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.
Watkins is an unincorporated community in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. Its elevation is 830 feet (253 m). Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, which opened on 15 December 1873.