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The recession is driving mom-and-pop businesses to transform into franchises.

Here's how to be sure your franchise's website pops into the No. 1 spot in an online search.

At Zoom Room Dog Agility Training, every mutt learns a trick or two. And so do their owners.

Our list of the top 101 homebased franchises has something for every (home)body.

Best burger? Best business coach? Best pet store?

How three companies beat the odds and made 2009 a very good year

The top restaurant franchises of 2010--and some of the dishes that got them there

Capriotti's sandwiches have a cult following--and an ambitious new CEO who plans 500 sub shops in five years.

Domino’s is far from the first food franchise to advertise that its recipes are “new and improved,” but you won’t find many others willing to admit so openly just why the recipe needed improvement in the first place. Domino’s took a risk back in December by baring all in its documentary-style commercials, which revealed customer […]

Kid-centric new franchises such as Guard-a-Kid are ready to play with the big boys.

You won’t see Papa John, Ronald McDonald or Jared Fogle on stage with Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Jay-Z tonight, but franchises are still doing their part to support the Haiti relief effort. Here’s a rundown of just a few of the ways that franchisors and franchisees are coming to the aid of the island […]

2009 was a tough year for franchises. Will 2010 be any better? According to the International Franchise Association, the answer is yes… but not as much as it could be. The IFA recently released the Franchise Business Economic Outlook for 2010, a report prepared for them by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which predicts a year of slow, […]

Who's up, who's down, who's growing--what the Franchise 500®, the most comprehensive survey of the franchise world, tells us about franchising.

The leading franchise categories poised for growth in the coming year.

Veterans Franchise Giveaway announced the results six finalists milestone IFA survey legislation

A list of franchises that cater to kids--and their parents

Quick-service customers want to feel good about themselves. That’s why healthier options like salads and fruit have become popular fixtures on fast food menus in recent years. But a new survey from M/A/R/C Research shows that customers might care just as much about the Earth’s health as their own–and quick-service franchises can capitalize on that. […]

When President Obama declared a National Day of Service on September 11th, the folks from DoodyCalls had already gotten a head start. Franchisees, employees and even the president of the pet waste removal franchise spent September 10th giving the National Mall a much-needed makeover by doing what they do best–scooping poop. DoodyCalls President Jacob D’Aniello […]

Entrepreneurs often have to make tough sacrifices to get their businesses off the ground. For John Schnatter, it was his 1971 Z28 Camaro. He sold the gold-and-black car for $2,800 in 1983 and used the money to save his father’s tavern from closing and start his own business: Papa John’s pizza restaurant. Twenty-five years later, […]

Dog collars in the vending machines? A personal trainer on a computer chip? Why didn't we think of that?

A recent story in QSR Magazine looks at what the year 2030 might have in store for the quick-service industry. Sadly, none of the more than 20 experts consulted for the article addressed how drive-thrus will accommodate flying cars. Some of the ideas they did bring up do sound pretty wild, though. Then again, we’d […]

With its military-sounding name, perhaps it’s no surprise that Maid Brigade has always been supportive of the nation’s armed forces. The residential-cleaning franchisor is a longtime member of VetFran, and in recent years has partnered with the non-profit Operation Homefront to provide free housecleaning to military families in need. But now the company is going […]

From pets to furniture to health products, you'll surely find something to love in our list of 123 retail franchises.

Best-selling author. Political commentator. TV and radio talk show host. It’s no surprise TIME magazine named Tavis Smiley one of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People” in 2009. And when Smiley wanted to have an influence on the economy in his home state of Indiana, he turned to franchising. The PBS host, along with business […]

There are lots of reasons to love franchises. They give people the chance to own a business, they create jobs, and they produce many of the goods and services that we use every day. And now there’s one more reason to love them: A franchise could save your favorite TV show. That’s what happened last […]

You remember that TV theme song from the 80’s, “You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have, the facts of… franchising”? Okay, so maybe that’s not exactly how it went. But it does ring true. One of the big sellingpoints of joining a franchise is that you […]

LA Boxing and Fetch! Pet Care gave 2 franchisees the chance to become business owners.

Here are 85 franchises you can start for less than $25,000.

Presenting the 110 leading franchises in their categories

With their unique concept, a couple is helping seniors in more ways than one.