Franchise Facts
 | U.S. SALES: More than $800 billion in annual sales. 40.9% of all retail sales. Total franchise sales to reach $1 trillion by year 2000. |
| FRANCHISE GROWTH: 1 in 12 business establishments is a franchise. A new franchise opens every 8 minutes of every business day. There are approximately 550,000 franchises in the U.S. |
| EMPLOYMENT: 8 million+ employed by franchise businesses. Franchised businesses create more than 170,000 new jobs each year. |
| SUCCESS STUDIES: Fewer than 5% fail according to US Commerce Dept. A study by Arthur Anderson & Company of 366 franchises companies, nearly 97% were still in business after 5 years. |
