TY - BOOK AU - Webber,Robert TI - An introduction to franchising SN - 9780230361645 AV - HF5429.23 .W43A PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Franchises (Retail trade) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index; The origins and history of franchising -- Defining franchising -- The pros and cons of franchising -- The franchise relationship -- Entrepreneurs and franchising -- The role of ethics in franchising -- Cultivating a franchised business -- The steps to buying a franchise -- Legal and financial matters -- Developing the business -- Exit strategies -- Developing the future of franchising ER -