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.
La Conner is a town in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 761 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. In April, it hosts the majority of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival events. The center of town—roughly bounded by 2nd, Morris and Commercial Sts. , and Swinomish Channel—is a historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.