Preparing a realistic cash flow statement is the single most important task for anyone considering the purchase of a franchise. This insider s guide provides historical sales, expense, and/or profit data on actual franchise operations that can be used to make these critical financial projections. Over 110 newly updated Earning Claim Statements for 45 major industry categories are included. Since franchisors are not allowed to make or discuss financial projections outside of those published in their Uniform Financial Offering Circulars, this hard-to-find data is especially useful.