"An in-depth analysis of today's top franchise opportunities"--Cover.

1. 30 minute overview -- 2. How to use the data -- 3. Recommended reading -- 4. Food-service franchises -- 5. Retail franchises -- 7. Service-based franchises.

Bond's Top 100 Franchises, 2017 is an effort to pick the "best" franchises from among the 3,500+ franchises available. While picking the Top 100 or Best 100 of anything is very subjective in the final determination, every effort has been made to ensure that all of the critical variables have been properly assessed. The final selection is based on a number of factors, including historical performance, competitive advantage, franchisee satisfaction, financial stability, etc. This book is an extension of other books on franchising published by Source Book Publications (Bond's Franchise Guide,How Much Can I Make?,Tips and Traps When Buying a Franchise, andBond's Hottest New Franchises).

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 Hottest New Franchises is an effort to showcase the "best" up-and-coming franchises from among the 3,500+ franchises available. While picking the best of anything is very subjective in the final determination, every effort has been made to ensure that all of the critical variables have been properly assessed. The final selection is based on a number of factors, including competitive advantage, franchisee satisfaction, financial stability, etc. This book is an extension of other books on franchising published by Source Book Publications includingBond's Franchise Guide, "How Much Can I Make?", Tips and Traps When Buying a Franchise, Bond's Top 100 Franchises, Bond's International Franchise Guide, Bond's Veteran's Franchise Guide, and theMinority Franchise Guide.

Video games take players on a trip through ancient battlefields, to mythic worlds, and across galaxies. They provide players with a way to try on new identities and acquire vast superpowers. Video games also give people the chance to hit reset – to play again and again until they achieve a desired outcome. Their popularity has enabled them to grow far beyond their humble origins and to permeate other forms of popular culture, from comic books and graphic novels to films and television programs. Video games are universal. In 100 Greatest Video Game Franchises, editors Robert Mejia, Jaime Banks, and Aubrie Adams have assembled essays that identify, assess, and reveal the most important video games of all-time. Each entry makes a case for the game’s cultural significance and why it deserves to be on the list, from its influence on other games to its impact on an international scale. In addition to providing information about the game developer and when the franchise was established, these entries explore the connections between the different video games, examining them across genre, theme, and content. This accessible collection of essays gives readers an opportunity to gauge their favorite video game franchises against the best of all time and argue how they each fit among the 100 greatest ever created. Whether casually looking up information on these games or eager to learn how franchises evolved over the years, readers will enjoy this entertaining and informative volume. Comprehensive and engaging, 100 Greatest Video Game Franchises will appeal to fans and scholars alike.