"Franchising: Pathway
to Wealth Creation" is franchising as true entrepreneurship, for every potential
franchisor and franchisee ready to generate large-scale wealth. Authors include the
entrepreneur who built the world's largest system of Jiffy Lube franchises, the executive
who grew Dunkin' Donuts by 1,000%, and the franchising expert at the world's #1 franchise
bank lender. This remarkable team covers every step from assessment through cashing out,
every element of the product/service delivery system, and every facet of the
franchisee/franchisor relationship.
Stephen Spinelli, Jr.
co-founded Jiffy Lube International, the franchise that revolutionized automotive quick
service. He then purchased two Jiffy Lube franchises and grew to become Jiffy Lube's
largest franchisee, with 47 stores that posted 39 consecutive profitable quarters. He
later served as national leader, founder, chairman, and CEO of America Oil Change
Corporation. At Babson College, he currently serves as Assistant Professor in
Entrepreneurial Studies, Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Division, and Director of both
the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship and the Franchise Institute.
Robert M. Rosenberg, CEO of
Dunkin' Donuts for 35 years, led the firm's growth from 300 units to over 3,000. He
currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sonic, America's Drive-In. He is a member of
the International Franchise Association's Hall of Fame.
Sue Birley is an acclaimed
scholar of entrepreneurship and a former director at National Westminster Bank, the
world's largest franchise lender. With Stephen Spinelli, Jr., she co-authored Franchising
Your Way to Riches: An Analysis of Value Creation in Public Franchisors.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Franchising as
Entrepreneurship
Chapter 2. The
Franchise Relationship Model
Chapter 3. The
Wealth-Creating Power of Franchising
Chapter 4. Service
Delivery System and Real Estate
Chapter 5. Selecting
and Monitoring Franchisees
Chapter 6. The Service
Delivery System and Marketing
Chapter 7. Transaction
Analysis
Chapter 8. Financial
Analysis
Chapter 9. The
Dynamics of the Franchisee-Franchisor Relationship
Chapter 10.
Understanding the Basics of U.S. Franchise Laws
Chapter 11.
International Franchising
Chapter 12. Harvest
234 pages