This detailed guide offers in-depth analysis of the top 50 retail franchises in North America. Each entry is four to five pages long and provides an objective investigation of the company, with the general investor in mind. Each listing discusses the franchise's historical performance, competitive advantage, franchisee satisfaction, financial stability, and other criteria.

Bond's Top 100 Franchises features detailed analyses of the best franchises picked from the more than 2,300 available and consolidates and updates the individual profiles originally printed in Robert Bond's acclaimed Top 50 Franchises series. The final selection is based on a number of factors, including historical performance, competitive advantage, franchisee satisfaction, and financial stability. Drawing on the author's 15 years' experience in this field, Bond's Top 100 Franchises offers detailed analyses of those franchise opportunities that have proven to be the best investments available to the general investor.

Bond's Franchise Guide offers the prospective franchisee detailed profiles of over 1,000 franchises, as well as listings of franchise attorneys, consultants and service providers. The companies are divided into 45 distinct business categories for easy comparison. The data represents the most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable information about this dynamic industry. The profiles are the result of an exhaustive 40-point questionnaire that details: Background - number of operating units, geographic distribution and detailed description of the business. Capital requirements - initial cash investment and total investment, on-going royalty and advertising fees, staffing levels, space needs, etc. Initial training and start-up assistance provided, as well as on-going services. Franchisee evaluation criteria. Specific areas of geographic expansion - U.S., Canada and International. And much more... Book jacket.

Considered by many to be the bible of the franchising industry, this complete, up-to-date reference gives definitive and current information on more than 2,200 franchise opportunities in North America, listing companies in 54 different categories. 375 logos. 20 tables. Charts.

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.

Companies were evaluated on the basis of historical performance, brand identification, market dynamics, franchisee satisfaction, the level of initial training and on-going support, financial stability and various other key factors.".

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.