Discover the costs, advantages, and warning signs of buying a franchise. Learn how to evaluate franchise opportunities and ensure a successful start in business.

Discover how franchising provides an opportunity for success creating value for entrepreneurs and communities. Through the first few months of this year, franchising continues to be seen as one of the ...

Today, the Coalition to Save Local Businesses (CSLB), a group of local small business owners, franchise brands, and industry associations, applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ introduction of ...

Micro-franchising lowers capital, risk and skill barriers, turning proven brands into accessible paths to ownership. Collaborative and micro-franchise models expand entrepreneurship, create jobs and ...

A great idea isn’t enough — you need at least a year of proven success before franchising. Documentation, legal expertise, and outside guidance are critical to building a franchise system. Franchising ...

Celebrating entrepreneurship, franchise development, small business growth, street food culture, and the modern American ...

Explore the growing presence of franchise broking businesses in smaller markets, key growth drivers, regional opportunities, ...

Rob Lancit, VP of Franchise Development at Stratus Building Solutions, is a seasoned entrepreneur with 30 years of franchising expertise. When purchasing a franchise, there are many factors and ...

Understanding a franchise's upfront costs, business system, and financial performance are some critical factors to know before investing in such an enterprise. A push to boost entrepreneurship in ...

After working in the nonprofit world, Rose White went back to college two years ago to earn an MBA. She knew she wanted to own her own business, but she didn’t have a specific industry in mind. So, ...