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.
Smithfield is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 7,261 at the 2000 census, and 9,535 as of the 2008 estimates.. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the second largest city in the area after the principle city Logan, Utah.