For over a decade I ran a Franchising Company, as its founder. Your basic rags to riches story, although the amount of hard work was a lot tougher than any one would believe. During this time I encountered many detractors to the franchising model and competitors who wanted to knock me off in a Mafia Style hit, I am sure. One gentleman, turned out to be a franchise attorney, decided he wanted to challenge me on my industry knowledge and the franchising sector. He started by stating;