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408 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS (361) 212-4124 (Tel) (361) 212-5712 www.franchise.hu Indonesia Franchise Association (AFI) Jl. Pembangunan I/7 Jakarta 1030, Indonesia Attn: Mr. Anang Sukandar (62) 21-3802449 (Tel) (62) 21-3802448 (Fax) Irish Franchise Association 13 Frankfield Terrace, Summerhill South Cork, Ireland Attn: John Neenan, Director (353) 21-316080 (Tel) (353) 21-316080 (Fax) Israel Franchise & Distribution Association P.O. Box 3093 Herzeliya 46590, Israel Attn: Michael Emery, Chairman of the Board (972) 9-576-631 (Tel) (972) 9-576-631 (Fax) Italian Franchise Association Corso di Porta Nuova, 3 Milano 20121, Italy Attn: Michele Scardi, General Secretary (39) 2-29003779 (Tel) (39) 2-6555919 (Fax) Japan Franchise Association Mr. Isao, President 2nd Akiyama Bldg. Toranomon 3-6-2 Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan (81) 303-5777-8704 (Tel) (81) 303-5777-8711 (Fax) USAID/BISNIS Franchise Success Story in Kazakhstan www.casme.net/kz/2002_04_05.htm Malaysian Franchise Association Lot 8 Plaza Putra dataran, Merdeka, Jalan Raja Kuala Lumpur 50050, Malaysia Attn: Dr. Ishak B. Che Long, Director 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:00 PS 409 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS (60) 3-294-7055 (Tel) (60) 3-294-7033 (Fax) Kazakhstan Francise Association Andrey Zahrov Kazaf @mail.ru Mexican Franchise Association Insurgentes Sur 1783, ࠻303, Col. Guadalupe Inn Mexico, DF 01020, Mexico Attn: Adolfo Crespo, Director General (52) 5-661-0655 (Tel) (52) 5-663-2178 (Fax) Middle East Franchise & Distribution Association P.O. Box 3093 Herzeliya 46590, Israel Attn: Michael Emery, Chairman of the Board (972) 9-576-631 (Tel) (972) 9-576-631 (Fax) Netherlands Franchise Association Mr. Andre W.M. Brouwer, Managing Director Boomberglaan 12 Hilversum 1217 PR, Netherlands (31) 35-624-2300 (Tel) (31) 35-624-9194 (Fax) Polish Franchise Association Krolewska 27 00-670 Warsaw, Poland Attn: Jolanta Kramarz, Chairman (48) 22-27-78-22 (Tel) (48) 22-27-78-22 (Fax) Associacao Portuguesa Da Franchise Mr. Raoul Neves, President Rua Viriato, 25-3 1050-234 Lisboa, Portugal (35) 121-319-2938 (Tel) (35) 121-319-2939 (Fax) Romanian Franchise Association Calea Victorieri Nr. 95, Et. 4, Ap. 16, Sect. 1 Bucharest, Romania Attn: Violeta Popovici, Chief Executive (401) 3126889/6180186 (Tel) (401) 3126890 (Fax) 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:00 PS 410 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS Stiles & Riabokobylko Russian Real Estate Stiles & Riabokobylko Ltd. Tverskaya 22/2 bldg. 1 Moscow, Russia 125009 7 (095) 797-9600 (Tel) 7 (095) 797-9601 (Fax) info@snr-realty.com www.snr-realty.com Russian Franchise Association 2nd Proezd Perova Poly Russia, Moscow 11114 (095) 305-5877, 306 2526 (Tel) (095) 305-5850 (Fax) franch@matrix.rperkovrarf@mtu-net.ru www.a-z.ru/raf/index_en.shtml Singapore International Franchise Association Robert Leong, Chairman Informatics Building 5 International Business Park Singapore 609914 (65) 568-0802 (Tel) (65) 568-0722 (Fax) Franchise Association of Southern Africa Kenlaw House, 27 De Beer Street, P.O. Box 31708 Braamfontein, 2017 South Africa Attn: Jack Barber, Executive Director (27) 11-4033468 (Tel) (27) 11-4031279 (Fax) Swedish Franchise Association Ms. Karin Ericsson, Managing Director Massansg, 18, Box 5243 40224 Goteborg, Sweden (46) 31-836-943 (Tel) (46) 31-811-072 (Fax) www.franchiseforeningen.a.se Swiss Franchise Association Christopher Wildhaber, Managing Director Lowenstrasse 11, Postfach CH-8023 Zurich, Switzerland (41) 1225-4757 (Tel) (41) 1225-4777 (Fax) www.franchiseverband.ch 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:00 PS 411 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS UFRAD—Turkish Franchising Association Istiklal Cad No: 65, Emgen Han, 80600 Beyoglu Istanbul, Turkey Attn: Temel Sahingiray, Chairman (90) 212-252-5561 (Tel) (90) 212-252-5561 (Fax) Ukrainian Franchise Association Mark G. Zarkhin, President and Founder pizza@mail.lviv.ua www.adfu.org.ua/english.html Yugoslav Franchise Association—YUFA 21000 Novi Sad Mokranjceva 28, Yugoslavia Attn: Dr. Zdravko Glusica, President (381) 21-614-232 (Tel) (381) 21-614-232 (Fax) USA International Franchise Association 1350 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 900 Washington, D.C. USA 20005-4709 (202) 628-8000 (Tel) (202) 628-0812 (Fax) www.franchise.org Federal Agencies Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC 20852 In addition to the agencies above, all major federal departments and agencies have an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), which is responsible for ensuring that an equitable share of gov- ernment contracts are awarded to small and minority businesses. Some sam- ple OSDBU office phone numbers within selected agencies include: OSDBU Directors Cabinet Agencies Frank Ramos, Director, OSDBU Department of Defense 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:00 PS 412 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS The Pentagon, Room 2A338 Washington, DC 20301-3061 Telephone: (703) 588-8631 Fax: (703) 588-7561 www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu Joseph Diamond, Director, OSDBU Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1000 Telephone: (703) 696-1103 Fax: (703) 696-1170 joseph.diamond@pentagon.af.mil www.safsb.hq.af.mil Tracey L. Pinson, Director, OSDBU Department of the Army 106 Army Pentagon, Room 2A712 5810 Washington, DC 20310-0106 Telephone: (703) 697-7753 Fax: (703) 693-3898 Thomas D. Ray, Director, OSDBU Defense Logistics Agency 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1127 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221 Telephone: (703) 767-1662 Fax: (703) 767-1670 thomas-ray@hq.dla.mil www.dla.mil Paulette Widmann, Deputy Director, OSDBU, UNSECNAV Department of the Navy 720 Kennon Street, SE—࠻207 Washington, DC 15015 Telephone: (202) 685-6485 paulette.widmann@hq.navy.mil Fax: (202) 685-6865 www.abm.hq.navy.mil James House, Director, OSDBU Department of Agriculture 14th & Independence Avenue, SW Room 1566, South Building Washington, DC 20250-9501 Telephone: (202) 720-7117 Fax: (202) 720-3001 www.usda.gov/da/smallbus.html 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:00 PS 413 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS T. J. Garcia, Director, OSDBU Department of Commerce 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW Room 6411 Washington, DC 20230 Telephone: (202) 482-1472 Fax: (202) 482-0501 www.osec.doc.gov/osdbu Viola Jaramillo, Director, OSDBU Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Room 3082, ROB 3 Washington, DC 20202-0521 Telephone: (202) 708-9820 Fax: (202) 401-6477 www.ed.gov/offices/ODS Theresa Speake, Acting Director, OSDBU Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5B110 Washington, DC 20585 Telephone: (202) 586-7377 Fax: (202) 586-3075 www.hr.doe.gov/ed/osdbu.htm Debbie Ridgley, Director, OSDBU Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 517-D Washington, DC 20201 Telephone: (202) 690-7300 ext. 1 Fax: (202) 260-4872 www.hhs.gov/progorg/osdbu/osdbu.html A. Jo Baylor, Acting Director, OSDBU Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street, SW, Room 3130 Washington, DC 20410 Telephone: (202) 708-1428 Fax: (202) 708-7642 www.hud.gov/cts/osdbu.html Robert W. Faithful, IV, Director, OSDBU Department of the Interior 1849 & C Street, NW, Room 5070 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:01 PS 414 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS Washington, DC 20240 Telephone: (202) 208-3493 Fax: (202) 219-2131 Joseph Bryan, Director, OSDBU Department of Justice 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW National Place Building, Room 1010 Washington, DC 20530 Telephone: (202) 616-0521 Fax: (202) 616-1717 www.usdoj.gov/jmd/osdbu/ June M. Robinson Director, OSDBU Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Room C 2318 Washington, DC 20210 Telephone: (202) 693-6466 Fax: (202) 693-6485 www.dol.gov/dol/osbp Durie White Director, OSDBU Department of State Bldg. SA6 Room L-500 Washington, DC 20522-0602 Telephone: (703) 875-6824 Fax: (703) 875-6825 www.statebuy.gov/osdbu1.htm http://www.abm.hq.navy.mil/ Kevin Boshears, Director, OSDBU Department of the Treasury 1310 G Street, NW Room 400 Washington, DC 20220 Telephone: (202) 622-0376 FAX: (202) 622-4963 www.ustreas.gov/sba Sean M. Moss Director, OSDBU Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, SW, Room 9414 Washington, DC 20590 Telephone: (202) 366-1930 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:01 PS 415 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS Toll Free: (800) 532-1169 FAX: (202) 366-7228 osdbuweb.dot.gov Scott Denniston Director, OSDBU (00SB) Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420 Telephone: (202) 565-8124 Fax: (202) 565-8156 www.va.gov/osdbu Other Independent Agencies Marilyn S. Marton, Director, OSDBU Agency for International Development 1300 Penn Avenue, NW, Room 7.8-E Washington, DC 20523 Telephone: (202) 712-1500 Fax: (202) 216-3056 www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/osdbu Jeanette Brown, Director, OSDBU Environmental Protection Agency Arel Arios Building 1200 Penn Avenue, NW, Room 6426 401 M Street, SW, Code A-1230-C Washington, DC 20460 Telephone: (202) 564-4100 Fax: (202) 501-0756 www.epa.gov/osdbu Joe McAllibaugh, Director Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW, Room 350 Washington, DC 20472 Telephone: (202) 646-2500 Fax: (202) 646-3846 www.fema.gov/ofm Jean Sefchick, Director, OSDBU Federal Trade Commission 6th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room H-700 Washington, DC 20580 Telephone: (202) 326-2258 Fax: (202) 326-3529 www.ftc.gov 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:01 PS 416 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS Ralph C. Thomas, III Assistant Administrator, OSDBU National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters Code K, Room 9K 70 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20546 Telephone: (202) 358-2088 Fax: (202) 358-3261 www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codek Steven Van Rees, Contact Person, OSDBU Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street, NW, Room 5542 Washington, DC 20415 Telephone: (202) 606-2180 Fax: (202) 606-1464 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 409 Third Street, SW Washington, DC 20416 (800) 827-5722 www.sba.gov Miscellaneous Agencies Simon Woodard, Director, OSDBU Corporation for National Service 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 6100 Washington, DC 20525 Telephone: (202) 606-5000 ext. 114 Fax: (202) 565-2777 Mark Pitra, Director, OSDBU Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 1020 Washington, DC 20571 Telephone: (202) 565-3338 Fax: (202) 565-3528 Thelma Toler, Director, OSDBU Executive Office of the President 725 17th Street, NW, Room 5001 Washington, DC 20503 Telephone: (202) 395-7669 Fax: (202) 395-1155 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:02 PS 417 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS Dennis Dorsey, Procurement Director Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW, Room 1-A-524 Washington, DC 20554 Telephone: (202) 418-0992 Ronald H. Langston, Director, OSDBU National Director Minority Business Development Minority Business Development Agency Department of Commerce Room 5065 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20230 Telephone: (202) 482-1712 Fax: (202) 482-2696 Mauricio Vera, Contact Person, OSDBU Office of Small Business, Civil Rights Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T2 F-18 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-7380 Fax: (301) 415-5953 Angela Styles Office of Federal Procurement Policy 725 17th Street, NW, Room 352 Washington, DC 20503 Telephone: (202) 395-5802 Fax: (202) 395-3242 www.financenet.gov Amy Erwin, Director, OSDBU Procurement Technical Assistance Center Program George Mason University 7960 Donegan Drive, Sudley North Building B Manassas, VA 22110 Telephone: (703) 330-5458 Fax: (703) 330-5891 Dorthy Graham Campbell Acting Supply Manager, Diversity U.S. Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza West, SW Room 3821 Washington, DC 20260-5616 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:02 PS [...]... Regulation D, 245–248 regulation of franchises, 59–87 and determination of franchise status, 67–72 and disclosure documents, 72–84 and FTC Rule, 59–63, 68–72 history of, 60 and international franchising, 221–222 and registration process, 80, 84 and SBA Central Registry, 63–65 by states, 65–67, 85–87 and transfer/renewal, 334 and UFOC, 59–60, 72–80 and USA PATRIOT Act, 85–86 Rehabilitation Act of 1973,... memorandum of understanding, 387–388 mentoring programs, 46 merchandise and character licensing, 369–373 elements of agreement for, 369–371 negotiation/preparation of agreement for, 371–373 MERCOSUR, 229–230 mergers and acquisitions (M&As), 317–331 documentation for, 328–331 and due diligence review, 322–325 and franchisee, 325–327 potential problems with, 327–328 reasons for considering, 318 and target... licensing vs., 348 franchising relationship(s) and FTC definition of franchise, 69–72 importance of, 16–17 long-term, 15 maintenance of good, 42 multi-party, 130 and risk, 12–13 and standards, 38 and subfranchises, 129 franchisor(s) bankruptcy of, 74 business experience of, 73–74 in disclosure documents, 73 failure of early-stage, 17–18 flexibility of, 39–40 habits of highly successful, 239 initial and ongoing... of, 76–77, 128 ongoing support and assistance from, 41–42 and risk, 12–13 services to be provided by, 108 supervision and support provided by, 170–171 women, 17 see also franchising relationship(s) fraud, 57 FRED (franchise registration depository), 60 FTC, see Federal Trade Commission FTC Rule, 59–63, 94 and definition of franchise, 68–72 and disclosure documents, 62–63 and offering circular, 62 proposed... legal compliance, 89–104 and advertising, 100–103 and earning claims, 90–91 file for, 89–90 and international franchising, 217 Internet resources on, 425–428 and Internet sales, 103–104 and material changes, 91–100 in nonregistration states, 94 in registration states, 94–100 legal compliance officers, 84 legal documents, 14 leverage, 248–250 licensing, 362–382 benefits of, 362 brand-extension, 373–375 drawbacks... enjoy through member benefits and services International Franchise Association (IFA) 1350 New York Avenue, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 628-8000 www.franchise.org The IFA serves as a resource center for current and prospective franchisees and franchisors, the media, and the government The IFA has promoted programs that expand opportunities for women and minorities in franchising National Association... 356, 397 Calvin Klein௡, 374 Canada, 72, 222, 223, 229, 240 capitalization/capital formation, 13, 15, 243–279 and costs of franchising, 243–245 and debt financing, 251–254, 263–264 from factoring, 267–271 and IPOs, 254–263 from leasing, 264–267 and private placements, 245–248 and role of CFO, 299 and SBA programs, 263–264, 271–279 from venture capital, 248–250 capital markets, ix Carlson, Chester, 364... more than 287 million people and companies worldwide and vendors that offer products and services to the association community, and also is an advocate for the nonprofit sector Dedicated to helping those interested in making money with their own business to find the best work from home business opportunity or parttime Internet business, and also provides free tools, resources and articles to help small... mentary, financial analysis, and access to the leaders of emerging technologies and markets Provides information about franchising, franchisers, and being a franchisee Franchise Law Internet Resources CCH Business Franchise Guide business.cch.com Franchise Law Journal www.abanet.org/forums /franchising/ frflj.html Franchise Times www.franchisetimes.com Federal Trade Commission—Franchise and Business Opportunities... state and local chambers of commerce, 1,200 trade and professional associations, and 72 American Chambers of Commerce abroad It works with these groups to support national business interests and includes a Small Business Center (202-463-5503) Alliance of Independent Store Owners and Professionals (AISOP) 3725 Multifoods Tower Minneapolis, MN 55401 (612) 340-1568 AISOP was organized to protect and promote . and prospective franchisees and franchisors, the media, and the government. The IFA has promoted pro- grams that expand opportunities for women and minorities in franchising. National Association. train- ing and technical assistance, and pro- vide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and inter- 10376$ APPX 10-24-03 09:37:04 PS 427 RESOURCE DIRECTORY: LIST OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND. (217-524-5856), and Minnesota (800-657-3858), have a standalone Office of Small Business. Many states offer training programs, seminars, publications, and even tax breaks to foster and encourage