Franchising has been built on community, education, relationships, and opportunities. In many cases, going into franchising requires little to no experience and can open an endless number of possibilities. Over the past years, the US Census Bureau states that there is a higher amount of minority ownership
among franchised businesses rather than non-franchised businesses.
Over
30.8% of franchises are owned by minorities compared to their counterpart of only 18.8%. Minority ownership of franchises increased by
50% over the most recent time period