Franchising law involves helping new business owners evaluate franchising opportunities, and assist in the purchase and operation of business franchises -- an alternative to starting a new, independent business from scratch. Franchising allows businesses owners to reduce their investment risk by associating with an established company, but may also require business owners to relinquish significant control over their business.
Woodstock is a town in Bibb and Tuscaloosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. Formerly known as North Bibb, by referendum in August 2000, the town adopted the name of a long-established local unincorporated community and as of October 1, 2000 is now known officially as "Woodstock". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 986. The Bibb County portion of Woodstock is part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, while the Tuscaloosa County portion is part of the Tuscaloosa metropolitan area.