The bestselling Tips & Traps series helps you avoid bad investments and common mistakes as you build a new business In this time of mass layoffs, stock market instability, and low interest rates, you might be interested in buying your own businesses—but don’t know where to start. Tips & Traps When Buying a Business gives a step-by-step approach to finding and financing an established small business or franchise. Greg Balanko- Dickson provides the skills to make the correct decisions for everything from investigating a business and arranging financing to hiring professionals, cutting costs, and negotiating a deal.

This book provides first-time and experienced home buyers alike with practical, step-by-step strategies, along with indispensable advice and guidance.

This is a careful step by step guide to small business ownership.

Greg Balanko-Dickson has spoken to and consulted with thousands of business owners in the United States and Canada on the subject of business planning Provides valuable guidance to both established business owners and those inquiring into new or unfamiliar businesses Includes worksheets, exercises, and sample forms for getting started

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.

This easy-to-use guide will help entrepreneurs steer clear of often costly "trial and error" methods, and move them steadily toward success. "Tips and Traps for Entrepreneurs" is full of valuable management insights--real-life, step-by-step examples that have been used successfully by entrepreneurs in many industries.

This is a directory of companies that grant franchises with detailed information for each listed franchise.