Ready to Expand Through Franchising? These Experts are Ready to Help.
Once again, iFranchise Group has ranked #1 in the franchise consulting and development category on Entrepreneur’s Top Franchise Suppliers list.
Strategic planning. Operations documentation. Marketing. Sales. There’s a lot to consider and execute on when starting and growing a successful franchise. While you might have an exceptional business concept, creating a franchise requires an entirely new skillset. That’s where the team at iFranchise Group comes in.
Founded in 1998, and with an unmatched team of franchise consultants who have more than 900 years of combined experience, iFranchise Group provides best-in-class franchise consulting services. It guides businesses, large and small across and a wide variety of industries, that are seeking to expand through franchising.
The firm has a long history of delivering positive results—and it shows. For the seventh straight year, the iFranchise Group has ranked #1 in the franchise consulting/development category on Entrepreneur‘s Top Franchise Suppliers list.
To create this year’s list of rankings, Entrepreneur conducted its annual survey of franchisors, pulling from more than 1,100 responses. From emerging franchisors to well-established brands, respondents identified which suppliers they work with and then rated their satisfaction with them in areas of quality, cost, and value. Each supplier received a score based on the survey results and was ranked within its respective categories.
More than 180 suppliers are ranked on this year’s list across 13 different categories. Over the years, iFranchise Group has received positive endorsements from hundreds of different franchise brands. That’s impressive.
Taking franchise development to the next level
The consultants at iFranchise Group are noted for their expertise in various aspects of franchising—from assessing a business’ readiness to franchise to developing operations manuals, creating sales and marketing materials, and building training programs for franchisors in both domestic and international markets.
“Our consultants’ backgrounds include diverse executive-level roles in operations, sales, and strategic management within major franchise systems. They bring extensive real-world, hands-on franchising experience, having held senior management positions at recognized franchise companies in foodservice, healthcare, B2B and B2C services, and more,” states Mark Siebert, iFranchise Group’s CEO.
The group’s ability to help companies that are looking to offer franchises for the first time, as well as to help address challenges within existing franchise systems, expanded earlier this year. L2 Capital, a private equity firm specializing in lower-middle-market investments, announced in January that its portfolio company, Full Spectrum Franchise Consulting, had acquired FranDevCo, a premier franchise development and sales organization. FranDevCo joins iFranchise Group and TopFire Media under Full Spectrum Franchise Consulting’s portfolio of companies. On Entrepreneur’s 2025 Top Franchise Suppliers list, FranDevCo is ranked #7 in the consulting/development category and TopFire Media is ranked #7 among marketing agencies.
“Our portfolio’s combined expertise in franchising and strategic growth is unmatched in the industry—and its invaluable to our clients,” Siebert says.
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