Franchising in Zimbabwe 2014: Legal and Business Considerations - Paperback

by Kendal H. Tyre Jr (Editor), Diana V. Vilmenay-Hammond (Editor), Courtney L. Lindsay II (Editor)

First Quarter 2014 Excerpt. This book contains excerpts from the larger work, Franchising in Africa 2014: Legal and Business Considerations. Both books serve as practical, succinct, easy-to-use reference tools for lawyers, business people and academics to use in navigating the myriad laws and business issues impacting franchise arrangements in the region. This book provides an overview of the franchise industry in Zimbabwe and addresses the typical legal issues confronted when expanding a franchise system in Zimbabwe, including regulatory requirements; currency exchange issues; tax matters; and dispute resolution. The larger work, Franchising in Africa 2014: Legal and Business Considerations, covers those laws governing franchising in fifteen other African countries - Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia.

Author Biography

The Executive Editor, Kendal H. Tyre, Jr., is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Nixon Peabody LLP and the Executive Director of LexNoir Foundation. Mr. Tyre has negotiated international franchise agreements in dozens of countries and has written numerous legal and business articles on franchising that have been published worldwide. Contributing Authors include Ms. Nellie Tiyago-Jinjika. Ms. Tiyago-Jinjika is a partner at Scanlen & Holderness. Over the years, she has specialized in corporate and commercial law.