What You Absolutely Must Know Before You Invest in Any Franchise
by Leigh Prendiville
How to Franchise Your Business From Concept to Launch (Franchise for Small Business, #2)
by Franchise Labs
For those who dream of being their own bosses but are wary of starting their own businesses, purchasing a franchise offers the promise--and profits--they're searching for. This detailed handbook reveals the ins and outs of going with an established company.
The Ultimate Guide To An Extraordinary Service Business
by Robert M. James
The Award of the First Three Passenger Rail Franchises (House of Commons Papers, No. 701 (Session 1995-96))
This step-by-step guide aims to awaken potential franchisees to the realities of commercial business, and to show exactly how to go about investing in a good franchise opportunity. The author describes the keys to success, among which are information, good professional advice, careful financing, detailed research, understanding the franchise contract, and hard work and perseverance.
"Johnson astutely reveals that franchises are not Borg-like assimilation machines, but, rather, complicated ecosystems within which creative workers strive to create compelling 'shared worlds.' This finely researched, breakthrough book is a must-read for anyone seeking a sophisticated understanding of the contemporary media industry." —Heather Hendershot, author of What's Fair on the Air?: Cold War Right-Wing Broadcasting and the Public Interest While immediately recognizable throughout the U...
Six Steps to Small Business Success
by Bert Doerhoff, Lowell Lillge, David Lucier, R. Sean Manning, and C. Gregory Orcutt
* The first edition of this book won the prestigious Book of the Year Award presented by the Professional Association of Small Business Accountants Many entrepreneurs fail, not because they have bad ideas, but because they don't have the knowledge it takes to convert their ideas into success. In Six Steps to Small Business Success, five seasoned CPAs provide practical advice, step-by-step guidance, and proven ideas to help you dream big, think realistically, and plan and manage carefully, ultim...
Almost weekly, the news is full of stories about disappearing retail chains. From House of Fraser and BHS to Toys'R'Us and Sears, recognised names are vanishing overnight - as such large organizations disappear, so the malls, shopping centres, high streets and main streets become emptier and less appealing to visit. The retail sector is hugely important in terms of job numbers: in the US, it employs around 30 million people (directly and indirectly); in the UK, around 10 million. As such, anyt...
Is this the right book for me? There are currently 35,000 franchisee businesses operating in the UK in a variety of different sectors, but choosing, evaluating and securing the right franchise is often the hardest part of the process. Get Started in Franchising is an indispensable guide that tells you how to achieve this - saving time and money in the process! As well as focusing on practical "how to" aspects of franchising, the book also provides help on UK financial and legal implications, pr...
Learn what it takes to find, buy, and run a franchise -- and enjoy the rewards of being your own boss If you've ever visited a chain restaurant and thought, "I'd like to run one of these," you're among countless would-be entrepreneurs eager to be their own boss. Franchise Management For Dummies is a hands-on guide that provides clear and concise information on the issues involved in finding, buying, operating, and ultimately growing a successful franchise business. Geared toward both novices and...
HOW TO CHOOSE A FRANCHISE
Some of the UK's biggest high street names are now offering franchises, including Body Shop, Clark's, Toni & Guy and McDonald's. This guide offers advice on the groundwork needed before acquiring a franchise, including pros and cons for franchisor and franchisee, analysis of companies and contracts, and self-assessment techniques to ensure the potential franchisee finds a suitable franchise.
Social Franchising
Social franchising represents a third generation form of franchising development, after trade-name and business-format franchising. At the intersection of social enterprise and micro finance literatures, this book reviews a variety of social franchising formats across a number of developing countries.
Want to create an inspiring workplace?In Inspiring Generational Leadership, DeLinda Forsythe shares her passion and success in developing tomorrow’s leaders. This guide takes readers on a journey revealing the financial, societal, and emotional benefits in leading, building, or working for a conscious business enterprise. DeLinda field-tested her leadership concepts for fifteen years at Innovative Commercial Environments, San Diego’s most creative and resilient office furniture dealership. As Fo...
Monthly Personal Budget Planner and Bill Tracker (Monthly Budgeting Books, #11) (Monthly Bill Organizer Planner, #67)
by Marlene Winget
Since the late 1970s the emergence of franchising arrangements has been a major part of the wider process of change taking place in the nature of the modern business organization. The names of franchise companies are familiar to most people: Coca Cola, McDonalds, Pepsi-Cola, Wimpy, Body Shop, ServiceMaster, to name but a few. But how many people realize that each such outlet is a separate legal entity, owned by a local franchisee? Frachising has, at best, remained little understood. This book is...
Top Secrets to Building a Strong E-Commerce Business with Fba
by Russell Newman