This book explores franchising and what it takes to be a successful franchise owner. In interviewing successful franchisees that have been in business for at least one year, Leslie explore their journeys of how they arrived with the franchise they're now running, how they decided to become a franchisee and what they believe are the keys to being a successful franchise owner. The book includes self-assessments and interesting articles to help the reader assess whether becoming a franchise owner is the next step towards realizing both their short and long-term goals. For anyone considering whether to stay put at their corporate job, what to do next if they've been down-sized out, whether to start a business from scratch or to purchase a franchise, this book will provide keen insight into others who have blazed the franchise trail and have lived to tell about it. Volume 1 features: -Aaron Buche, Camp Bow Wow -Troy Cook, CertaPro Painters and Shelf Genie -Betty Corbitt, Gotcha Covered -Sarah Kruse, Seeking Sitters -Jim Lautzenheiser, Big O Tires and Grease Monkey -Stephen Lautzenhiser, PuroClean -Sean McEntire, CertaPro Painters -Dean & Kristin Moran, Synergy HomeCare -Craig Radice, Pooch-Mobile -Matt Swope, Heaven's Best Carpet Cleani

Five gripping full-cast adaptations of Patricia Highsmith's bestselling 'Ripley' series - plus bonus material Charming, cultured and clever, Tom Ripley has a taste for the finer things in life. And he is determined to get them, by any means necessary... These five plays - The Talented Mr Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley and Ripley Under Water - chart Tom's journey from impoverished conman to wealthy bon viveur and serial killer. His homicidal adventures begin when he befriends shipping heir Dickie Greenleaf: he wants money, success, and he's willing to kill for it. But when he attains the luxurious lifestyle he craves, he is always on the edge of being discovered. Will his shadowy past finally catch up with him? BAFTA-winning actor Ian Hart stars as Ripley in these tense, thrilling dramas. Also included are two bonus documentaries: Looking for Ripley, in which crime writer Mark Billingham unravels the mystery behind our lasting fascination with Tom Ripley, and A Passionate Affair, presented by Marcel Berlins, who asks whether Patricia Highsmith fell in love with her suave, amoral anti-hero. Text (c) 1993 by Diogenes Verlag AG Zurich, all rights reserved. (c) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd