Nearly 40 academics, entrepreneurs, and franchise industry professionals from 17 countries participated in the Oct 13th “Scaling Social Enterprises Through Franchise Models: Rethinking Social Franchise Agreements” webinar.
Hosted by Paul College’s Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RIFC) in partnership with the International Franchise Association Social Sector Franchise Task Force, the free, 90 minute virtual conference featured an engaging discussion and Q&A on topics explored in a recent article published in the UMKC Law Review, “Scaling Social Enterprises through Franchise Models: Rethinking Social Franchise Agreements”, authored by attorneys Deborah Burand, David Koch, and Katie Yang. Dr. E. Hachemi Aliouche, RIFC Director moderated the session. Deborah Burand and David Koch lead the conversation examining why (and why not) a franchise model — rather than alternative growth strategies — might be attractive to social enterprises that seek to scale, and the implications for their franchise agreements. Beth Meadows, founder of social franchisor Mercado Fresco, joined the program to share learnings from their social franchising agreements.
Read the UMKC Law Review article on the RIFC Social Franchising Events page here.
