From ice cream to the Internet: using franchising to drive the growth and profits of your company
Author: Shane, Scott A.
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education, 2005
Call Number: 658.8708 SHA

Franchising is fast becoming a popular business model in industries worldwide. Fast food, banking, Internet services, automotive repair and eye care industries have adopted it. Are you game to try as well? If so, this book will be of real help to you.

Dr Shane reveals the pros and cons of the business and offers best practices for a successful venture. You will find everything you need to know about the franchising business: designing the system, recruiting, selecting, managing and supporting franchisees, establishing territories and pricing; managing expansion and more.

Franchising: pathway to wealth creation
Author: Spinelli, Stepen, Robert M. Rosenberg and Sue Birley
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2003.
Call Number: 658.8708 SPI

There is no doubt that franchising your business is another form of vast wealth creation. Hear it from three successful entrepreneurs - founder of the Jiffy Lube franchise, CEO of the Dunkin' Donuts and a bank lender to franchises.

Also authors of this book, they share their successful experiences with the readers on how they made it big. Some of the topics they discussed are: how to exploit the franchising opportunity, understanding the service/product delivery system, improving franchisor/franchisee relationships, knowing the law and 'harvesting' the cash.

Asia Pacific Franchise Directory 2006 Edition
Singapore: Asiawide Trends Pte Ltd, 2006-
Call Number: 381.130255 APFD -[DIR]

This directory provides a useful listing of worldwide franchise associations in the Asia Pacific region. Countries include China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore Taiwan and Thailand. It is a platform where entrepreneurs can get information on business opportunities available in the region.

Published once in four years, the directory also contains general and legal articles on franchises written by well known lawyers from the region.

Franchising opportunities in China, Japan and Singapore
Singapore: APEC Secretariat, 2006
Call Number: 381.13 FRA

Franchising is an effective business strategy. Singapore entrepreneurs have realised the importance of expanding their business within the region as well as beyond our shores. One favourite sector for franchising lies with the food and beverage.

This book, prepared by Price Waterhouse, gives an overview of the F&B sector in three markets namely, China, Japan and Singapore.

It gives a good understanding of the economies, the business practices, their regulatory environment and the opportunities available in these countries for entrepreneurs.

Available at National Library Board libraries.
Please check the availability of the materials at: vistaweb.nlb.gov.sg.

Prepared by Ambika Raghavan, Senior Reference Librarian, National Library Board.

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