l the phone numbers, as they change and sometimes when they are being built there is no phone number yet and people with unlisted numbers may ask NOT to have their numbers listed for privacy reasons, I have had many such requests, because too many people call and the franchisee wants to have a family life and run their business not answer testimonial phone call demands, how can you blMany executive management teams have chosen to use franchising as an option to grow their businesses and sell more products and services, while receiving additional royalties from the franchise outlets. Each one of these outlets must be listed in the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular or UFOC, as required by both Federal and some State regulatory bodies. The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular are to be given to each potential franchise buyer 10 days prior to purchase.

It is very important for the Franchisor Business Management Team to have in place a system, which can constantly update the information in the UFOC exhibits, which are attached to The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular. Often, there seems to be discrepancies between information and the uniform franchise offering circular and the franchise agreement with what is in the exhibit pages where the number of outlets and names and addresses of each franchisee are listed. I

n the litigation section it is not required to cross reference the exhibit pages of franchise outlets names and phone numbers, although sometimes they do not match. This is because a franchise in litigation may have been terminated from the franchise system and is no longer an outlet and therefore that person is no longer a franchisee.

Additionally the company name that they use may not be their actual name and it will be difficult to find out who they are or contact them. I can tell you, as a former Franchisor that it is a major issue to keep the outlets pages organized and all the phone numbers, as they change and sometimes when they are being built there is no phone number yet and people with unlisted numbers may ask NOT to have their numbers listed for privacy reasons, I have had many such requests, because too many people call and the franchisee wants to have a family life and run their business not answer testimonial phone call demands, how can you bla

g Circular are to be given to each potential franchise buyer 10 days prior to purchase.

It is very important for the Franchisor Business Management Team to have in place a system, which can constantly update the information in the UFOC exhibits, which are attached to The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular. Often, there seems to be discrepancies between information and the uniform franchise offering circular and the franchise agreement with what is in the exhibit pages where the number of outlets and names and addresses of each franchisee are listed. I

n the litigation section it is not required to cross reference the exhibit pages of franchise outlets names and phone numbers, although sometimes they do not match. This is because a franchise in litigation may have been terminated from the franchise system and is no longer an outlet and therefore that person is no longer a franchisee.

Additionally the company name that they use may not be their actual name and it will be difficult to find out who they are or contact them. I can tell you, as a former Franchisor that it is a major issue to keep the outlets pages organized and all the phone numbers, as they change and sometimes when they are being built there is no phone number yet and people with unlisted numbers may ask NOT to have their numbers listed for privacy reasons, I have had many such requests, because too many people call and the franchisee wants to have a family life and run their business not answer testimonial phone call demands, how can you bl

rm franchise offering circular and the franchise agreement with what is in the exhibit pages where the number of outlets and names and addresses of each franchisee are listed. I

n the litigation section it is not required to cross reference the exhibit pages of franchise outlets names and phone numbers, although sometimes they do not match. This is because a franchise in litigation may have been terminated from the franchise system and is no longer an outlet and therefore that person is no longer a franchisee.

Additionally the company name that they use may not be their actual name and it will be difficult to find out who they are or contact them. I can tell you, as a former Franchisor that it is a major issue to keep the outlets pages organized and all the phone numbers, as they change and sometimes when they are being built there is no phone number yet and people with unlisted numbers may ask NOT to have their numbers listed for privacy reasons, I have had many such requests, because too many people call and the franchisee wants to have a family life and run their business not answer testimonial phone call demands, how can you bl

ion may have been terminated from the franchise system and is no longer an outlet and therefore that person is no longer a franchisee.

Additionally the company name that they use may not be their actual name and it will be difficult to find out who they are or contact them. I can tell you, as a former Franchisor that it is a major issue to keep the outlets pages organized and all the phone numbers, as they change and sometimes when they are being built there is no phone number yet and people with unlisted numbers may ask NOT to have their numbers listed for privacy reasons, I have had many such requests, because too many people call and the franchisee wants to have a family life and run their business not answer testimonial phone call demands, how can you bl

l the phone numbers, as they change and sometimes when they are being built there is no phone number yet and people with unlisted numbers may ask NOT to have their numbers listed for privacy reasons, I have had many such requests, because too many people call and the franchisee wants to have a family life and run their business not answer testimonial phone call demands, how can you blame them.

There should be NO franchisees numbers or addresses listed in my opinion, as it is only used by lawyers, competitors and those who wish to hurt the franchisor. A franchise buyer should be allowed to request in writing the nearest franchises to his potential location once qualified and not a minute before, the franchisor should have the option to say NO for fear that the potential buyer might be a competitor. The franchisee can go to the locations him self or not buy the franchise. Simple. Please consider this in 2006.