Franchise 500

Dave's Hot Chicken's drone delivery experiment could be the blueprint for how businesses deliver in the future.

The brand that once defined fried fish in America is turning its focus to chicken.

She bought her first store before she could legally sign a contract.

Whether you're a corporate professional or have entrepreneurial goals, building your personal brand is critical.

A slight mindset shift turned hiring from a fearful chore into a growth catalyst, teaching me that decisive action often beats waiting for perfection.

When it comes to franchise success, reliable systems and processes are essential, but a thriving company culture is the glue that holds it all together.

A refreshed C-suite and strong franchisee buy-in are setting the brand up for its most ambitious expansion yet.

They're proving resale is stylish, scalable — and highly profitable.

Coping with stress doesn't mean avoiding it — it means taking action, prioritizing, and pushing forward.

Simple to operate, endlessly adaptable and always in demand — here are the sandwich franchises making the biggest impact in 2025.

Shelly Sun Berkowitz founded her business after struggling to find what she needed on the market.

The FDD is your X-ray of a brand. Here's what the FTC requires — and how to read the sections that matter most.

Gen Z and millennials want more than profitability from franchise ownership.

Don Allen has scaled Orangetheory, KidStrong, F45 and now Zoom Room. He shares what it really takes to succeed.

After her husband's sudden heart attack, she inherited a struggling business and $700,000 in debt. Instead of listening to many people and giving up, she rebuilt — and today the business is worth $10 million.

Hundreds of franchise leaders and policy makers gathered in Washington, D.C. this week for the summit, with the new American Franchise Act at the forefront.

Discover the family-focused franchises that earned top spots on Entrepreneur's 2025 Franchise 500 list.

From senior care to plumbing to schools, localized video storytelling shortens the ramp-up time to revenue and gives franchisees confidence from day one.

Cathy Deano co-founded Painting with a Twist at 56 to help her community heal. Seventeen years later, she's still leading the way.

The massive acquisition demonstrates how convenience retailers are moving deeper into food service — and reshaping the franchise landscape.

The American Franchise Act would define franchisors and franchisees as independent employers, a change franchise groups say is long overdue.