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2010 BEST OF THE BEST Top 25


Franchises for Women


7-Eleven Inc.


AM PM Mini Market / ARCO (BP America, Inc. Brand)


BOUNS Building Care Choice Hotels International


Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System Curves Denny’s Corporation Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. El Pollo Loco Fantastic Sams Fastsigns International, Inc. Fiesta Auto Insurance H&R Block, Inc.


Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites Jani-King International, Inc. Jan-Pro Franchising International Inc KFC


Liberty Tax


Maids Home Services McDonald’s Corporation Papa John’s International, Inc. Pronto Insurance Subway Inc. Supercuts, Inc. United Parcel Service, Inc.


BUSINESS FRANCHISES


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Trends & Facts about Franchising


Women in Franchising Over the last decade, the number of women who have become franchisees either on their own or with a business or family part- ner has grown rapidly. In the US, the number of women buying franchises is estimated to be close to the 38 percent mark, which is the same percentage of women in the US who run their own small business.


Franchise Opportunities for Veterans The VetFran program was established in 1991 by the IFA, U.S.


Dept of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Small Business Administra- tion, in order to help veterans establish their own business. Vet- Fran encourages veterans to invest in a franchise or business op- portunity, whereby franchisors provide incentives to veteran franchisees...


Minorities in Franchising Minorities are starting to make their presence felt within the


franchise industry, and have become a very attractive group as potential franchisees for franchisors. Read this article on interest- ing facts and relevant organizations set up to help minorities enter into franchising….


Franchisees optimistic about growth prospects A significant number of franchisees are confident that their


business will make good progress over the next few years and become very profitable, according to a new survey. The 2006 In- dustry Report on Franchisee Satisfaction by Franchise Business Review, a national franchise market research firm, revealed that 72 per cent of franchisees believe the growth opportunity for their individual franchise is either strong or very strong. Media profile of new franchisees increases According to the International Franchise Association (IFA)


there are many benefits associated with increasing the media pro- file of franchises on the internet, by implementing new web tools, such as Pod-casts, Blogs, and specially designed email newslet- ters. On-line marketing has become big business, and the most effective tool in targeting new customers. Running a franchise from home In recent years, home-based franchising has become more pop-


ular as a range of companies have discovered that working from home can be just as effective as having an established office else- where.


Franchise promotion on the Internet According to the International Franchise Association (IFA), the


internet is the way forward for small to medium sized franchises or businesses marketing their products and services.


Source: Franchise Direct USA, Inc. Reprinted by permission


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