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9781118094020

Become a Franchise Owner! : The Start-Up Guide to Lowering Risk, Making Money, and Owning What You Do

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    9781118094020

  • ISBN10:

    1118094026

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-12-06
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

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 isnt for everyone; in fact, as Joel Libava says, "its really not for most people." But if it is for you, this book can guide you in starting your own successful franchise business.

Author Biography

Joel Libava, widely known as The Franchise King®, helps unlock entrepreneurs from the shackles of a typical 9-to-5 routine to become successful franchise owners, through his advisory services, media appearances, blog, and self-produced videos.His Franchise King blog was named one of the 75 Best Business Blogs of 2010 by Business Pundit. He is a member of Jim Blasingame's Brain Trust®, the largest collection of small business experts in the world, and was named "The Franchise Expert in Residence" for the award-winning Small Business Trends website. He assisted the team at Guy Kawasaki's Alltop.com in assembling a franchising webpage, featuring top franchise industry blogs/resources, and he contributes articles about franchising to the award-winning Open Forum by American Express website, as well as for the Community section of the U.S. Small Business Administration's website, SBA.gov.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Introductionp. 1
About Jamesp. 7
A Brief History of Franchising, Brieflyp. 29
Take the Franchise Quiz!p. 39
Explained: The Franchise Business Model with Benefitsp. 51
Are You Right or Wrong for Franchise Ownership? Reviewing the Quiz's Resultsp. 71
Search for a Franchise without Searching for a Franchisep. 81
Do We Have a Match?p. 97
Show Me Your Moneyp. 117
Should You Have One of Those Free Franchise Consultations?p. 141
It All Comes Down to Your Franchise Researchp. 157
Loans, Legalities, and Luggagep. 197
Decision Dayp. 227
Final Thoughtsp. 241
A Royal Collection of Resources for Franchise Buyers and Franchise Ownersp. 245
Attention Franchise Buyers!p. 251
Indexp. 253
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