19: what can you say about earnings?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 2: whose business experience must be explained?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 20: what changed in the franchise network?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 21: whose financial statements are you showing?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 22: read the whole proposed agreement package

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 23: what the disclosure receipt records

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 3: reading the litigation history

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 4: bankruptcy history and a new U.S. seller

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
U.S. federal

FDD Item 5: initial fees and other pre-opening commitments

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 6: what the royalty leaves out

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 7: will the opening budget leave enough cash?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 8: can the operator use a local supplier?

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U.S. federal

FDD Item 9: follow the obligation to the contract

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Florida

Florida franchise and distributor claims: success, investment and market capacity

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Florida

Florida franchise exemption notice: filing before an offer

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Michigan · Indiana · Maryland · North Dakota

Franchise filings: does a receipt let you start selling?

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 3 min read
Georgia

Georgia business opportunities: disclosure, payments and the state filing

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 4 min read
Hawaii

Hawaii franchise filing errors: seller names and financial statements

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
U.S. federal

Hiring a broker does not transfer every franchise-sales duty

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Illinois

Illinois franchise assurance documents and annual preparation

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 3 min read
Indiana

Indiana franchise pilot: exemption or registration before offering

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Iowa

Iowa: separate buyer disclosure from the rules for an existing operator

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U.S. federal

Keep the FDD accurate when the business changes

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Kentucky

Kentucky franchise exemption notice: the 2026 portal and later changes

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Louisiana

Louisiana business opportunities: sales promises, trademark wording and bonds

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Maine

Maine business opportunities: promotion, first meetings and buyer disclosure

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Maryland

Maryland: an exemption may still require disclosure before the first meeting

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Michigan

Michigan franchise disclosure: why two weeks may not be enough

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
Michigan

Michigan franchise Notice of Intent: fee and annual filing

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Minnesota

Minnesota franchise registration and buyer disclosure

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Minnesota

Minnesota support funding: check when the initial fee becomes usable cash

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Nebraska

Nebraska nonexempt SAMP earnings claims: arithmetic versus purchaser evidence

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Nebraska

Nebraska recruitment: qualifying franchise notice versus SAMP filing

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
New York

New York franchise advertising: submission before intended use

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
New York

New York franchise sales: registration and disclosure timing

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 3 min read
North Dakota

North Dakota franchises: plan renewal before registration expires

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Documented case

OctoClean: why registration and FDD delivery were two separate sales failures

Source review: 2026-11-14 · 4 min read
Ohio

Ohio business opportunities: read what the exemption leaves in place

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
Oklahoma

Oklahoma business opportunities and franchises: filing routes and advertising

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 3 min read
Oregon

Oregon existing operators: renewal, another unit and resale use different tests

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Oregon

Oregon franchise sales: disclosure without prior filing approval

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
Documented case

Premier Martial Arts: the FTC challenged the owner-hours and earnings story

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 3 min read
Rhode Island

Rhode Island franchises: which date starts the annual filing period?

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
South Dakota

South Dakota franchises: notice, disclosure and financial events need separate dates

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Texas

Texas Form 2703: franchise exemption notice before offering

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
U.S. federal

The deposit can come before the signing deadline

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Documented case

Tower Cleaning: what the 1996 no-admission decree covered

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Utah

Utah franchise notices: obtain the receipt before the covered offer

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
Virginia

Virginia franchise exemptions: match every condition to the right entity

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Washington

Washington franchise plans: separate the offer, documents and advertising

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
U.S. federal

Why a foreign audit may need more work for the FDD

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
U.S. federal

Why the outlet address is not the whole sales-law question

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
U.S. federal

Will the partner run units or support other business owners?

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 2 min read
Wisconsin

Wisconsin franchise registration: a receipt does not certify the business

Source review: 2026-11-12 · 1 min read
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