<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>FranOpero — guides for Indian franchise networks</title><description>Practical guides on royalty, GST and TDS, franchise agreements, openings and DPDP for franchise brands, outlets and consultants in India.</description><link>https://franopero.com</link><language>en-in</language><item><title>The DPDP Act for franchise networks</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/dpdp-act-for-franchise-networks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/dpdp-act-for-franchise-networks</guid><description>A franchise network collects personal data at every stage, from an expo enquiry to an outlet&apos;s staff records. Here is how the Act divides responsibility between brand, master and outlet, and what each has to be able to do.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FOFO, FOCO and COCO — what each model does to your P&amp;L</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/fofo-foco-coco-franchise-models</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/fofo-foco-coco-franchise-models</guid><description>Ownership and operation are two separate questions, and the four combinations produce completely different businesses. Here is what each does to capital, control, margin and risk.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How franchise royalty is structured in India</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/franchise-royalty-structures-india</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/franchise-royalty-structures-india</guid><description>The four structures Indian franchisors actually use, what each does to unit economics, and the definitional choices that decide whether your royalty is collectable without an argument every month.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GST on franchise fees and royalty in India</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/gst-on-franchise-fees-and-royalty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/gst-on-franchise-fees-and-royalty</guid><description>What a franchisor has to get right on every royalty invoice — classification, place of supply, Rule 46 contents, and why netting an offset before invoicing produces a document your CA will reject.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Master franchise vs area developer — rights, royalty flow, and the mistakes</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/master-franchise-vs-area-developer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/master-franchise-vs-area-developer</guid><description>One can appoint sub-franchisees and one cannot, and that single difference changes the royalty flow, the reporting, the privacy boundary and the exit. Most confusion between them starts in the agreement&apos;s first clause.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Opening a franchise outlet in India — the licence and timeline checklist</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/opening-a-franchise-outlet-india-licences</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/opening-a-franchise-outlet-india-licences</guid><description>Most opening delays are licence delays, and most licence delays are sequencing errors. Here is what each outlet typically needs, what gates what, and how to build a date you can defend.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TDS on franchise payments — 194J, 194H, and who deducts what</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/tds-on-franchise-payments-194j-194h</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/tds-on-franchise-payments-194j-194h</guid><description>Why a franchisee who pays 90% of your invoice has not underpaid, which section applies to royalty versus brokerage, and how to build a receivable that closes correctly instead of a permanent list of fictional arrears.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What goes in a franchise agreement in India</title><link>https://franopero.com/resources/what-goes-in-a-franchise-agreement-india</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://franopero.com/resources/what-goes-in-a-franchise-agreement-india</guid><description>India has no dedicated franchise statute, so your agreement is the regime. Here is what each clause has to do, and the six that produce most of the disputes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>