It may be helpful to readers who may have been down sized to understand that, while the desire to leave ‘all that’ behind and go into business as a franchisee may well lead to a very satisfying and remunerative new career, our recent practice counseling franchisees who ‘leapt’ with enthusiasm, but without proper up-front business or contractual due diligence, suggests that even a modest ‘stop, look and listen’ with your business and legal advisor can pay great dividends.