Franchising For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
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Manufacturer: For Dummies
Author: Michael Seid, Dave Thomas
Publisher: For Dummies
Franchising For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.8708
EAN: 9780470045817
ISBN: 0470045817
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2006-10-16
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.8708
EAN: 9780470045817
ISBN: 0470045817
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2006-10-16
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
Editorial Review of Franchising For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
If you want to own your business but don’t want to start from scratch, maybe buying into a franchise is the right choice for you! Franchising can be a great way to get started in small business without taking the huge risk of founding and building a company on your own. But before you jump in there’s plenty you need to know in order to make sure you do it right.
Franchising For Dummies, Second Edition gives you all the inside insight and smart advice to make sure you pick the right investment opportunity and make the most of it. Written by one of the nation’s leading franchise consultants and by the late Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s International, this fun, friendly guide is packed with guidance from top industry professionals. Packed with practical resources you need to succeed, this handy guide will help you:
- Pick the perfect franchise opportunity for you
- Find an ideal location
- Raise the capital you need to launch your franchise
- Manage daily business operations
- Understand complex legal issues
- Work and communicate with your franchisor and other franchisees
- Read and understand a Uniform Franchise Offering Circular
- Expand your business and buy new franchises
Full of handy resources—including sample forms and agreements and a listing of available government resources—Franchising For Dummies, Second Edition is a great way to discover a great franchising opportunity, get started, and achieve your dream of small business success and independence.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Customer Reviews of Franchising For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: One of the Best Franchising books ever !
Review: This book is very very good. A broad approach to all Franchising aspects. And it brings a very useful CD with it. Very good buy.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Oversimplified, one-sided sales pitch
Review: I read this book from cover to cover before opening my own franchise. In hindsight, I admit that this book gave some pretty horrible advise. It doesn't give you a real sense of how to investigate a franchise, nor does it prepare you for the negotiations with the franchisor. It doesn't help you to really evaluate a franchisor nor does it explain the myriads of pitfalls that can befall a franchisee.
This book really was a light-hearted sales pitch to encourage you to buy a franchise. It doesn't really explain the advantages of running your own business sans the franchise system.
After reading this book, I was still a dummy and made one of the worse mistakes in my life when I purchased a Friendly Computers franchise.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: There must be better books on franchising
Review: Michael Seid's extensive experience yields some useful insights and he explains many of the steps involved in franchising, but the book reads too much like advertorial and Seid spends way too much time trumpeting his own accomplishments. (Wendy's founder Dave Thomas' contributions to the book are woefully slim and including him as a coauthor seems to serve more as a marketing tool.) Franchising for Dummies would be a worthwhile addition to your library on the subject, but if you're looking for a single, objective, authoritarian source on the subject, keep looking.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Must-Read for anyone considering buying a franchise
Review: I read Franchising for Dummies before deciding to franchise my business concept, Moving Solutions. I found it helpful as a franchisor, by clarifying the issues from the franchisee's perspective and identifying the characteristics I need to look for in successful franchisees. The book's main premise --that franchising is a governed by contracts but it really about trust and relationhsips --resonates with my own values. We recommend Franchising for Dummies to every prospect who contacts us as a Must-Read before we begin the evaluation process.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Information
Review: This book is a excellent source for information. Breaks everything down into understandable sections. A must have for anyone thinking about getting into a Franchise.
Review Summary: One of the Best Franchising books ever !
Review: This book is very very good. A broad approach to all Franchising aspects. And it brings a very useful CD with it. Very good buy.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Oversimplified, one-sided sales pitch
Review: I read this book from cover to cover before opening my own franchise. In hindsight, I admit that this book gave some pretty horrible advise. It doesn't give you a real sense of how to investigate a franchise, nor does it prepare you for the negotiations with the franchisor. It doesn't help you to really evaluate a franchisor nor does it explain the myriads of pitfalls that can befall a franchisee.
This book really was a light-hearted sales pitch to encourage you to buy a franchise. It doesn't really explain the advantages of running your own business sans the franchise system.
After reading this book, I was still a dummy and made one of the worse mistakes in my life when I purchased a Friendly Computers franchise.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: There must be better books on franchising
Review: Michael Seid's extensive experience yields some useful insights and he explains many of the steps involved in franchising, but the book reads too much like advertorial and Seid spends way too much time trumpeting his own accomplishments. (Wendy's founder Dave Thomas' contributions to the book are woefully slim and including him as a coauthor seems to serve more as a marketing tool.) Franchising for Dummies would be a worthwhile addition to your library on the subject, but if you're looking for a single, objective, authoritarian source on the subject, keep looking.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Must-Read for anyone considering buying a franchise
Review: I read Franchising for Dummies before deciding to franchise my business concept, Moving Solutions. I found it helpful as a franchisor, by clarifying the issues from the franchisee's perspective and identifying the characteristics I need to look for in successful franchisees. The book's main premise --that franchising is a governed by contracts but it really about trust and relationhsips --resonates with my own values. We recommend Franchising for Dummies to every prospect who contacts us as a Must-Read before we begin the evaluation process.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Information
Review: This book is a excellent source for information. Breaks everything down into understandable sections. A must have for anyone thinking about getting into a Franchise.