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Joint/Common Employer: How to protect your business in 2021 and beyond

Joint/common employer, words that strike at the heart of franchised businesses everywhere. Come learn from CFA experts about what joint/common employer is, what it means for franchisors, what it means for franchisees, how to avoid joint employer status, unionization and franchise law, the implications of recent LRB and Court decisions, and how to protect your business and your investment.

The webinar will also talk about some of the implications COVID-19 can have on the issue.

Date: January 25, 2021
Time: 2pm-3pm ET

Speakers:

Andraya Frith - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Performance Coaching – Development

This webinar will introduce how to utilize one of the specific tools of Performance Coaching, the GROW Model. Participants will experience how to help guide the coachee to establishing a development path to achieving intentional goals.

Structured Dialogue
Engagement and Trust
Establishing Developmental Goals

Date: January 27, 2021
Time: 2pm-3pm ET

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Franchisor Advisory Boards, Councils, and Associations: What are They and Why Should You Know About Them?

Every franchisor should be aware of the unique roles that franchisor advisory boards, franchisee advisory councils, and franchisee associations fulfil in the franchise relationship. The names are somewhat similar but often confused, and the roles are entirely different.

This webinar will feature panelists Frank Zaid, Brian Leon, and Allan Dick. The three seasoned franchise professionals with decades of combined experience will present a practical and business-oriented discussion of the best practices in establishing and operating these entities.

You will learn how a franchisor advisory board that is composed of diverse and experienced advisors can provide objective and valuable guidance to a franchisor on a variety of critical topics and assist the franchisor in all stages of growth. You will also explore how these boards function and can become trusted advisors for many years.

As a franchisor, the value of having an independent and objective franchisee advisory board or council cannot be overestimated. But how and when do you establish, structure, and operate a franchisee advisory board that is fair and balanced? And how can a franchisee advisory board achieve meaningful input into the franchise system and be supported by both parties?

Additionally, franchisee associations are very much present in the media and in court cases. What are the legal principles and business motivations affecting the establishment and operation of franchisee associations? How do franchisee associations achieve their objectives and how should franchisors deal with these associations?

Join Zaid, Leon, and Dick as they share real-life examples and offer suggestions on how these entities can achieve positive results for franchisors and franchisees, while contributing to the continued success and development of franchise systems. They will also offer warnings about how poor practices can result in unfortunate consequences.

This all-star webinar is a must-attend session for franchisors, franchisor management teams, and franchise support service advisors.

Date: February 3, 2021
Time: 2pm-3pm ET

Upgrade your skills from the convenience of your home, office or on the go every Wednesday with Learn & Grow webinars!

Free Webinars for CFA Members

Joint/Common Employer: How to protect your business in 2021 and beyond

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Performance Coaching – Development

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Franchisor Advisory Boards, Councils, and Associations: What are They and Why Should You Know About Them?

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Sponsored Webinar: Take your bookkeeping to the cloud. Optimizing financial processes through technology.

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Sponsored Webinar: Take your bookkeeping to the cloud. Optimizing financial processes through technology.

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