Notice Of Opening A Store: What Should We Pay Attention To When Signing A Contract?

< p > as a franchise contract, it is all about the right and obligation to join the headquarters and the franchisee. < /p >

< p > < strong > 1. < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp" > trademark > /a >, trade name, etc. the right to use < /strong > /p >

< p > in the vast majority of franchise chain system, the affiliate headquarters has the following intangible assets: when signing the contract, it should clearly and clearly explain the intangible assets owned by the headquarters and the types and scope of the authorized franchisees to use these intangible assets.

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< p > strong > 2. < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp" > Contract < /a > duration < /strong > /p >

< p > the duration of the contract is the duration of the relationship between the two parties.

This time is long and short, short is 3 - 5 years, longer than 10 years, there is no specific standard.

In the contract, it should also indicate the right to allow franchisees to have extended period.

If the contract does not indicate the extension period, and the headquarters does not want to sign a longer term contract, it is likely to show that when the franchisee renew the contract, it will have to pay a high franchise fee.

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< p > < strong > 3. the type of service provided by headquarters is < /strong > /p >

< p > the contract should provide a detailed account of what services the headquarters will provide to the franchisees. These services include initial services before opening and follow-up services after opening.

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< p > initial services: location selection, shop decoration, training, equipment purchase and financing.

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< p > follow-up services: including headquarters to franchise activities, to help maintain standardization and business profits; headquarters to continue to improve and innovate operation methods and to teach to the franchisees; headquarters to conduct market research and pfer information to the franchisees; headquarters to carry out centralized and unified promotional and advertising activities; headquarters to the franchisee to provide centralized procurement of preferential sources; headquarters experts to the franchisee to provide management consulting services.

The detailed list of these service items in the contract is a legal protection for the interests of franchisees.

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< p > < strong > 4. < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp > > duty of < /a > > /strong > /p >

< p > the franchisee gets the right to use all kinds of intangible assets of headquarters, and gets the support from various services of headquarters, so that its business can quickly stand firm and get on the right track, but it must pay a certain price and bear corresponding responsibilities.

In order to make the franchiser clear their responsibilities and obligations, and in order to restrict the franchisee to perform their duties, these matters must be included in the contract.

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< p > although there are only headquarters and franchisees in the contract as contractors, the headquarters set up a complete set of business rules to ensure the interests of other franchisees and the public, because any franchisee can not maintain its due standard, which will damage the reputation of the franchising system more or less, and then affect the profits of other franchisees. Therefore, the obligations of both parties should be listed in the contract to maintain the interests of all parties.

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< p > under normal circumstances, there are some contents in the operation manual which relate to the obligations that the franchisee should fulfill, and serve as a reference guide for franchisees in their business activities after opening.

With the development of the franchise system, the operation manual will continue to be updated and improved.

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< p > < strong > 5., the control of franchised stores is < /strong > /p >

< p > franchising is characterized by a high degree of uniformity in business and mode of operation, so that independent affiliates can form an external image of capital unified operation under the provisions of the contract.

If one of the franchisees does not operate according to the unified requirements of the headquarters, it will destroy the overall external image and damage the reputation of the whole franchise system.

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< p >, therefore, headquarters must effectively control the franchisees to ensure that the standards and norms of operation can be implemented in a meticulous manner.

Headquarters should take detailed measures to control franchisees' operation in order to get the understanding and acceptance of franchisees.

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