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Bond's Top 100 Franchises, 2006: An In-Depth Analysis of Today's Top Franchise Opportunities (Bond's Top 100 Franchises) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert E. Bond
Publisher: Source Book Publications
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1107196
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 376
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1887137513
Dewey Decimal Number: 338
EAN: 9781887137515
ASIN: 1887137513
Publication Date: July 12, 2006
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Product Description
Bond's Top 100 Franchises features detailed analyses of the best franchises picked from the more than 2,300 available and consolidates and updates the individual profiles originally printed in Robert Bond's acclaimed Top 50 Franchises series. The final selection is based on a number of factors, including historical performance, competitive advantage, franchisee satisfaction, and financial stability. Drawing on the author's 15 years' experience in this field, Bond's Top 100 Franchises offers detailed analyses of those franchise opportunities that have proven to be the best investments available to the general investor.
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 This book was a disappointment March 24, 2008
I bought this book with the expectation that the author had culled out the best franchises being offered, using a combination of factors including franchisor support, training, cost to value ratios, franchise fees, start-up costs, litigation issues and discussions and interviews with actual franchise owners. Instead the reader has to take the author's word for how they came to the conclusion that these particular franchises are the best, based on a vague statement that amounted to one paragraph at the bottom of page 15 which includes the phrase "We sought the opinion of friends." What??? There is no proof based on the information inherent in the book that would illustrate why these particular franchises are the top 100.
In addition, all information in the book can be found on any franchise website, Bond is not offering any additional insight. The information is very basic and seems to be written for a young teenager who wants a cursory review of franchising.
Also the editing is careless. An example is the information given regarding Merry Maids. On one page the franchise fee is listed at between $19-27k. Under the total investment required section, the franchise fee low range is listed at $3800.00.
Even though Bond publishes another book on How much a person can make in each franchise, no mention is made regarding profits of individual franchise owner, or corporate profits, which I found rather odd, in light of the fact that just a little effort on publishers part might have helped a potential franchisee immensely.
Finally, out of 100 of the best franchises, Bond offers at least four real estate companies, and at least five hotel chains, including the Hilton, where total investment required is between $33-57 million dollars. The former, in the current economic climate would probably not be a good idea, and the later, most of which are out of reach financially for 99.9% of potential franchise owners, should not even be listed. As if someone with 57 million dollars would be reading this book in an effort to decide whether to buy a Hilton Hotel. Another silly listing is Merkinstock, which you can research on your own to find out why it's a silly listing.
I am the owner of a franchise, and I buy many marketing and business books through Amazon, however I don't usually write reviews. This is my first negative review but I felt it necessary to warn potential buyers that this book is not worth the paper it is written on, and personally, I feel that my intelligence was insulted. I am really upset. In fairness, I have skimmed through Bond's other book, 'How much can I make?' and a book store and it seems to be a bit more thoroughly researched.
 Very Good Source For Researching Franchise Opportunities October 4, 2005
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
As the President of Franchise Interviews, we have met and consulted with thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs looking to buy a franchise. Bonds is one source we recommend using to begin your search. The information is the book is very accurate and up to date.
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