{"id":910916,"date":"2020-08-13T10:52:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/?page_id=910916"},"modified":"2023-09-14T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T18:03:49","slug":"franchise-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/franchise-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Franchise Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"910916\" class=\"elementor elementor-910916\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76673e5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76673e5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef7d143\" data-id=\"1ef7d143\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22061836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22061836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Franchise Guide<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dd19db5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dd19db5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7dac70\" data-id=\"1e7dac70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb8401b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb8401b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The franchise business model has been called one of the greatest ever developed. With a proven track record and established brand, franchises are consistently popular. About 5% of small business owners choose to purchase a franchise versus starting from scratch.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p>This Franchise Guide helps you through the process of evaluating and purchasing a franchise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0ecc82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1e0ecc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"franchise-guide-101\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46f3492a\" data-id=\"46f3492a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e747fcd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7e747fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#franchise-guide-101\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Franchise 101: The Basics <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#franchise-guide-deciding\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Is a Franchise Right for You?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#franchise-guide-types\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Types of Franchises<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#franchise-guide-negotiating\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Negotiating with the Franchisor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#franchise-guide-resources\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Resources and Templates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d9d324c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d9d324c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63734423\" data-id=\"63734423\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36852847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36852847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Franchise 101: The Basics<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3afdb63e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3afdb63e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d069c45\" data-id=\"5d069c45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbe873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bbe873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/09\/what-is-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-what-is-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-what-is-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-what-is-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-910713\" alt=\"what is a franchise\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-356dfcf7\" data-id=\"356dfcf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c0c84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27c0c84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/09\/what-is-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">What is a Franchise?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b99018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29b99018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A franchise gives you the right to use the franchise brand and systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-278ed1bd\" data-id=\"278ed1bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346fa536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"346fa536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2018\/01\/franchise-history.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2018\/01\/Franchising-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2018\/01\/Franchising-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2018\/01\/Franchising-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-482941\" alt=\"Franchise History Infographic\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a5e4029\" data-id=\"6a5e4029\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5835299c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5835299c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2018\/01\/franchise-history.html\" target=\"_blank\">History of Franchising<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551f5381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551f5381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first franchises can be traced back to the middle ages. Explore the fascinating history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11d9d201 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11d9d201\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f29041d\" data-id=\"5f29041d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e2277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1e2277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/09\/pros-and-cons-of-franchising.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/05\/Pros-and-Cons-of-Franchising-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/05\/Pros-and-Cons-of-Franchising-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/05\/Pros-and-Cons-of-Franchising-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-701321\" alt=\"Pros and Cons of Franchising (As a Buyer)\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d184c3f\" data-id=\"6d184c3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bcd476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bcd476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/09\/pros-and-cons-of-franchising.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pros and Cons of Franchising<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa0c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa0c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Franchisees are more likely to be successful vs. starting a business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-694c79f2\" data-id=\"694c79f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e17b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42e17b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/06\/reasons-to-buy-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/01\/open-sign-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/01\/open-sign-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/01\/open-sign-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-374918\" alt=\"rookie entrepreneurs\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8444b35\" data-id=\"8444b35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30577e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30577e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/06\/reasons-to-buy-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">10 Reasons to Buy a Franchise<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4155fae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4155fae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ten compelling benefits and reasons to become a franchise business owner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cee1cc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cee1cc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55cd373\" data-id=\"55cd373\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb676c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efb676c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/10\/challenges-faced-by-franchises.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/challenges-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/challenges-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/challenges-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-910708\" alt=\"franchise challenges\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-747828e\" data-id=\"747828e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9997d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e9997d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/10\/challenges-faced-by-franchises.html\" target=\"_blank\">10 Challenges Franchisees Face<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97037d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e97037d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A list of 10 challenges that a franchise business owner often faces.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9bfee4\" data-id=\"e9bfee4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d0c074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29d0c074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/05\/franchisor-vs-franchisee.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-to-do-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-to-do-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-to-do-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-910707\" alt=\"franchisor vs. franchisee\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c97bfe\" data-id=\"8c97bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5581206b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5581206b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/05\/franchisor-vs-franchisee.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franchisor vs Franchisee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416c2735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"416c2735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The franchisor starts the business. The franchisee purchases the right to use the franchise system.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-682e2a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"682e2a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12f8811\" data-id=\"12f8811\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017cb0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"017cb0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/how-does-a-franchise-work.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/how-franchises-work-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/how-franchises-work-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/how-franchises-work-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-913122\" alt=\"How Does a Franchise Work?\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b24f32c\" data-id=\"b24f32c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3a1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b3a1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/how-does-a-franchise-work.html\" target=\"_blank\">How Does a Franchise Work?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d53ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d53ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen you purchase a franchise, the blueprint is laid out with  specifications. You just have to follow the plans.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba2257b\" data-id=\"ba2257b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91950b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91950b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-fee.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-fee-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-fee-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-fee-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-912660\" alt=\"franchise fee - ongoing and one-time fees\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a5c8e8\" data-id=\"1a5c8e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca89fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca89fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-fee.html\" target=\"_blank\">What is a Franchise Fee and How Much Will I Owe?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f2a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f2a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fee is owed to the franchisor for use of the brand and system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d647f7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d647f7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf119f\" data-id=\"6cf119f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936aba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"936aba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/Franchise-Agreement-20-Important-Things-to-Know-1-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/Franchise-Agreement-20-Important-Things-to-Know-1-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/Franchise-Agreement-20-Important-Things-to-Know-1-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-913526\" alt=\"Franchise Agreement: 20 Important Things to Know\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ea0c4e\" data-id=\"8ea0c4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4338a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4338a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franchise Agreement<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1bfea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f1bfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A signed agreement gives you rights to help safeguard your investment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-808b6cb\" data-id=\"808b6cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7b377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f7b377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/11\/franchise-disclosure-document.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-disclosure-document-man-reading-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-disclosure-document-man-reading-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-disclosure-document-man-reading-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-918590\" alt=\"Franchise Disclosure Document: The 23 Required Items\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7191960\" data-id=\"7191960\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b433e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b433e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/11\/franchise-disclosure-document.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franchise Disclosure Document<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2b636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a2b636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This document helps you understand the legal and financial commitments you&#8217;ll be making.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8e547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fc8e547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"franchise-guide-deciding\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17f6bbf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17f6bbf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-632e3e42\" data-id=\"632e3e42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8e3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea8e3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is a Franchise Right for You?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5005614a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5005614a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b6367de\" data-id=\"3b6367de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e6cfe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16e6cfe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/05\/how-to-succeed-as-a-franchisee.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_169293017-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_169293017-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_169293017-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-444368\" alt=\"How to Succeed as a Franchisee\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76611e1d\" data-id=\"76611e1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be23e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4be23e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/05\/how-to-succeed-as-a-franchisee.html\" target=\"_blank\">What it Takes to Succeed as a Franchisee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5852f71e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5852f71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have to make a lot of the right moves when buying a franchise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b66b1b7\" data-id=\"1b66b1b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419f7111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"419f7111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/is-franchising-right-for-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/decisions-is-franchise-right-for-me-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/decisions-is-franchise-right-for-me-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/decisions-is-franchise-right-for-me-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-918396\" alt=\"Is a Franchise Right for Me?\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87efdf6\" data-id=\"87efdf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762e9c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762e9c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/is-franchising-right-for-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">Is Franchising Right for Me?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e3bc46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e3bc46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good franchise owners are those who rise to the challenge of being a business owner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-444bfe33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"444bfe33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23f19199\" data-id=\"23f19199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72547ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72547ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2009\/08\/buying-franchise-buying-job.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/08\/man-at-computer-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/08\/man-at-computer-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2017\/08\/man-at-computer-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-457077\" alt=\"24 Business Review Sites to Help Monitor Your Online Reputation\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35cb639b\" data-id=\"35cb639b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619b054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"619b054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2009\/08\/buying-franchise-buying-job.html\" target=\"_blank\">Is Buying A Franchise Really Buying A Job?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4e56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d4e56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Does buying yourself a job really sound all that bad?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7036d3fe\" data-id=\"7036d3fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63996364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63996364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/04\/franchise-employee-to-franchise-owner.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/12\/Confident-small-business-owner-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/12\/Confident-small-business-owner-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/12\/Confident-small-business-owner-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-583509\" alt=\"Top Stories: SMB Wages at All Time High, Franchises Create Even More Jobs\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d7d34e0\" data-id=\"5d7d34e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f255972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f255972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/04\/franchise-employee-to-franchise-owner.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franchise Employee to Franchise Owner <\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b901f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b901f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some franchisees became owners by being an employee first.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a88c151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a88c151\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e36d9e5\" data-id=\"2e36d9e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2666169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2666169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/09\/franchise-financing.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-financing-1-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-financing-1-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-financing-1-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-918437\" alt=\"Franchise Financing Options: How to Find the Money\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf71b30\" data-id=\"5bf71b30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fa118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36fa118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/09\/franchise-financing.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franchise Financing<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b00cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b00cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Identify assets and lenders for the best sources of franchise financing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46aca969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"46aca969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"franchise-guide-types\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d28dca9\" data-id=\"1d28dca9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f084a19\" data-id=\"6f084a19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3001b82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3001b82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-731d38f9\" data-id=\"731d38f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9d80a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f9d80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Franchises<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5369c97b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5369c97b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e89c94\" data-id=\"28e89c94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6363232e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6363232e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/02\/types-of-franchises.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/09\/cash-in-pocket-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/09\/cash-in-pocket-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2019\/09\/cash-in-pocket-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-567337\" alt=\"25 Examples of Embezzlement and Workplace Theft\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0b7ea1\" data-id=\"f0b7ea1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1032d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c1032d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/02\/types-of-franchises.html\" target=\"_blank\">Types of Franchises and Investment Required<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5399f72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5399f72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are over 3,000 franchises in the US in 5 categories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31172c0c\" data-id=\"31172c0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3676450b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3676450b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/franchise-vs-business-opportunity.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-vs.-business-opportunity-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-vs.-business-opportunity-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/franchise-vs.-business-opportunity-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-914845\" alt=\"Franchise vs Business Opportunity\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f4e05f1\" data-id=\"5f4e05f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53577cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53577cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/franchise-vs-business-opportunity.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franchise vs Business Opportunity <\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b77a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28b77a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The major differences include upfront costs,\u00a0 support, and the rules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65dd1b53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65dd1b53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b452122\" data-id=\"3b452122\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32934c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32934c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/11\/master-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/master-franchise-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/master-franchise-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/master-franchise-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-911819\" alt=\"Master Franchises Business Relationship Diagram\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a6a7a94\" data-id=\"7a6a7a94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f33be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f33be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/11\/master-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">Are Master Franchises Something to Pursue?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b397b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b397b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In most systems, a master franchisee doesn\u2019t own or operate outlets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27c0e21f\" data-id=\"27c0e21f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac679bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ac679bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/multi-unit-franchises.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/multi-unit-franchises-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/multi-unit-franchises-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/multi-unit-franchises-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-914844\" alt=\"Multi-Unit Franchises: Path to Wealth\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5306d9d2\" data-id=\"5306d9d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a9394a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a9394a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/multi-unit-franchises.html\" target=\"_blank\">Multi-Unit Franchises: Path To Wealth<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a66f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72a66f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In multi-unit franchising, you have to spend money to make money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68df2a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"68df2a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"franchise-guide-negotiating\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e8b06e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e8b06e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e50029\" data-id=\"4e50029\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff31580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff31580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Negotiating with the Franchisor<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71b4f1f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71b4f1f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f07eca\" data-id=\"13f07eca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4322f0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4322f0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/11\/buy-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2009\/11\/Burgerking-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2009\/11\/Burgerking-300x168.png 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2009\/11\/Burgerking-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-531993\" alt=\"The Burger King $1 Cheeseburger: How Much Does It Really Cost?\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6747fb9f\" data-id=\"6747fb9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25014bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25014bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2022\/11\/buy-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tips for Buying a Franchise<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743a1ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"743a1ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tips for buying into someone else\u2019s already successful idea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-538822d4\" data-id=\"538822d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db8c655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4db8c655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/how-to-research-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/how-to-research-a-franchise-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/how-to-research-a-franchise-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/09\/how-to-research-a-franchise-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-919742\" alt=\"How to Research a Franchise\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecd43f6\" data-id=\"ecd43f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab1c51a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ab1c51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/how-to-research-a-franchise.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to Research a Franchise<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694881b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694881b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eleven inexpensive franchise research steps to make the best choice for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b14f0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b14f0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-937be8b\" data-id=\"937be8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220119b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"220119b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/09\/franchise-attorney.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2014\/09\/092914-legal-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2014\/09\/092914-legal-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2014\/09\/092914-legal-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-269576\" alt=\"Hiring A Franchise Attorney\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e2afa70\" data-id=\"7e2afa70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24483e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24483e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/09\/franchise-attorney.html\" target=\"_blank\">Do I Need to Hire a Franchise Lawyer?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c1fbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c1fbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Work with attorneys who know franchising inside and out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cc8d5aa\" data-id=\"1cc8d5aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f81b939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f81b939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/questions-to-ask-franchisor.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-questions-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-questions-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/08\/franchise-questions-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-911825\" alt=\"Questions To Ask Franchise Company Executives\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-367c58e6\" data-id=\"367c58e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640815c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"640815c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2023\/05\/questions-to-ask-franchisor.html\" target=\"_blank\">Questions to Ask a Franchisor<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4832f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a4832f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well thought-out questions can have a big impact on your decision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c332e76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c332e76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f5b8381\" data-id=\"1f5b8381\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ceea28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ceea28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2012\/02\/franchise-discovery-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/02\/handshake-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/02\/handshake-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/02\/handshake-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-382905\" alt=\"employee onboarding\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b57e716\" data-id=\"7b57e716\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362c0798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"362c0798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2012\/02\/franchise-discovery-day.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Franchise Discovery Day<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5914790a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5914790a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re invited to a Discovery Day, things are about to get serious.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-489d72b5\" data-id=\"489d72b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a6dba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68a6dba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2012\/05\/what-if-your-franchisor-goes-under.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/10\/closed-sign-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/10\/closed-sign-300x168.jpg 300w' sizes='(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px' loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/media.smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/10\/closed-sign-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-general_300w_image size-general_300w_image wp-image-416639\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-142d660a\" data-id=\"142d660a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ce740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2012\/05\/what-if-your-franchisor-goes-under.html\" target=\"_blank\">What If Your Franchisor Goes Under?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5731e288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5731e288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bankruptcy isn&#8217;t common, but it does happen. Protect your interests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0638c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bc0638c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"franchise-guide-resources\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49ebf4cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49ebf4cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b7561a9\" data-id=\"7b7561a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6421d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6421d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Franchise Resources and Templates<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69b2a036 smb_section_hide_page_two elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69b2a036\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-624fe73a\" data-id=\"624fe73a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5382a344 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5382a344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calculator\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362726c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"362726c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/net-worth-calculator\" target=\"_blank\">Net Worth Calculator<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3334767d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3334767d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most franchisors require a certain net worth. Check yours with this calculator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef78c0f\" data-id=\"1ef78c0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27dc18bd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"27dc18bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb043d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb043d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1U94sDFrzyBnAMO9c1JwwsOXwwMKPKp7dEj0AGIGYUfo\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Comparison Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b87a5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b87a5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use this template to compare key points as you research franchises.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2456ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4c2456ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"choose\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-546c0508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"546c0508\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-723cba9f\" data-id=\"723cba9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ee4320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ee4320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to Choose a Franchise?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a980ca0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a980ca0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11983e21\" data-id=\"11983e21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dce5ad elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32dce5ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/category\/franchise\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Franchise Opportunities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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