Franchising for Free

Specific strategies and tactics for financing a franchise are offered in this practical guide, which also shows how to make potential financing groups notice and respond to a proposal. A wide range of funding sources are described, including small business incentive companies, SBA, venture capitalists, and franchisors themselves, and detailed instructions are provided for creating effective proposals, marketing plans, personal resumes, and payback plans. The book also describes techniques for forecasting performance. Numerous sample documents, charts, graphs, and tables are included, each of which can be adapted to any franchise plan. An additional feature of this book is a directory of over 200 franchisors offering financial assistance, plus names, addresses, and telephone numbers of venture capital groups and companies and agencies involved in financing.