Authors:Julie Bennett, Cheryl R. Babcock,
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: franchise, amp, owning, buying, selecting, times, guide
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2008-02-05
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1402743939
ISBN-13: 9781402743931
Author: Robert Hayes
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company
Keywords: franchise, selling, investing, buying, guide, handbook, complete, aspects
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2006-08-14
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0910627541
ISBN-13: 9780910627542
Author: Gary M. Kowalski
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Keywords: franchise, worst, opportunities, amp, franchisees, ratings, guide, expose
Number of Pages: 508
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0595380948
ISBN-13: 9780595380947
In America, a new franchise outlet opens every eight minutes—a rate that is accelerating both here and worldwide—yet to date, no publication has provided more than a cursory glimpse into the owners’ experiences. The Franchise Ratings Guide is a deeper examination, revealing an industry in which deceit is common and a full 30% of franchise owners regret their purchase. The Franchise Ratings Guide provides essential and thorough advice on pre-purchase steps, in-depth, actual owner insight from more than 3,000 franchise owners, and reference data on each company surveyed, including contact
Author: Josephine Tey
Publisher: Touchstone
Keywords: affair, franchise
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1998-08-18
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0684842564
ISBN-13: 9780684842561
Robert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Marion Sharpe on the line, a local woman of quiet disposition who lived with her mother at their decrepit country house, The Franchise. It appeared that she was in some serious trouble: Miss Sharpe and her mother were accused of brutally kidnapping a demure young woman named Betty Kane. Miss Kane’s claims seemed highly unlikely, even to Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, until she described her prison -- the attic room with its cracked window, the kitchen, and the old trunks -- which soun
Author: Dan Jenkins
Publisher: Anchor
Keywords: novel, babe, franchise
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-06-09
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0767925289
ISBN-13: 9780767925280
Jack Brannon, a golf writer in his forties who has been bunkered more than once in the marriage game, covers the sport for a big-time magazine. Bored with the PGA, he decides to check out “the Lolitas,” on the LPGA Tour. Jack chooses as a magazine subject Ginger Clayton, a fiery eighteen-year old whose killer looks and killer game make her the kind of star who can take the LPGA to the next level. She is, indeed, The Franchise Babe, and everyone wants a part of her, but someone, it seems, is trying to knock Ginger out of the competition-permanently. Filled with dead-on take downs of sports
Author: Jeffrey L. Bradach
Publisher: Harvard Business Pre
Keywords: organizations, franchise
Number of Pages: 237
Published: 1998-01-30
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 087584832X
ISBN-13: 9780875848327
For all its growing importance, the booming franchise phenomenon remains largely undocumented and poorly understood, with very little insight available on the management challenges that chains face. Jeffrey Bradach fills this void with a penetrating look at the key factors that shape a chains’ success. Using examples from major restaurant chains, including KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee’s, and Jack in the Box, Bradach extracts the ingredients that make for a thriving enterprise. Clear and engaging, this is essential reading for understanding and managing today’s franchise business.
Author: Erwin Keup
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Keywords: bible, franchise
Number of Pages: 342
Published: 2007-07-06
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1599180987
ISBN-13: 9781599180984
The go-to book for franchise information, now in its sixth edition This proven, popular reference has been completely updated to better guide you through the current franchise environment. Real-life examples of both service- and product-oriented franchises and useful checklists prevent mistakes and save time and money. Contact information for state and federal franchising regulatory agencies and a listing of useful publications guide you to the resources you need. Robert Smith, founder of Granite Transformations, describes how he successfully opened franchises
