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- Oscar Wilde

 

  • CBCL Resources on the web
  • NBN Resources on the web
  • Business books you should read

Links to CBCL websites and resources.

Canada Bread Franchise
Canada Bread's own franchisee website.  http://www.cbfranchise.ca/ Canadian

Dempster’s   
Dempster’s consumer website.   http://www.dempsters.ca/ Canadian

Maple Leaf Foods
The major shareholder in Canada Bread.  http://www.mapleleaf.com/ Canadian

Canada Bread Investor Relations   Canada Bread corporate information and financial results. http://investor.mapleleaf.ca/phoenix.zhtml?c=189491&p=irol-irhome Canadian

Maple Leaf Investor Relations   Maple Leaf corporate information and financial results
http://investor.mapleleaf.ca/phoenix.zhtml?c=88490&p=irol-irhome  Canadian

Links to other websites and resources

NBN Facebook Group    Canadian Site    Send requests for invitation via email to: members@breadnet.ca
Private, informal group for CBCL Franchisee Families to share their stories.

Jeff Lefler's Blog    Canadian Site    http://jefflefler.wordpress.com/
Public weblog by a CBCL franchisee tracks the history and formation of the National Bread Network.

Tim Hortons franchise    Canadian Site    http://www.timhortonsfranchise.com/
A former franchisee family's surprising weblog story.

Blue MauMau    US Site    http://bluemaumau.org/
An important discussion portal for the franchise industry.

Bakers Delight ...    Australian Site    http://bdlies.wordpress.com/
The premiere Australian site dedicated to franchise law reform.

Franchise Remedies    Australian Site    http://franchiseremedies.com/
Texas attorney Richard Solomon's priceless website, especially the Symposium Articles!
 
WikidFranchise.org    Canadian Site    http://wikidfranchise.org
An indexed archive containing hundreds of published articles and documents about franchising.

* We offer even more resources to Registered Members. Contact us via email with your suggestions.

Books about business we think you should read.

As a CBCL Franchisee, you are in-business for yourself. We believe that when it comes to your business, you can never have too much information. The *following books are highly recommended by the NBN.

The Tipping Point: How Little Things can make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown and Company, 2000.
http://www.google.ca/search?q=0316316962

Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Don Tapscott, and Anthony D. Williams. McGraw-Hill, 2006.
http://www.google.ca/search?q=9781591841388

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein. Yale University Press, 2008.
http://www.google.ca/search?q= 978030012223

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
Chris Anderson. Hyperion, 2006
http://www.google.ca/search?q=1401302378

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,
Malcolm Gladwell. Little Brown and Company, 2005.
http://www.google.ca/search?q=9780316010665

* We offer even more resources to Registered Members.  Contact us via email with your suggestions.