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For more information about contracting with the federal government, check out these online resources and publications: WEB SITES U.S. Small Business Administration Tips for starting new businesses www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/franchise.html SCORE free confidential counseling www.score.org FranchiseBuyer Identifies franchises meeting your interests www.FranchiseBuyer.com FranChoice Finds franchise businesses that fit www.franchoice.com Entrepreneur’s Source Self-assessment service www.entrepreneurssource.com FranNet Helps you learn your choices www.frannet.com American Association of Franchisees & Dealers Certifies franchisors www.aafd.org International Franchise Association One-stop shopping for franchise information www.franchise.org PUBLICATIONS Franchise Bible By Erwin J. Keup McGraw-Hill, 2004 Franchise Fraud By Robert L. Purvin Wiley, 1994 Franchising 101 By The Association of Small Business Development Centers Dearborn Trade, 1998 Franchising for Dummies By Michael Seid, Dave Thomas For Dummies, 2000 Franchising: Pathway to Wealth Creation By Stephen Spinelli, Sue Birley, Robert Rosenberg Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2003
U.S. Small Business Administration Tips for starting new businesses www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/franchise.html
SCORE free confidential counseling www.score.org
FranchiseBuyer Identifies franchises meeting your interests www.FranchiseBuyer.com
FranChoice Finds franchise businesses that fit www.franchoice.com
Entrepreneur’s Source Self-assessment service www.entrepreneurssource.com
FranNet Helps you learn your choices www.frannet.com
American Association of Franchisees & Dealers Certifies franchisors www.aafd.org
International Franchise Association One-stop shopping for franchise information www.franchise.org
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