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“This book is great. Definitively a best seller. It should be the number one consultation reference book for anyone related to the franchise business. Congratulations Harold!”
Tomas, Chairman of The Taco Maker in San Juan, PR

Turn Your Business Into A Franchise

Harold Kestenbaum has worked with more than 100 businesses in their franchising efforts including such household names as Sbarro and Nathan's. A 30-year veteran of franchise law and a board member of four major franchise companies, he and Adina Genn, an award-winning journalist, have joined forces to teach you the secrets to turning your business into a successful franchise.

If you're interested in using this profitable strategy to expand your business, you'll get an in-depth look at how to evaluate your business concept, determine if your business is a candidate for franchising, implement the franchise process, and build a thriving franchise.

Well-known entrepreneurs who successfully franchised their business, including Subway co-founder Fred DeLuca and CEO of the Dwyer Group Dina Dwyer-Owens, offer detailed, in-the-trenches guidance and information. These experts speak frankly about the tactics you can use to market, sell, and build your franchise while offering insider advice to help you avoid the pitfalls of business growth.

• Step-By-Step Guide To The Franchising Process
• Low-Cost Ways To Grow A Franchise In The Startup Phase
• Franchise A Concept For Less Than $100,000
• Best Practices From Top Franchisors And Franchisees

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More than 700,000 franchise businesses in the U.S. generate $800 billion in sales annually Every eight minutes during the business day, a new franchise opens. What No One Ever Tells You About Franchising is a must-have for the thousands of business owners who want to franchise their concepts, and for the thousands of buyers longing to purchase a franchise.

Jan Norman, journalist and expert in entrepreneurship, gives readers a look at franchising from the trenches. Readers learn firsthand from 101 successful franchisors, franchisees, and experts a wealth of recommendations for making their dreams of franchising a reality.

Chapters for franchisors cover all the essentials, from identifying the right territories, suppliers, and partners, to creating a brand worth buying and maintaining quality control. Chapters for franchisees give the hard facts on topics such as negotiating terms, evaluating the stability of the franchise, identifying hidden costs, and marketing beyond the franchisor’s advertising. A glossary of terms, a list of industry associations, and sample agreements make this the most complete reference of its kind.

Unlike academic texts or strictly how-to manuals on the subject of franchising, Norman’s book combines practical techniques with an abundance of tips and anecdotes from entrepreneurs.

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Here's the perfect practitioner's guide to all aspects of franchising
Franchising: An Accounting, Auditing, and Income Tax Guide By Ross A. McCallum
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Business Format Franchising-An Overview: Franchise Marketing Arrangements; Franchise Recruiting and Development Arrangements; The Franchise Purchase.
2. Franchise Development /Purchase Costs: Franchise Development Costs; Franchise Purchase Costs.
3. Franchise Fees/Revenues: Initial Franchise Fees; Multiple-Unit Franchise Fees; Continuing Franchise Fees/Revenue; Transfer Fees; Franchise Renewal Fees.
4. Specific Franchise Topics: Franchise Deposits; Security Deposits; Franchise Selling Expenses; Approved Supplier Purchases and Volume Rebates; Acquisition and Repossession of Franchises; Option to Purchase; Sale of Company/Franchisee-owned Outlets; Pre-opening/Opening Expenses; Franchisee Co-Operative Advertising Fund; Development/ Construction Fund; Long Term Accounts Receivable.
5. Financial Statements Disclosure: Description of Business/Summary of Operations; Unit Operating Statistics; Contingent Liabilities; Related Party Transactions; Economic Dependence; Contractual Obligations; Saturation of Markets; Segment Information; Subsequent Events.
6. Special Audit Issues: Conflict of Interest in Franchisor/ Franchisee Auditing; Franchisor's Right to Audit Franchisees' Records; Franchisee Reporting; Minimum working Capital; Minimum Insurance Coverage; Auditor's Involvement with Annual Reports.
7. Financial Information in Franchise Disclosure Documents: Federal Trade Commission Rule (New Rule); States Legislation; Uniform Franchise Offering Circular Disclosure Requirements: Item 21- Financial Statements; Financial Statements Disclosure Wording; Auditor's Consent Letter; Auditor and Audited Statements; Timing of Audited Statements.
8. Financial Performance Representations (Earnings Claims) in Franchise Disclosure Statements: Summary of Financial Performance Representations (Earnings Claims) Requirements; Auditor's Function Related to Financial Performance Representations (Earnings Claims); Examples.
9. Canadian/Foreign Franchisors Doing Business in the U.S.: Laws and Tax Treatment with Respect to Doing Business in the U.S; Direct Franchising into the U.S.; Establishing a Business in the U.S.
Appendices: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 45; CICA Emerging Issues Committee Abstract of Issue Discussed: Reacquisition of Troubled Franchises by the Franchisor; Area Development Agreement; Master Franchise Agreement; Franchise Agreement; Application Agreement/ Deposit Receipt; Audit Confirmation Letter to Franchisees; Franchise Co-Operative Advertising Fund By-Laws; Advertising Fund Compliance Report; Construction and Renovation Agreement; Letter of Comfort from Franchisor to Franchisee's Bank; Example of a Report Relating to the Amount of Gross Sales; Federal Trade Commission Final Amended Rule: Part 436: Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising; Uniform Franchise Offering Circular.

To help you find what you need FAST, Franchising: An Accounting, Auditing, and Income Tax Guide cross-references information in three ways, by:
1. Sequence of events in a franchise business cycle to the accounting and reporting principles in the text.
2. Chapter order, with a very detailed list of topics.
3. Function Index, with a listing of specific areas of interest (e.g. auditing, taxation, or franchisor/ franchisee issues).

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This digital document is an article from Franchising World, published by International Franchise Association on September 1, 2002. The length of the article is 734 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A franchisor's system standards can be the key to the brand's success: a franchise is like a team. It has an owner, a manager, a coach. But the players out on the field are the ones critical to whether the team wins or loses. (Legal).
Author: Brian Schnell
Publication:Franchising World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2002
Publisher: International Franchise Association
Volume: 34 Issue: 6 Page: 39(2)

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Title: Less is more: in the area of international franchise development, less can be more. To create a successful international franchise system, a franchisor does not have to rush development and start expansion in a multitude of markets around the world all at once. In fact, quite the opposite approach can have great rewards.(Franchising on display: 13th annual International Franchise Expo)
Author: Thomas Dambrine
Publication:Franchising World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: International Franchise Association
Volume: 36 Issue: 3 Page: 14(2)

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Title: Franchisee relations is the key ingredient to success: like any relationship, that between a franchisor and its franchisees requires commitment and understanding from both parties.(Franchise Relations)
Author: Steve Romaniello
Publication:Franchising World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2004
Publisher: International Franchise Association
Volume: 36 Issue: 9 Page: 42(2)

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Title: Glass Doctor's vision clear with new franchisor, new image: forty-year-old glass replacement franchise sees the road ahead paved with growth. (Spotlight On Success).
Author: Monica Feid
Publication:Franchising World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2002
Publisher: International Franchise Association
Volume: 34 Issue: 6 Page: 68(2)

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Title: State and local taxation of franchisor income: they are out to get you! Although federal levies may be going down, the state and local authorities are becoming very aggressive. Caveat franchisor.(Management & Operations)
Author: Bruce S. Schaeffer
Publication:Franchising World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: International Franchise Association
Volume: 35 Issue: 8 Page: 28(2)

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Title: Franchisors seek to attract more minority franchisees.(Minorities In Franchising)
Author: Sonya Thorpe Brathwaite
Publication:Franchising World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2004
Publisher: International Franchise Association
Volume: 36 Issue: 5 Page: 15(2)

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