Five Pennies: Ten Rules to Successfully Build a Franchise Mega-Brand and Maximize System Profits by Helgerson, Cfe Lonnie

Five Pennies: Ten Rules to Successfully Build a Franchise Mega-Brand and Maximize System Profits (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780985181017)

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Five Pennies: Ten Rules to Successfully Build a Franchise Mega-Brand and Maximize System Profits by Helgerson, Cfe Lonnie

Five Pennies: Ten Rules to Successfully Build a Franchise Mega-Brand and Maximize System Profits

$19.95
Five Pennies: Ten Rules to Successfully Build a Franchise Mega-Brand and Maximize System Profits by Helgerson, Cfe Lonnie

Five Pennies: Ten Rules to Successfully Build a Franchise Mega-Brand and Maximize System Profits

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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Five Pennies is "THE FIELD MANUAL" for Building and Growing a Franchise Brand With the Right Mindset and Tools This Book Contains over 120 Tools to Build, Grow and Manage a National Franchise Brand Featuring Examples of 20 "Best of Class" Franchise Brands to learn from - and 10 "Mega-Wreck" stories to avoid Learn About: - Creating and Growing Sustainable Unit Profitability- Managing Franchise System Relations- Staying Ahead of Your Growth Rate- Enhancing System Profits With Continued Education- Turning Your System Into a "Best Practices" Machine- How to Recruit Franchise Buyer 2.0 and Maximizing Their Results- Structuring Layered Franchise Support and Marketing- Developing Macro-Level Programs for System Growth- Utilizing Technology to Grow and Manage a Brand- Resource Management for a Growing System"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War, 5th Century BCThis is Sun Tzu for FranchisingEvery year tens of thousands of new franchisees open their doors for business and look to fulfill the American dream of success, and every year hundreds of new franchise companies announce their plans to be the next McDonald's(R), SUBWAY(R) Restaurants, Marriott(R), RE/MAX(R), or Great Clips(R) and fail to reach that goal. Why?Beyond the initial legal work, basic operations manual, some training and a fancy logo to get started, what does it really take to be a successful franchise brand? To start, let me put you in the right mindset.Having a rapidly growing franchise company does not generate wealth and success. A franchisor's wealth and success are by-products of having wealthy and successful franchisees.Learn the ten success secrets of America's greatest franchise brands on how to strategically grow your company into a franchise Mega-Brand. If you like Good to Great by Jim Collins - this book translates to "Good is never good enough, but Mega is great and sustainable." Franchise Mega-Brands continuously seek to excel to greatness. Throughout the book - don't miss the franchise Mega-Brand "Best of Class" examples that illustrate these Road Rules for successful franchising."Franchise profitability is the most important mission of the franchisor "- Fred DeLuca, President and Co-Founder SUBWAY(R) Restaurants"This book will be an important piece of work for anyone who intends to make a living in the franchise community "- Sid Feltenstein, CFE, Past CEO & Chairman, A&W(R) and Long John Silver's(R)"Lonnie has captured the true keys for franchising success. It is easy-to-read with great examples of BOTH the right way and the wrong way to grow a strong franchise brand. Poised to become the new textbook for aspiring franchisors, Five Pennies is a must-read "- Jeff Bevis, President & CEO, FirstLight Home Care(R)"I can only say, that I certainly wish that I had an easy to read book like this when I started out - it would have eliminated some head, heart, and financial aches "- Mary Ellen Sheets, Founder, Two Men and a Truck(R)"Franchising is badly in need of information that works, that makes sense, which can guide us through these times of change in our industry. Best practices that teach us how to work - and also inspire us to understand why we work. Lonnie has done that with Five Pennies."- Ken Hutcheson, CEO, U.S. Lawns(R)"There are a handful of disciplines necessary to drive any successful business and a critical discipline that is unique to the mega-franchise business. Five Pennies get right to the point, sharing this #1 "franchise fact" upfront and outlining the other important keys to building a thriving franchise."- Verne Harnish, Best Selling Author, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits & The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time and Fortune Magazine Growth & Leadership Summit facilitator and columnist

Author: Cfe Lonnie Helgerson
ISBN-10: 098518101X
ISBN-13: 9780985181017
Publisher: Helgerson Franchise Group
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2012
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d
By Cfe Lonnie Helgerson
By Cfe Lonnie Helgerson
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CEO, Author, Speaker & Serial Frantrepreneur! Lonnie has over 27 years in the franchise industry working with companies such as Super 8 Motels(R), Ident-A-Kid(R), and many more. Recognized as the pioneer in the mobile computer service franchise sector, Lonnie was the founder of Computer Doctor(R) the first franchise of its kind and two other technology franchise chains; Expetec(R) Technology Services & InstantFX Web Services. From 2006 - 2009, Lonnie was President and Chief Operations Officer of Ident-A-Kid Services of America(R) the largest child safety franchise in the United States. He is currently CEO of Helgerson Franchise Group, a platform company that owns and operates franchise brands. In addition, Helgerson Franchise Group provides outsourced franchise services for new, emerging, and mature franchise systems. Lonnie has served on many boards and committees including two-term Chairman, VetFran committee, International Franchise Association; the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives Board of Governors; International Franchise Association Franchisor Forum; Board of Advisors at The International Institute of Franchise Education, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University; and Board of Directors of the Franchisor Association of Florida. He is a frequent speaker and facilitator for the International Franchise Association, Franchisor Association of Florida and many other various franchise and business seminars. He has also served as a member of the Board of Advisors for the Institute of Franchise Management graduate school, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN and is a three time graduate of their MBA program for Franchise Management. In 2002 he became a designated CFE (Certified Franchise Executive). In addition to Five Pennies, Lonnie is also the published author of Buying a Franchise - Is it Right for Me? Throughout his career, Lonnie has been featured or written about in many books, magazines, newspapers, TV and radio including the national college textbook Small Business Management, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNBC Squawk Box, Your World with Neil Cavuto and Paul Harvey. Lonnie and his wife Linette reside in sunny Florida with their four beautiful children Chandler, Ainsley, Hannah, and Nora.

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