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.
Loraine is a town in Mitchell County, Texas, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census. George H. Mahon (1900–1985), a former county attorney, district attorney, and U.S. Representative from the Lubbock-based congressional district is interred at Loraine City Cemetery.