Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Recommended Reading List

Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki

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Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad’s Guide to Financial Freedom – Robert Kiyosaki

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LoopHoles of the Rich – Dianne Kennedy

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The E Myth Revisited– Michael Gerber

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Changing Identities: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career – Herminia Ibarra

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The Millionaire Mind – Thomas Stanley

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The Millionaire Next Door – Thomas Stanley and William Danko

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Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill

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Who Moved My Cheese – Spenser Johnson

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Find Your Courage – Margie Warrell

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Street Smart Franchising – Deb Percival, Joe Mathews, Don DeBolt

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The Educated Franchisee

Thinking About Buying a Franchise? Wondering What Franchise Opportunity is Right for You? Before You Take a Bite Out of The Franchise Apple, Become Educated. Whether you are seriously committed to buying a franchise or just exploring a franchise opportunity, you'll want to read The Educated Franchisee. Buying a franchise is an important decision. The Educated Franchisee arms you with franchise information and advice you can trust from one of franchising's foremost Franchise Purchasing Consultants. After reading The Educated Franchisee you'll know how to dissect any franchise opportunity PRIOR to buying a franchise. The Educated Franchisee takes the uncertainty out of buying a franchise. It equips you with all the tools and knowledge you'll need to fully evaluate a franchise opportunity make a great business decision. From low cost franchises or home-based franchise opportunities to the top 100 franchises in the country, all franchises can be analyzed using the same basic techniques outlined in The Educated Franchisee. You need to know which franchise opportunity – if any – is the right one for you.

About the Book "The Educated Franchisee"

Thinking About Buying a Franchise? Wondering What Franchise Opportunity is Right for You?

Before You Take a Bite Out of The Franchise Apple, Become Educated.

Whether you are seriously committed to buying a franchise or just exploring a franchise opportunity, you'll want to read The Educated Franchisee.

Buying a franchise is an important decision. The Educated Franchisee arms you with franchise information and advice you can trust from one of franchising's foremost Franchise Purchasing Consultants.

After reading The Educated Franchisee you'll know how to dissect any franchise opportunity PRIOR to buying a franchise.

The Educated Franchisee takes the uncertainty out of buying a franchise. It equips you with all the tools and knowledge you'll need to fully evaluate a franchise opportunity make a great business decision.

From low cost franchises or home-based franchise opportunities to the top 100 franchises in the country, all franchises can be analyzed using the same basic techniques outlined in The Educated Franchisee. You need to know which franchise opportunity – if any – is the right one for you.

About Rick Bisio

Although many people would say my entry into the franchise business was in 1994, I would have to say it happened long before that. The franchise business is just a subsection of entrepreneurship, something I have been involved in my entire life.

I was born in Kansas City, the son of a hard working and independently minded father. Naturally, my father owned his own business. Entrepreneurship is what I knew growing up and it is the foundation of how I look at the world. If you want your children to grow up confident in their own abilities, start a business and let them take part. It will give them the confidence to tackle anything in life.

Although I had many small businesses in my youth, my first full time business started when I was 25 years old. I secured the exclusive rights to import a variety of Italian plumbing brands and promptly quit my corporate job. When I started this business, I knew nothing about plumbing products and I had no contacts within the United States plumbing industry. This was what you commonly call a ‘boot-strap start-up’. Suffice it to say that I learned a lot.

After selling my business, I spent several years both teaching and studying. While studying for my Master’s Degree in International Business in the early 1990’s, I was introduced to the franchise business model. This chance encounter changed my life.

I joined AFC Enterprises - Popeye’s Chicken and Biscuits, Church’s Chicken, Cinnabon and Seattle’s Best Coffee - as their Director of International business. During the 1990’s I visited over 60 countries and successfully established these franchise systems in over 30 countries. Thanks to the many wonderful people that coached and mentored me during those years, I literally gained a lifetime of experience in the franchise business.

Since 2002, I have been given the wonderful opportunity to share my experiences in the franchise business by providing coaching services to individuals considering buying a franchise. My objective in this book is the same as in my practice. I want to match the right person to the right franchise and, in the process, share my knowledge about the franchise business.Buying a franchise is an important decision. I know this book will help you.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009