69: How to Buy a Franchise with Doc Cohen

<p>Tune into this week's podcast as we discuss how to buy a franchise.  This episode is packed with tips and advice with Doc Cohen, on the topics of buying a franchise, private equity vs a mom & pop franchisor, and a peek at the life of a franchisee and IFA chairman.</p> <p>Lawrence “Doc” Cohen, a veteran of the franchise industry who first franchised Great American Cookies three decades ago, is the first-ever franchisee inducted into the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) Hall of Fame. Cohen, whose company, Houston-based Cookie Associates, also owns TCBY, Coffee Beanery, and Pretzelmaker units.</p>