The Complete Idiot's Guide to Franchising


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Helping ambitious entrepreneurs fulfill their dreams. For the last 35 years, franchising has created more small business jobs than any other economic engine in the world. Now, one of the industryÂ's foremost authorities reveals everything aspiring entrepreneurs need to know in order to profit from this growing industry, including how franchising works, how to select a specific franchise, how to get financing, how to become a franchiser, and much, much more. • Franchising in America is approaching a trillion dollar business, with nearly one half of every retail dollar spent in a franchise store • Industry continues to experience double-digit growth year after year • There are approximately 1,500 franchisers that are responsible for nearly 400,000 sites that employ 8 million people and create 170,000 new jobs a year • The pool of potential franchisees is unlimited • Author is one of the top names in franchising




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling a Business


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Covers timing, legal requirements, mergers, debt-equity ratios, taxes, financing, setting a price, and adjusting to a merger







The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business, 3E


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A successful career—at your own front door! For anyone who wants to make extra money, escape the corporate rat race, or just take more pleasure out of working from home, small business guru Barbara Weltman shows readers how to make their dreams come true. Completely updated, this guide explores the ins and outs of seed money, its impact on the home and family, the best business for each individual, and much more. • Features the most current information on everything from Internet businesses to taxes and guerrilla marketing • Includes in-depth resource and web sections, as well as a listing of the 100 best home-based businesses to get into and how




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-based Business


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This resource shows how to set up, run, and grow a home-based business and features explanations of laws affecting home-based businesses, tax rules, how to turn a great idea into a great home-based business, and how to market the business.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Restaurant


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A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association found restaurateurs to be hard-working, affluent, and optimistic, but only 50 percent said they would do it all again. Despite the hard work, the restaurant business can be one of the most fickle and difficult businesses to break into. Why? People get into it for all the wrong reasons. Voil`! The Complete Idiot s Guide to Starting a Restaurant, Second Edition, is here to provide the recipe for success. How do you decide how much money it will take? When do you know you re succeeding - or failing? If you re succeeding, how do you successfully expand? Focusing on these kinds of business questions, this book takes a practical approach, giving the readers the nuts and bolts from deciding on a table layout to taking inventory of their bar.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Restaurant


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Offers advice on opening a restaurant, including site selection, marketing, staff management, menu pricing, kitchen organization, and cash overages.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Marketing Basics


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Describes the basics of marketing products or services, including organizing a promotional plan, designing ads, selecting media, handling publicity, managing a sales force, and conducting market research.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Law


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The only guide of its kind! Undergraduate college students working toward business degrees, MBA graduate students, and first year law students have one thing in common: they need to take courses in business law. Unlike cumbersome and expensive textbooks, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Business Law is the first and only series guide that explains the major principles, phrases, and real life implications of business law for students and interested professionals. • Discusses only relevant case laws to the topics • Fully explains key words, phrases, and concept • Contains clear and jargon-free explanations and definitions • Includes narrative examples to illustrate situations and concepts




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being a Successful Entrepreneur


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The founder of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company offers insider tips on raising captital, marketing, making deals, hiring employees, and creating quality products