“They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped.”

Benjamin Franklin
“You’re a long time dead.”

Irish Proverb
“This above all, to thine own self be true.”

Shakespeare, Hamlet
“He is able who thinks he is able.”

Buddha
“Hitch your wagon to a star.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There is a tide in the affairs or men, which taken at the flood, leads to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries.”

Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

Franchising Predictions

We predict that franchising will not only continue its dramatic growth but it will actually accelerate exponentially worldwide.

Dollar Sales Through Franchise Outlets
Currently over $1 trillion in the U.S., we expect it to reach over $2 trillion by the year 2025.

Percentage of All Retail and Service Sales Through Franchise Outlets
Currently at 35%; we estimate that 40%-45% of all retail and service sales will be through franchise outlets by the year 2025.

Number of Franchise Outlets
Currently over 1,000,000; we estimate this number will rise to over 1,500,000 by the year 2025.

Number of Companies that Franchise
Currently there are approximately 6,000 companies that franchise; due to the increasing awareness and popularity of the franchise concept, we expect this number to grow to 12,000 by the year 2025.