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Franchise Bible: How to Buy a Franchise or Franchise Your Own Business April 2004

How To Buy A Franchise Or Franchise Your Own Business

Are you thinking of buying a franchise or franchising your own business? This indispensable guide tells you how to do it--and save time and money in the process. Franchise expert Erwin Keup shares 35 years of franchise experience to reveal what to expect and how to avoid costly mistakes.

With the Franchise Bible, you learn to:

  • Determine if owning a franchise is right for you
  • Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of franchising
  • Understand the legal terms and documents associated with franchising

  • Navigate the offering circular and what items it should contain
  • Decide whether you should buy a franchise or start your own
  • Select the best methods for expanding your existing business
  • Determine the optimum time to franchise your business

Includes these samples of actual franchise documents:

  • Offering Circular
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Franchise Application Form
  • Site Evaluation Form
  • Operational Manual Outline

Plus, this guide is packed with checklists to help you:

  • Investigate franchisors
  • Interview existing franchises
  • Assess your suitability for running a franchise
  • Prepare the required information before purchasing a franchise

Whether you want to buy a franchise or franchise your own business, this guide is required reading.

"Author and franchise lawyer Erwin J. Keup has made an exhaustive study of the franchise purchasing process and delivers his findings in concise, understandable language that has all you need to franchise with finesse."

-- Entrepreneur Magazine

"Kudos to author Erwin J. Keup. We like the book's easy-to-read style."

--Small Business Opportunities magazine

"Equally useful to prospective franchises and franchisors. Explains in detail what the franchise system entails and the precise benefits it offers."

--Robert E. Bond & Jeffrey E. Bond, author of The Sourcebook of Franchise Opportunities


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About the Author

Erwin J. Keup, a franchising specialist for more than 35 years, operates a private law practice in Costa Mesa, California, advising clients in matters dealing with franchising, mail order, general business and trademarks. He has been a member of the California Bar Association since 1972 and previously served on its Franchise Legislation Committee. Keup also has been a member of the American Bar Association's "Forum On Franchising" since 1987


Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (April 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1932156623
  • ISBN-13: 978-1932156621
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #973,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This is an excelent book, I had used it from many years ago (more than 10 years)as a manual to know the formats of many reports used to organize and take the necessary steps to prepare and trade a new franchise. The book has information to buy and to generate manuals for a new franchise system. I had used the book for academic purposes and for consulting srvices and many firms had bought the book to get information about how to franchise their business.
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First Sentence:
Are you currently working for someone but longing to be your own boss by owning your own business? Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
franchise registration laws, this offering circular, proposed new partner, business opportunity laws, current franchise agreement, franchisee may sell, local advertising cooperative, comparable allegations, nonexempt offerings, confidential operations manual, franchised business, potential franchisor, franchise documents, relationship with the franchisor, franchise attorney, principal trademarks, prospective franchisor, successful franchise operation, new franchisors, uniform franchise offering circular, state franchise laws, signing the franchise agreement, principal business address, initial franchise fee, current franchisees
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniform Franchise Offering Circular, Franchise Bible, Federal Trade Commission, United States, Department of Commerce, International Franchise Association, State Franchise Information Guidelines, Federal Register, Operations Manual Outline
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