Easy Street Diner, a small restaurant business and general partnership with 7partners is a very profitable, successful business located in Baltimore.The diner has 3 restaurants in the Baltimore area.Easy Street Diner wants to expand its business and is considering doing so by franchising within the U.S.

1. Analyze and discuss whether you would advise Easy Street Diner to franchise the business and why.
2. After evaluating the positive and negatives, should Easy Street Diner franchise or expand the business in some other way?

Discussion question. A paragraph thoroughly answering the question will suffice. APA references

Course Reading

http://franchiselawyer.com/overview-of-franchising

http://apps.americanbar.org/buslaw/blt/2010-03-04/grueneberg-solish.shtml

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/franchise