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The One Factor the Top Franchises of 2025 Have in Common

Here's how we determined the companies in our annual Franchise 500 ranking, and what we learned from the data.

Tracy Stapp Herold

Franchising can be one of the most effective ways to grow a brand — not just nationally, but globally. But growing outside the U.S. won't be easy....

When you think of the franchise industry, you probably think of two groups: franchisors and franchisees. But there's a third group that's just as...

Veterans make up around 6% of the U.S. population, but according to the International Franchise Association (IFA), they account for around 14% of...

Toward the end of each year, we at Entrepreneur always wonder: What will be the hottest franchising trends in the year to come? To answer that...

While many franchisees are happy owning and running just a single business, some have bigger ambitions of expanding to multiple locations or...

The franchise world can be an extremely competitive one, with thousands of brands in a wide variety of industries vying for both franchisees and...