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Top Markets Series: Franchising
Click to download the full reportAs a leading job creator in both the U.S. and abroad, franchising continues to prosper in markets all over the world, no matter their level of development or sophistication.
Defying the current anemic global economy, franchising remains a growth sector and a popular sector for U.S. exports.
The 2016 Franchising Top Markets Report focuses on the importance of franchising to the U.S. and international markets and identifies the important issues that are critical and unique to the sector, such as trade barriers, market challenges, market opportunities, multiplier effect and misinformation about franchising.
The report ranks export markets based on the following factors: government/regulations, labor force, infrastructure and demand. Twelve country case studies are included to provide more in-depth analysis.
Richard Boll served as the lead author for this report. Special thanks to the International Franchise Association for their assistance and industry feedback on this report. A note of thanks to U.S. Commercial Service offices all over the world for their input to this report.
This report is part of the Top Markets Series. Each report ranks future export opportunities within a particular industry based on a sector-specific methodology.
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