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The Entrepreneur's Reading List, Member Book Reviews

Taco Titan: The Glen Bell Story

Author: Debra Lee Baldwin

One of America’s most successful entrepreneurs, who worked with others who also became business successes, Glen William Bell, Jr. was an early figure in chain restaurants and franchising.

A Client's Guide to Mediation and Arbitration

Charles Chejfec | Mar 16

Author: Peter Silverman

One of my law partners recommended Silverman’s Client’s Guide to Mediation and Arbitration to me to send to a client

Great American Hoteliers: Pioneers of the Hotel Industry

Don Sniegowski | Dec 10

Author: Stanley Turkel

Leave it to hotel consultant and prolific writer Stan Turkel to explore the careers of sixteen of the most outstanding leaders and innovators in the hotel industry. Such books are rare.

Franchise Success: The New Formula

paulsegreto | Nov 14

Author: Lizette Pirtle

Recently, as I was preparing for the Frantelligence Webinar series with Franchise Business Review, Lizette Pirtle contacted me to discuss franchise client support, and being able to provide information to her franchise clients.

From Ice Cream to the Internet: Using Franchising to Drive the Growth and Profits of Your Company

Don Sniegowski | Oct 28

Author: Scott A. Shane

I give this book the highest ranking of five stars. Why? Because this book is like no other in that it explains the metrics and drivers of the franchising model, an approach that is sorely needed in the franchise world.

McDonald's: Behind The Arches

michael webster | Oct 13

Author: John F. Love

If you want to understand the big picture about McDonald's, I highly recommend reading John Love's McDonald's: Behind The Arches. Although, it essentially ends in 1986, Love has great insights about the first 30 years of McDonald's and you will be surprised about how many franchising myths that Kroc laid waste to.

How Much Can I Make?

Don Sniegowski | Oct 6

Author: Robert E. Bond, Robert E. Bond

Robert Bond says that all franchise buyers should ask themselves one main question — how much can I make? But answering that is quite difficult since many franchisors and even franchisees don't want to tell you.

So You Want to Franchise Your Business

Janet Sparks | Jul 30

Author: Harold Kestenbaum, Adina Genn

Harold Kestenbaum has become an icon in franchising over the past 30 years in working with 100-plus companies in perfecting their franchise models, legally and otherwise. Now he has teamed up with award-winning journalist Adina M. Genn to give would-be franchisors a roadmap on how to maneuver the tricky path through the franchising process.

Protecting Yourself from Franchise Fraud

Don Sniegowski | Jul 5

Author: Robert L. Purvin Jr., Robert Purvin

If you believe in trusting your gut when choosing a franchise and that financial success is a matter of just working hard enough, then this updated franchise classic is not for you.