
100 Restaurant Franchising
management, marketing, or personnel advice; selecting site locations; fur-
nishing system-wide networks and website; and furnishing a detailed oper-
ating manual.
THE “REQUIRED PAYMENT” ELEMENT
The last of the three defi nitional elements of a franchise covered by
the amended Rule is that purchasers of the business arrangement must be
required to pay to the franchisor (or to an affi liate), as a condition of obtain-
ing a franchise or starting operations, a sum of at least $500 at any time prior
to or within the fi rst six months of the commencement of operations of the
franchised business.
“Required Payment” is intended to ...