Bond's Franchise Guide, 2008 Edition, now in its 19th annual edition, has become the definitive "bible" of the franchising industry. It is clearly the most exhaustive and comprehensive directory on franchise opportunities available, offering prospective franchisees a detailed profile of some 1,000 franchises, as well as supplemental profiles on franchise attorneys and consultants. The companies are divided into 45 distinct business categories for easy comparison. All profile data is new with each edition and represents the most up-to-date and extensive information about the myriad of options available to the potential investor. Completely objective listing of active North American franchisors. No dealerships/distributorships/business opportunities. No advertising allowed. Author's valuable insights into the evaluation/selection process.

The most exhaustive and comprehensive directory on franchise opportunities available, Bond's Franchise Guide is now in its 18th annual edition. Completely updated, the guide offers prospective franchisees a detailed profile of some 1,000 franchises, as well as supplemental profiles on franchise attorneys and consultants. The companies are divided into 45 distinct business categories for easy comparison. All profile data is new in this edition and represents the most current, complete information about the myriad of options available to potential investors.

Bond's Franchise Guide, 2008 Edition, now in its 19th annual edition, has become the definitive "bible" of the franchising industry. It is clearly the most exhaustive and comprehensive directory on franchise opportunities available, offering prospective franchisees a detailed profile of some 1,000 franchises, as well as supplemental profiles on franchise attorneys and consultants. The companies are divided into 45 distinct business categories for easy comparison. All profile data is new with each edition and represents the most up-to-date and extensive information about the myriad of options available to the potential investor. Completely objective listing of active North American franchisors. No dealerships/distributorships/business opportunities. No advertising allowed. Author's valuable insights into the evaluation/selection process.

For 21st-century entrepreneurs, this book provides the practical guidance they need to overcome the often intimidating challenges of starting, organizing, and running a new business effectively and efficiently. The economic downturn has many individuals considering going into business for themselves, rather than relying on an employer for their income. Unfortunately, according to data from the Small Business Administration, the odds of long-term success are against them: 69 percent of businesses do not last past seven years and 56 percent fail in less than four. This book provides entrepreneurs with a comprehensive guide to the resources they need or will likely want to consult when starting a small business—and in order to stay profitable over the long run. The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success, Second Edition provides the expert guidance and up-to-date print and web resources an entrepreneur may need to make his business thrive and grow, from inception and information gathering, to raising capital, to marketing methods and human resource concerns. Nearly half of the resources in this newly updated book are new, and the essays have also been updated to reflect current business practices. This book is an essential tool that provides quick and easy access to the information every small business owner needs.

CCH's U.S. Master Sales and Use Tax Guide is a quick-answer resource for professionals who work with multiple state tax jurisdictions. This CCH Master Guide serves as a handy desktop reference containing succinct explanations and quick-glance charts detailing common sales and use tax issues for all states and the District of Columbia. It provides easy-to-read multistate overviews of sales taxes and describes for each state the basis, state and local tax rates, principal payment and return due dates, and countless other key facts and figures.

The bible for anyone who is interested in a franchise, this guide lists over 2,300 franchise opportunities in 54 categories and gives background, capital requirements, details on support and training, and specifics on expansion in the U.S. and Canada. Charts & tables.

CCH's U.S. Master Accounting Guide distills key accounting, business, legal and financial information into a convenient, handy and affordable package for the accountant's fingertip reference. Hundreds of updates are reflected across the broad coverage areas in the 2008 Edition including critical tax developments, accounting standards changes, financial developments, and much more affecting every chapter in the book.

It is increasingly clear that fifty years of international development have done little to reduce poverty in Africa. Indeed, more and more academics and practitioners are highlighting the detrimental effect of traditional development – as carried out by international agencies and NGOs – which often leads to dependency, inefficiency, waste and poor governance. Yet there is a new movement that is surging ahead in its attempt to reduce poverty and generate wealth in Africa: microfranchising. Set up by pioneering organizations such as VisionSpring and HealthStore, microfranchising is based on one of the most successful market-based models in Western economies: franchising. From McDonald's to Coca-Cola, franchising has proven itself to be an effective and replicable way of scaling up a business rapidly in the Western context. It is only recently that members of the growing body of social entrepreneurs have turned to the franchise model as one of the responses to Africa's endemic economic stagnation. And the results have been inspiring: instead of the dependency generated by traditional charity development projects, these new social capitalists have generated enterprise and self-sustainability in the most challenging environments of rural Africa. This long-needed book looks at the growth in microfranchising as a tool to generate wealth among poor communities in Africa. The book traces the evolution of the concept of microfranchising, from its foundation in Western models to its implementation in African countries today. It provides practical steps from the world's leading experts on how to set up a microfranchise, from recruiting franchisees, to building a brand and a supply chain. It gives case studies of successful microfranchises, told by the enterprises themselves. It continues with a theoretical analysis of the place of microfranchising within global social entrepreneurship. It ends with a look at the future for microfranchising, with recommendations for development. Edited by the former CEO of SolarAid, which created the Sunny Money microfranchise, the book provides a ground-breaking set of case studies and analysis of microfranchising for development. It brings together academics and practitioners to provide context, analysis and practical advice. Indeed, it provides the theory, the practical advice and the case studies to guide any entrepreneur, NGO, business or government interested in setting up their own microfranchise scheme.

Franchising is one of the major engines of business expansion and job creation globally. The Handbook of Research on Franchising offers new insights into entrepreneurial behavior, organizational forms, regulation, internationalization, and other contemporary issues relating to this dynamic business strategy. The Handbook challenges both practitioners and scholars to give attention to the conclusions of scholarly research on this business model. Practitioners can benefit from the results of high quality scientific research, and scholars can find exciting opportunities for contributing to the body of knowledge of a subject that has not received sufficient attention in educational institutions.