Customer Review: Anyone looking for a quick education on franchise opportunities should take a few hours and read Joe's book. Extremely informative and worthwhile!
Customer Review: If you are a retail business owner that is looking to turn things around in this economy this is the go to book. What I love about the book is that it is easy to read and easy to implement. All it takes is for you to make the effort and put the tactics to use and you will see results immediately.more info
Customer Review: How to Open and Operate a Wedding Planning Business was very well organized and easy to read. The sections were broken down from writing a business plan, the importance of marketing, business law, and what kind of individual based on their personality is likely to succeed in the business. The... more info
Customer Review: The cover of this book made me hesitant to guy. But, after reading its prologue i decided to take a chance and was glad i did. I recently purchased several retail books, including this one. Of these books, I found this one most useful. One problem i have had with other retail books is that... more info
Customer Review: This book is everything I had read about it. Thoughtful and complete in describing what it is like to open and run a specialty retail shop. Carol Schroeder seems to have identified all of the areas she would have wanted to be counseled on when starting her own business, and then spends time talking... more info
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: 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 was asked by the publisher to review-edit the chapters of this book. They liked my input so much, I was then asked to write the forward. Most, but not all, of my editorial comments-revisions were included in the published version. Unfortunately, they elected not to include my comments about the... more info
