Customer Review: This book is truly a Godsend for my business. I know virtually nothing about becoming a franchisor and I have a wonderful consultant, but this book takes all the guesswork out of the process. There are great examples of the operations manual, legal documents even personnel questionnaires.more info
Customer Review: I purchased this book to help me in franchising my business. I found it hard to read, confusung, boring, and full of legal jargon that I could not understand.
Customer Review: As prospective franchise purchasers, my wife and I highly recommend this book. It is well balanced, presenting the path from initial consideration, analyzing the data including the daunting UFOC, and a list of resources that are helpful. It is not biased towards the viewpoints of franchisers, which... more info
Customer Review: The book is a well laid out reference for anyone wishing to get into the retail clothing business. As a budding fashion designer looking to create her own outlet shop to sell my line of clothing this book was helpful for getting a start. I would recommend the book to anyone looking to get into... more info
Customer Review: I've lived in small towns in fear of a new Walmart with business owners trying to bully the city council to block Walmart. I've never been sympathetic. The small-town stores were often places you visited because there was no choice but they were unfriendly, unhelpful, untidy, and the stock was... more info
Customer Review: This book would be excellent if you were beginning a retail business from the ground up and had to start from ground zero. In my particular case, the company I work for had already chosen the site, began the build-out process, and even began purchasing items for our store. We were way ahead of where... more info
Customer Review: This book is heavy on motivation and light on actual how-to. If you need cheerleading about how necessary passion for retailing and customer service is to be successful, then this book is for you. If you are looking for specific information and resources on how to start and run a successful... more info
Customer Review: As the President of FranchiseInterviews.com, I am constantly reading books and articles on franchising. I consider Franchising 101 one of the best sources on franchising.