Books with Abstracts

"Geared toward potential investors, this directory gives the actual sales figures, expenses and/or profits for 137 franchises. Each entry provides a a section on the company background, financial terms, support & training provided, specific expansion plans and earnings claims. Annual sales figures are presented for both ""new build"" units and for established units. Contents include: Section 1. Industry background. 30 minute overview -- Earnings claims statements -- Recommended reading -- Section 2. The franchisor profiles.

"""History of the Braves franchise, overview of the near-miss of 1956, and detailed journey through the '57 season and the World Celebration after a seven-game conquest in the World Series with the New York Yankees. Winning streaks, tough stretches, key transactions, costly injuries, key players are profiled. Game highlights, player statistics, and box scores included""--Provided by publisher"

"Part of the American Bar Association''s Forum on Franchising, this annual judicial update contains legal developments in areas such as antitrust, intellectual property, tort and contract law. The intention is to give the reader a single legal source to ascertain trends in laws that impact franchises. Formerly called the ""Judicial Update,"" the authors for this volume reviewed all the material in the CCH Business Franchise Guide from Aug., 2001 to Aug., 2002 together with various slip opinions and cases relevant to franchising.

"Contents include: What is a franchise? -- Registration and Disclosure -- Relationship, termination, and renewal -- Intellectual property -- Common law -- Antitrust -- Other federal issues -- Other state issues -- Procedure -- Miscellaneous issues -- International."

"Contents include: Preface -- Preventative measures -- The borrower/lender relationship -- Principal's liabilities for the business's debts -- Doing business as a DBA -- Alter ego claims/piercing the corporate veil: failure to abide by corporate formalities, commingling of personal and business's assets -- Personal guaranty -- Liability imposed by statute -- State of incorporation -- Early trouble shooting -- The effect of a pending lawsuit and the prospect of a substantial judgment -- Non-bankruptcy alternatives -- Out-of-court workouts -- Assignment for benefit of creditors -- Pre-bankruptcy