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Franchise guides and research

Written from disclosure filings and our dataset — every figure dated, every claim sourced, and "not disclosed" printed where a brand won't say. No sign-up to read anything.

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What is a franchise?

A franchise is a license: brand plus operating system in exchange for a fee and royalties. The legal definition, the types, and real costs across 4,700+ brands.

How to start a franchise

Six steps: set your real budget, shortlist brands, read the FDD, call franchisees, arrange financing, then sign and open. Where first-time buyers lose money — and how not to.

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How does a franchise work?

A franchise works as a license: an upfront fee (median $39,475) plus royalties buy you a brand and operating system. Who owns what, who pays whom.

How much do franchise owners make?

There's no trustworthy average. Item 19 of the FDD is the only primary source — and no law requires one. How to read the earnings evidence, and what costs come off the top.

What information is included in a franchise agreement?

Fees, term and renewal, territory, operating standards, transfer rules, termination — the sections in nearly every franchise agreement, and the clauses that bite hardest.

How to franchise a business

Franchising your business means building an FDD, audited financials, and a franchise agreement before you may sell one unit — plus registration in about a dozen states.

How to buy a franchise with no money

With zero dollars, you can't — every lawful route requires capital or collateral. The real low-cash routes: SBA 7(a) loans, ROBS rollovers, franchisor financing, partners.

What are the disadvantages of operating a franchise?

The real disadvantages: royalties on gross sales, loss of control, renewal on the franchisor's terms, exit restrictions. The advantages, weighed honestly against them.

Senior care franchises: what you're really buying

What a senior care franchise really involves: licenses, caregiver staffing, hourly revenue, and costs across 57 matched brands — with figures dated per brand.

The glossary

32 franchise terms — FDD items, fees, structures, the buying process — each defined in plain words, direct answer first.

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Original data

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Every profile shows the filed fee, cash to open, royalty, and unit history — dated per figure.

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