So You Think You Want To Buy A Franchise

Harold Kestenbaum has worked with more than 100 businesses in their franchising efforts including such household names as Sbarro and Nathan’s. A 30-year veteran of franchise law and a board member of four major franchise companies, he and Adina Genn, an award-winning journalist, have joined forces to teach you the secrets to turning your business into a successful franchise. If you’re interested in using this profitable strategy to expand your business, you’ll get an in-depth look at how to evaluate your business concept, determine if your business is a candidate for franchising, implement the franchise process, and build a thriving franchise. Well-known entrepreneurs who successfully franchised their business, including Subway co-founder Fred DeLuca and CEO of the Dwyer Group Dina Dwyer-Owens, offer detailed, in-the-trenches guidance and information. These experts speak frankly about the tactics you can use to market, sell, and build your franchise while offering insider advice to help you avoid the pitfalls of business growth. • Step-By-Step Guide To The Franchising Process • Low-Cost Ways To Grow A Franchise In The Startup Phase • Franchise A Concept For Less Than $100,000 • Best Practices From Top Franchisors And Franchisees

Small business ownership is, in my opinion, the very foundation of the American experience. Liberty and freedom are both the results and causes of capitalism. Without them both working congruently, it would be impossible for our nation and her citizens to survive through the choppy waters of ever-changing economic times. I hope this book will help you on your path towards small business owership and life choices.

This book is designed to give you a realistic idea of the marketing, time and efforts that you will spend learning the real estate business. Youll want to ask questions before choosing an employing broker about their training, marketing and record keeping requirements. Youll come to realize that youll need to spend hours researching what role the title companies play vs. the role of the lender in your real estate transactions. Learn to read a Preliminary Title Report and ask about the prorations of taxes, insurances and interest from the title companies. Ask several lenders about loan programs and ask to sit in while your customer is shopping for their loan. Know the differences and requirements and learn to pre-qualify just by having a conversation with your potential buyer. This book gives several anecdotes as tools of what you might expect when dealing with the emotional aspect of the different personalities including your own reactions. More importantly, this book will give a simple understanding of real day to day experiences and the challenge of being a sales person vs. going out on your own to broker an office and the unlimited income potential real estate has to offer.

The definitive A-to-Z guide to researching, selecting, and starting a viable franchise business With more and more professionals looking for alternatives to traditional corporate employment, Become a Franchise Owner! informs would-be franchise owners of the joys and perils of purchasing a franchise. Authored by a trusted, feisty, tell-it-how-it-is independent franchise industry insider, this book offers straightforward, step-by-step tips and advice on how to properly (and carefully) research and select a franchise business. Get tips on how to locate information about franchises, current industry trends, interviews with franchisors, and hot franchise opportunities. Offers a self-evaluation to discover if you are "franchise material" Describes how to choose the right franchise for your specific situation Lists the 40 crucial questions to ask current franchise owners Owning a franchise isn't for everyone; in fact, as Joel Libava says, "it's really not for most people." But if it is for you, this book can guide you in starting your own successful franchise business.

Are you a franchisee or small business owner? If so, you need this book. Are you are looking for practical advice and tools to help you achieve more success? If so, you need this book. Included are stories and advice from franchisees and operators who have built successful franchise businesses as well as business experts. Their contributions add to the practical nature of the information. In these pages you will learn how to: Achieve your goals Build a great team Have happier customers Make a lot more money Build a business with incredible value And much more

This book is essential reading for anyone thinking about taking over an existing business. Tony Wilson will help you choose a franchise that’s right for you, understand your franchise agreement inside and out, and negotiate the best deal. This book will give you a better understanding of the legal issues and help you to spot problem areas. In an easy-to-understand manner, the author shows you how to negotiate an agreement with a franchisor and develop a profitable relationship. The author takes you step-by-step through a franchise agreement so you can spot the potential benefits and drawbacks. Tony Wilson is a franchise lawyer and considered one of the foremost experts on franchising in Canada. He has written this book in a manner that offers you practical and common-sense advice you can use. The book contains many real-life examples taken from the author’s experiences representing franchisees. It will answer your questions about franchising, saving you time and money in lawyer’s fees. The book answers the following questions: * What parts of a franchise agreement are negotiable? How protected is a “protected” territory? * How can you discover the status of the franchisor’s trade-marks? * Who will control the lease for the franchised location? * How easy will it be for the franchisee to resell or renew the franchised business?

Franchising is a popular way for many people, disillusioned with their corporate work/life balance to leave the rat race and start their own business. And yet, for many, the reality fails to live up to the expectation and for some, the businesses fail.In this book, lifelong accountant, author and former franchise owner, Richard Edwards, will take you through the whole process.Through this book (inspired by his own experiences), you will learn: -The fundamentals of franchising, -The pitfalls as well as the possibilities-What you should look out for before you spend your life savings-How to assess the cost of a franchise, -Advantages and disadvantages of buying a new franchise, compared to a second-hand franchise, -How to calculate your gross margin and why it's important to do so, And much more. If you're considering buying a franchise, buy this book first.Richard Edwards is an accountant with more than 28 years of experience, qualifying ACCA in the UK in the year 2000. He has worked in a variety of industries in a variety of countries. In 2014 he and his wife bought a business. In 2016 he and his wife bought a franchise.This is the book they both wish they had read before they bought their franchise.