Franchising isn’t broken – Don’t fix it!

A message from the International Franchise Association

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May 1, 2019

Alabama’s 12,000 franchise businesses – restaurants, hotels, gyms, health care, child care and more – create nearly 125,000 jobs across the state. New businesses open, expand and hire more workers every day. Franchising works for Alabama!

Unfortunately, some in Alabama are trying to change that. The so-called “Protect Alabama Small Business Act,” SB 129/HB 352, would increase regulation and get the government involved in private contracts between franchise locations and the brand.

Economists say that this will kill 4,500 jobs and cost Alabama $350 million – and cause Alabama’s franchise growth to fall behind Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.

Alabama lawmakers: franchising isn’t broken – don’t fix it! Oppose HB 352. Learn more here: www.protectalabamabusiness.org.

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