Customer Reviews

Franchising & Licensing: Two Powerful Ways to Grow Your Business in Any Economy

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Andrew Sherman is both an experienced franchise attorney and has been involved in franchise management. This is a great, step-by-step "how to" book on everything you need to do to create a successful franchise.

Having been down that road, I can tell you that you are not likely to create a successful franchise without the assistance of a great franchise consultant. This book, however, will help you ask the right questions in order to evaluate a prospective franchise consultant.

The book will also help you determine if your business is potentially franchiseable.

This book is truly a Godsend for my business. I know virtually nothing about becoming a franchisor and I have a wonderful consultant, but this book takes all the guesswork out of the process.

There are great examples of the operations manual, legal documents even personnel questionnaires.

With this book in my arsenal, I'm ready to get my franchise started. I'm even buying multiple copies of the book for my business partners. This is a MUST buy for anyone starting a franchise.

Keep in mind, "Franchising and Licensing" is not for franchisees (people buying a franchise). So if you're looking to buy a franchise, consider a different book.

I found this book very informative and directed towards people who are considering franchising or licensing their businesses (as I am) as opposed to someone looking to buy a franchise. I would have wanted more information on the licensing aspect however. About 90% of the contents are for prospective franchisors and only 10% for somebody looking into the other option which is licensing. That's why I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5. I would have wanted a little more info on licensing as an alternative. But as far as the franchising content it is definitely 5 stars.

Andrew Sherman has put together an all inclusive, easy to understand guide to franchising and licensing. I had an immediate need, ordered the book, and was able to get phase one of my analysis done very quickly through the use of all the bulleted lists in the book. In later steps, the substance in the book answered every question that I had in regards to a potential franchising offer that was under development.

I recommend this book highly, you won't be disappointed.