BlueMauMau, a very popular blog focused on the franchisee side of franchising, talks about the widely publicized scenario of Java Jo’s Coffee franchisees not receiving their promised $30,000 deposit refunds. With it’s president now sentenced to 4 years in jail…….
It seems that the blogosphere may not be the "Wild West", that the president of the resurrected coffee franchise, Cuppy’s Coffee, said. Doug Hibbing said “As far as blogs are concerned, it’s the Wild West out there. We survived this off the Web, by talking to people about their concerns. Blogs hold themselves up to be the court of public opinion, but if that opinion is not based on proven fact, they’ll lose their credibility. My advice to other franchisors
is, if you’re attacked on a blog, make a simple statement of your position and let it stand on its own.”
{Click here for the recent post by Don S.relating to this boondoggle}
Don Sniegowski, who is the Mau of BlueMauMau.org, called me a year and a half ago , and asked me to be one of his expert contributors on the blog. I have been posting and commenting ever since, and Don calls me his "Big Kahuna." All sorts of industry folks post and comment….from franchise lawyers to sometimes self-serving franchise suppliers. But one thing is for sure..there is no lack of shyness on BlueMauMau, when it comes to giving opinions on everything related to franchising!
{Which is why I really fit in!} Others that contribute, and fit in are:
Sean Kelly
Jim Coen
Richard Solomon
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