
Franchising for Free
Owning Your Own Business Without Investing Your Own Cash
Dennis L. Foster(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 30. April 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-471-62555-1 (ISBN)
Description
Everything you need to know to get started. Franchising for Free Ifyou've been considering buying a franchise business, but you're notsure where to begin, this book will get you started. FranchisingFor Free shows you how to secure the vital start-up financingyou'll need to launch your franchise business and guides youthrough all the business, financial, and marketing aspects ofestablishing a successful franchise. Dennis L. Foster, afranchising expert and consultant, shows you how to get financingusing six proven methods, and offers a model plan for financing afranchise operation with little or no cash investment. Foster alsoshows you how to identify the right opportunity based on your ownpersonal credentials, the nature of the business, the market, andthe financial outlook. You also get--
* Tips on packaging, presenting, and circulating the finishedproposal
* Lists of names and addresses of financial sources
* Evaluations of the comparative advantages and drawbacks ofgetting funding from venture capitalists, SBA, SBIC, MESBIC, orindependent investors
* A list of over 250 franchisors (with mailing addresses) who offerfinancial assistance
* Work sheets, charts, and numerous examples and case histories.
* Tips on packaging, presenting, and circulating the finishedproposal
* Lists of names and addresses of financial sources
* Evaluations of the comparative advantages and drawbacks ofgetting funding from venture capitalists, SBA, SBIC, MESBIC, orindependent investors
* A list of over 250 franchisors (with mailing addresses) who offerfinancial assistance
* Work sheets, charts, and numerous examples and case histories.
More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-62555-1 (9780471625551)
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Book
02/1988
Wiley
€43.95
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Person
Born on a Lakota Sioux reservation, Dennis Lee Foster is the author of over 60 books, including three bestsellers, nine book-club selections, and more than 200 magazine features.
Content
Introduction.
TILLING.
The Financial Proposal.
The Business and the Industry.
The Marketing Plan.
Forecasting Performance.
Your Personal Credentials.
The Payback Plan.
SOWING.
Making the Rounds.
Venture Capital.
ROOTING.
Leveraging the Franchisor.
The Franchisors.
TILLING.
The Financial Proposal.
The Business and the Industry.
The Marketing Plan.
Forecasting Performance.
Your Personal Credentials.
The Payback Plan.
SOWING.
Making the Rounds.
Venture Capital.
ROOTING.
Leveraging the Franchisor.
The Franchisors.