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12 Amazing Franchise Opportunities for 2015 Paperback – October 21, 2014

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12 Amazing Franchise Opportunities for 2015The Ultimate Franchise 2015 Guide to Find Multiple Franchise Brands and Different Franchise Opportunities Worthy of Your Investment.Most people who start a business independently are going to fail, but if they knew what successful franchise companies know, their fate would be different. Until I learned about franchising, I didn't think I could ever own a business. I've since owned several franchises, I've been the CEO of a major franchisor organization, and I’ve devoted a career to advising franchisors and franchisees, writing about franchising, and teaching people how to take advantage of this amazing concept. Reveal the stories of 12 amazing franchise businesses and follow them to success!If you want to start a business, you don't have to take extra risk because there are at least 3,000 different franchise opportunities in North America alone. It's easier to find a business concept that you like and ask the franchise company to teach you how to successfully operate the business than it is to start something on your own.12 Amazing Franchise Opportunities for 2015 not only reveals the stories of 12 amazing franchise businesses, but it also helps you decide if franchising is for you, and if it is, what type of franchise suits you best.If you answered YES, "12 Amazing Franchise Opportunities for 2015" is a must read for you!You want to work from home or in a store at the mall or a strip center? You want to own multiple units of the same franchise brand?You want to own multiple franchise brands?You want to live the life of an expat building an international franchise empire?Take the right steps to explore the amazing franchise opportunities for 2015If you follow these guidelines, you're taking all the right steps to explore franchising, to consider the pros and cons of franchising, and, if franchising makes sense for you, to ultimately find a franchise opportunity worthy of your investment. I've included in my franchise 2015 guide very important information about how to buy a franchise opportunity, sharing with you step-by-stepinstructions for making a good buying decision, including many of the questions you should ask. If you will need money to buy a franchise, I've covered that for you, too. You'll want to read funding your franchise acquisition: where do you get the money?And if you're not an American citizen, but you want to use your investment in a franchise or in franchising to move to America under the EB-5 Foreign Investor Program, you’ll want to read foreign Investors: use franchising to get your U.S. Green Card.Here are the most important topics in my franchise guide for 2015:17 Steps to Successfully Buying a Franchise12 Amazing Franchise Opportunities for 2015Farm Stores: Franchise & Area Development Opportunities Coming To Your NeighborhoodFASTSIGNS: Turn Your Business Ownership Dreams Into RealityUnited Franchise Group: Helping Entrepreneurial Dreams Come TrueDental Fix Rx: Like Weekends Off? Here’s The Perfect Franchise For You!Wingstop: Flappin’ About An Amazing Chicken Wing FranchiseAnd much much more...About the AuthorJohn P. Hayes, Ph.D., began working in the franchise community in 1979 as a freelance writer, and he wrote extensively about the subject in media worldwide, including newspapers, magazines and books.Scroll up and grab a copy TODAY.Learn more about franchise 2015 opportunities! Please note: This book includes sponsored content provided by franchise brand owners.
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John Hayes is one of the few people in the world to have been a franchisee, a franchisor, and an advisor to franchisors and franchisees. For many years John's client list included the International Franchise Association (IFA), the International Franchise Expo (IFE), and dozens of franchise companies. For nearly 30 years he has taught the most popular symposium at the International Franchise Expo: The A to Zs of Buying a Franchise. John teaches marketing and management courses at Gulf University for Science & Technology in Kuwait, and he blogs about franchising at HowToBuyaFranchise.com. He coaches prospective franchisees and franchisors, and you can schedule a private Skype session with him by visiting the Coaching page of his blog.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 12 Amazing Franchise Opportunities for 2015 (October 21, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0989767043
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0989767040
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.51 x 9 inches
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    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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I always wanted to be a writer, but in my sophomore year of high school in Ohio I hit a snag. Sister Mary Donald, my English teacher, encouraged me to write essays for bonus points and so I wrote "The Art of Sitting on a Cold Toilet Seat." Some nights later my mother came home from the PTA meeting and shook me out of bed. "What did you write? Sister said it was trash!" Uh oh. . . . I stopped writing, but only for a while. Right out of high school I got a job with a local newspaper and while studying journalism at Kent State University my articles appeared in newspapers and magazines. Eventually I decided to also write books -- so far more than 25 including James A. Michener: A Biography, which served as my doctoral dissertation at Temple University; Start Small, Finish Big with the co-founder of Subway; You Can't Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar, with David Sandler; Network Marketing for Dummies with Zig Ziglar; MOONEY: The Life of the World's Master Carver; Lonely Fighter, One Man's Battle with the IRS and others . . . After I wrote Franchising: The Inside Story, I developed a franchise marketing agency that kept me busy for about 30 years. Michener once told me that a great life would consist of teaching at a university and writing a best seller every three years. So far I've managed to consistently lead one-half of a great life -- I love teaching at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, FL, where I am the Titus Chair for Franchise Leadership. I'm working on the other half of Michener's formula, and thinking that maybe I'll resurrect that cold toilet seat story. It's okay. Sister's been dead for years.

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Yes, I learned about 12 franchise opportunities in the story behind them but this book also help me decide which type of franchise. Like do I want to work from home, in a store, multiple units or multiple franchise brands. I was able to use this book as a guide to determine that a service franchise was one that I would enjoy the most. Great book I recommend it to anyone.
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Todd Viera
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book I recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2015
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Yes, I learned about 12 franchise opportunities in the story behind them but this book also help me decide which type of franchise. Like do I want to work from home, in a store, multiple units or multiple franchise brands. I was able to use this book as a guide to determine that a service franchise was one that I would enjoy the most. Great book I recommend it to anyone.
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Todd Viera
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book I recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2015
Yes, I learned about 12 franchise opportunities in the story behind them but this book also help me decide which type of franchise. Like do I want to work from home, in a store, multiple units or multiple franchise brands. I was able to use this book as a guide to determine that a service franchise was one that I would enjoy the most. Great book I recommend it to anyone.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015
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Decent read if interested in learning about franchises.
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Misti A White
5.0 out of 5 stars Even more than expected
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014
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I purchased the book to read about the 12 amazing franchises but was pleased to find out that there was more. I especially like the part early in the book about what to look for when trying to identify an amazing franchise and what makes them amazing. I have purchased other books by Dr. Hayes and have not been disappointed in the past. I wasn't this time either.
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IdeaFarmer
1.0 out of 5 stars This book is a shameful and dangerous fraud
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018
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BizCom Press has publicly admitted that the 12 "Amazing" franchises in this book not only paid a fee ($5,000) to be named "amazing" and be included in this book, the companies themselves wrote the chapters ABOUT themselves. It's not disclosed in the book, or the description, that the "author" Dr. John Hayes did not write the core chapters of the book. The chapters are written in the 3rd person voice, as if the companies were not writing about themselves. Highly deceptive.

Now that it's 2018, we can look back and see whether these are truly "amazing franchise opportunities for 2015." One Dr. John Hayes' recommended franchise companies, Palm Beach Vapors, disbanded completely in 2017. Hayes' book did not even mention the impending legislation on the e-cig industry that threatened this concept in 2015. United Franchise Group franchise concepts had some of the highest SBA loan default rates in the country and high franchisee turnover. Dickey's Barbecue has a nearly 50% franchisee turnover rate with franchisees failing across the country. Hayes praises Dental Fix RX which terminated more than 25% of its franchisees during and just after publication.

This is nothing but a collection of paid advertorials fraudulently presented as an expert's picks based on merit and potential. It's shameful that charlatans are permitted to mislead investors in the franchise industry this way. Other industries don't tolerate such deception.
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Michael P
2.0 out of 5 stars No helpful content, outdated links and no customer service.
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2015
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This could have been a good book, but unfortunately the author neglected to include any helpful information for individuals seeking knowledge to purchase a franchise. Furthermore, the links listed in the book to take two different "personality" tests that provide an indication if you are a good fit for the franchising environment are no longer active. I e-mailed the author for support, but did not receive any feedback. Very disappointing.
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Allison Masingill
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014
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This was a great read about some of the more successful franchises in the business. Dr. Hayes’ extra chapters with the basic information and sources is the cherry on top to the perfect handbook for franchising!
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Brian Olson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2015
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Great information about franchises I've never heard about! Worth the read if you are interested in becomes by involved or owning a franchise. Good facts and statics provided! Excellent book!
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Allen Gamble
2.0 out of 5 stars It was like going to a franchisee fair and getting a bunch ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2016
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Didn't get much out of reading this book as far as being a potential franchisee. Learned a little bit about the highlighted companies but it didn't dive much into it. It was like going to a franchisee fair and getting a bunch of franchise summaries and putting them together
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