 | Franchise Times Guide to Selecting, Buying & Owning a Franchise by Julie Bennett
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $3.28 2008, 5 stars (4 votes) xTOC (No Table of Contents)
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 | Better Business Bureau's Buying a Franchise by Better Business Bureau
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $0.01 2007, 4 stars (1 vote) xTOC
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 | Street Smart Franchising by Joe Mathews
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.00 2006, 5 stars (19 votes) xTOC
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 | The Franchise Handbook: A Complete Guide to All Aspects of Buying, Selling or Investing in a Franchise by Robert Hayes
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $16.73 2006, 5 stars (7 votes) TOC (Table of Contents)
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 | Successful Franchising (Instant Success Series) by Bradley Sugars
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $5.94 2005, 5 stars (2 votes) xTOC
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 | Franchising Dreams: The Lure of Entrepreneurship in America by Peter M. Birkeland
Buy new: $17.00 / Used from: $8.47 2004, 4 stars (7 votes) TOC
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 | Franchising & Licensing: Two Powerful Ways to Grow Your Business in Any Economy by Andrew J. Sherman
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $23.00 2003, 4.5 stars (2 votes) TOC
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 | Franchising: Pathway to Wealth Creation by Stephen Spinelli Jr.
Buy used from: $3.90 2003, 4 stars (7 votes) TOC
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 | Franchising for Dummies by Michael Seid
Buy used from: $0.14 2000, 4 stars (9 votes) TOC
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 | Tips and Traps When Buying a Franchise: Complete Revised and Updated by Mary E. Tomzack
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $2.12 1999, 5 stars (7 votes) TOC
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 | Restaurant Franchising by Mahmood A. Khan
Buy new: $67.35 / Used from: $25.91 1999, 5 stars (1 vote) TOC
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 | Franchising 101: The Complete Guide to Evaluating, Buying and Growing Your Franchise Business by The Association of Small Business Development Centers
Buy used from: $0.94 1998, 4.5 stars (10 votes) TOC
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 | Unlocking The Value Of Your Business : How to increase it, measure it, and negotiate an actual sale price - Valuation in easy, step-by-step terms. by Thomas W. Horn
Buy new: $39.95 / Used from: $39.95 2008, 4.5 stars (17 votes) TOC
You will be paying something to be able to be a franchisee. Read this book if you don't want to get ripped off.
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 | Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack by Donna Fenn
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $3.97 2007, 5 stars (29 votes) TOC
Whether you franchise or start your own you will still be a small business owner. This is an excellent book for the small business owner who wants to remain profitable.
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 | The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart by Maxine Clark
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $6.18 2007, 5 stars (11 votes) TOC
Ms. Clark could have gone the franchise route. Instead she chose to create her own franchise. Read her story.
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 | Bankable Business Plans: Second Edition by Edward G. Rogoff
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $15.10 2007, 5 stars (6 votes) TOC
When you buy a franchise you will be buying some sort of a business plan. However, you will need to customize the business plan so you can adapt it to your unique market and/or location. Read this book about business plans.
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 | Teach Yourself Entrepreneurship (Teach Yourself: Business) by Alex McMillan
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $2.86 2007, 5 stars (1 vote) xTOC
Whether you franchise or start your own business from scratch, you are still an entrepreneur. I think this is a wonderful book about entrepreneurship.
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 | How to Get the Financing for Your New Small Business: Innovative Solutions from the Experts Who Do It Every Day by Sharon Fullen
Buy new: $27.02 / Used from: $19.97 2006, 5 stars (6 votes) TOC
It usually costs a pretty penny to buy into a franchise. That usually means you are going to have to take out a small business loan. Read this book to learn about financing.
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 | Financing Your Small Business: From SBA Loans and Credit Cards to Common Stock and Partnership Interests by James Burk
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $3.95 2006, 5 stars (5 votes) xTOC
It usually costs a pretty penny to buy into a franchise. That usually means you are going to have to take out a small business loan. Read this book to learn about financing.
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 | How to Buy and/or Sell a Small Business for Maximum Profit -- A Step-by-Step Guide: With Companion CD-ROM by Rene V. Richards
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.47 2006, 5 stars (4 votes) TOC
When you buy a franchise you are kind of buying a business. So this book kind of covers buying a franchise.
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 | Business Models Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $3.59 2006, 5 stars (1 vote) TOC
Is the business model and business plan your franchise offers a good one. Read this book so you can properly analyze what it is you are thinking about buying.
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 | Successful Business Research: Straight to the Numbers You Need--Fast! by Rhonda Abrams
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $2.00 2006, 5 stars (1 vote) TOC
Buying a franchise license is like buying anything else - you have to do your homework and research. Read this book to learn how to research the franchise opportunity you are interested in.
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 | Smart Women and Small Business: How to Make the Leap from Corporate Careers to the Right Small Enterprise by Ginny Wilmerding
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $3.35 2006, 4.5 stars (12 votes) TOC
This book does not push the reader to start a business from scratch. Either buy a business or buy into a franchise. If you are interested in franchising, then you may want to give this book a read?
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 | StartupNation : America's Leading Entrepreneurial Experts Reveal the Secrets to Building a Blockbuster Business by Jeff Sloan
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $7.95 2005, 5 stars (18 votes) TOC
This is a highly popular book for entrepreneurs. As someone interested in franchises you are an entrepreneur.
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 | The Startup Company Bible For Entrepreneurs: The Complete Guide For Building Successful Companies And Raising Venture Capital
Buy new: $60.25 / Used from: $51.00 2005, 5 stars (15 votes) TOC
This is a highly popular book for entrepreneurs. As someone interested in franchises you are an entrepreneur.
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 | Starting From Scratch: Secrets from 21 Ordinary People Who Made the Entrepreneurial Leap by Wes Moss
Buy used from: $0.01 2005, 5 stars (11 votes) TOC
This is a highly popular book for entrepreneurs. As someone interested in franchises you are an entrepreneur.
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 | The Professional Caterer's Handbook: How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Catering Business by Lora Arduser
Buy new: $50.37 / Used from: $37.98 2005, 5 stars (10 votes) TOC
The steps listed in this book are pretty similar to opening a franchise.
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 | What No One Ever Tells You About Financing Your Own Business: Real-Life Financing Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs (What No One Ever Tells You About...) by Jan Norman
Buy used from: $2.87 2005, 5 stars (4 votes) TOC
It usually costs a pretty penny to buy into a franchise. That usually means you are going to have to take out a small business loan. Read this book to learn about financing.
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 | The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams! by Stephanie Chandler
Buy new: $12.44 / Used from: $11.21 2005, 4.5 stars (11 votes) TOC
This book will educate you on what is involved in starting a startup. Compare the checklist to what you think you have to do to start a franchised operation.
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 | Reading Financial Reports For Dummies by Lita Epstein MBA
Buy used from: $0.15 2004, 5 stars (9 votes) TOC
Franchises have financial reports just like other business types. You need to know how to read financials especially when you are reading the UFOC materials.
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 | Structuring Your Business: From Corporations To Llc's --Everything You Need To Set Up Your Business Efficiently (Adams Streetwise Series) by Michele Cagan
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $1.99 2004, 5 stars (1 vote) xTOC
Most franchises give you the option on what choice of entity you go with when starting your company. Learn about your options by reading this book.
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 | Opening a Restaurant or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan & Feasibility Study: With Companion CD-ROM by Sharon Fullen
Buy new: $29.16 / Used from: $8.46 2004, 4.5 stars (8 votes) TOC
The steps listed in this book are pretty similar to opening a franchise.
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 | Buying a Business to Secure Your Financial Freedom: Finding and Evaluating the Business That's Right For You by Edward Pendarvis
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $0.01 2004, 4 stars (19 votes) TOC
Isn't buying into a franchise pretty similar to buying a business? So read this book.
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 | The Ultimate Competitive Advantage: Secrets of Continually Developing a More Profitable Business Model by Donald Mitchell
Buy new: $24.39 / Used from: $27.53 2003, 5 stars (137 votes) xTOC
I love this book. Every entrepreneur should read it.
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 | The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits by Adrian J. Slywotzky
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.31 2002, 4.5 stars (41 votes) TOC
I love this book. Every entrepreneur should read it.
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 | Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports, Second Edition by Howard Schilit
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $8.48 2002, 4.5 stars (35 votes) TOC
If you are not up on the topic of this book, then you should be.
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 | Writing a Convincing Business Plan by Arthur R. DeThomas Ph.D.
Buy used from: $3.00 2001, 4.5 stars (14 votes) TOC
Another book to help you tweek your business plan.
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 | Financial Modeling - 2nd Edition: Includes CD by Simon Benninga
Buy new: $64.13 / Used from: $15.19 2000, 4.5 stars (50 votes) TOC
Another book to help you tweek your business plan.
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 | Plan for Profitability!: How to Write a Strategic Business Plan by Lee E., Jr. Hargrave
Buy used from: $21.70 1999, 5 stars (11 votes) xTOC
Another book to help you tweek your business plan.
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 | How To Buy a Business by Richard A. Joseph
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $1.88 1992, 4.5 stars (6 votes) TOC
Isn't buying into a franchise pretty similar to buying a business? So read this book.
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