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What Franchisors should know about "Material Facts" Oct 25, 2012: The rigorous disclosure requirements enacted by franchise laws in several Canadian provinces have increased the risks of incorrectly drawing the line on disclosure, and even those provinces without specific franchise laws are coming to demand more disclosure and transparency from franchisors.

What you don't know about undocumented workers could really hurt you! Oct 22, 2012

How to buy a hotel -- What you don't know about undocumented workers could really hurt you!

Guy Maisnik | Vice Chair, Global Hospitality Group®

Are You Prepared For a Disaster? Oct 21, 2012

Are You Prepared For a Disaster?

Start your disaster recovery plan today with free tools from SBA.

7 areas to negotiate in your next franchise agreement Oct 16, 2012: Catherine Holmes, participated on the Franchisee/Franchisee Relations panel at the Lodging Conference in Phoenix. Lodging Hospitality's Ed Watkins moderated the panel and reported on the 7 areas where franchisees can negotiate better terms that Catherine identified as critical to owners . His article is reprinted, with permission, below. A few edits and formatting changes have been made to accomodate the blog format.

The Five Biggest Mistakes Hotel Owners Make When Seeking an Operator or Brand for Their Hotel Oct 16, 2012

The successful matching of a hotel brand and operator with an asset and its owner is an important determinant of the financial and operational success of a hotel project. Aside from the right “marriage” partners, the terms of the management contract tying them together is critical, because it will likely govern the relationship for decades and is hard to change once cast.

Finding the right operator or brand for your project and achieving reasonable terms can make a significant and positive impact in key areas: value, financing, and operational success.

Process In Hotel Development Oct 15, 2012

Franchise issues in hotel purchase and sale transactions Oct 14, 2012: Buying a hotel -- the Hotel Purchase Agreement documentation and process.

The Hotel Purchase Agreement documentation and process is where fortunes can be won or lost. The hotel lawyers of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® have decided to share some practical tips we have gleaned over the past 25 years from more than $60 billion of hotel transactions. Initially, these insights will be published as articles on the Hotel Law Blog at www.HotelLawyer.com and then they will be assembled into the HOW TO BUY A HOTEL handbook for our "We wrote the book™" series, much like the HMA Handbook and the Lenders Handbook for Troubled Hotels (see Resource Center at HotelLawyer.com for free copies).

How to Find Small Business-Friendly Banks Oct 11, 2012: Who’s Lending?

The Top Ten Most Important Lease Clauses After the Rent Oct 9, 2012: The Top Ten Most Important Lease Clauses After the Rent

Workplace Violence - Time to Review Your Readiness? Oct 9, 2012: Although in most workplaces violence is not expected, it can erupt with little or no warning almost anywhere. That's why you need to be sure that everyone in your workplace is doing everything possible to prevent incidents of violence on the job. And we emphasize the word "everyone" because ultimately everyone in your workplace is responsible for helping to keep violence out.