Franchising and   Licensing - Andrew Sherman

Franchising and Licensing

Two Powerful Ways to Grow Your Business in Any Economy

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
464 Seiten
2011 | Fourth Edition
Amacom (Verlag)
978-0-8144-1556-6 (ISBN)
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Growing your business doesn't have to be messy or complicated. This indispensable reference provides legal insider insight into how to leverage the intellectual capital of your company to generate new revenue.
Filled with illuminating examples, stories from the field, and dozens of forms for drafting franchising agreements and licensing programs, the fourth edition of Franchising & Licensing covers all the strategic, legal, financial, and operational aspects of these complex but highly profitable business strategies.Incorporating up-to-the-minute information on regulations, best practices, Web 2.0 strategies, branding techniques and global trademark laws, the new FDD disclosure format, and the latest franchising trends, this indis pens able reference reveals how to:

Raise capital, structure agreements, and protect intellectual propertyCreate market-responsive sales, marketing, and globalization strategiesEstablish qualitycontrol and compliance measuresAssess opportunities for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other alternatives to franchising
Comprehensive and applicable to domestic and international franchising initia tivesalike, this essential guide remains the industry standard.

ANDREW J. SHERMAN is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Jones Day and an internationally recognized authority on the legal and strategic issues of emerging and established companies. A top-rated adjunct professor in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at the University of Maryland and Georgetown University Law School, he is the author of Harvesting Intangible Assets, Franchising and Licensing, and Mergers Acquisitions from A to Z .

C O N T E N T S



Preface to the Fourth Edition



Acknowledgments



Part One. The Foundation for Franchising

1 Leveraging Intellectual Capital to Create Growth

Opportunities and Profitable New Income Streams



Part Two. Building a Franchising Program

2 The Foundation of Franchising

3 Developing the Operations and Training Programs

4 Developing System Standards and Enforcing Quality Control

5 The Regulation of Franchising

6 Compliance

7 Structuring Franchise Agreements, Area Development

Agreements, and Related Documents

8 Protecting the Intellectual Property of the Franchise System

9 Managing Disputes

10 Developing Sales and Marketing Strategies at the Target

Franchisee and Target Consumer Levels

11 Taking Your Franchise Program Overseas



Part Three. Financial Strategies

12 Business and Strategic Planning for the Growing Franchisor

13 Capital Formation Strategies

14 Management and Leadership Issues in Building a Successful

Franchising Organization

15 The Role of the Chief Financial Officer and Related Financial

and Administrative Management Issues

16 Special Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions

17 Managing the Transfer and Renewal Process

18 Strategic and Structural Alternatives to Franchising

19 Structuring Licensing Programs and Agreements

20 Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances

21 Resource Directory



Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.5.2011
Sprache englisch
Maße 190 x 260 mm
Gewicht 1042 g
Themenwelt Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management
ISBN-10 0-8144-1556-3 / 0814415563
ISBN-13 978-0-8144-1556-6 / 9780814415566
Zustand Neuware
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