Why Some Companies
FRACHISES, Why when some companies are successful do they make themselves a franchise?
WHY NOT JUST BUILD MORE STORES AND KEEP THE PROFIT?
Because building and operating stores costs money. It's much easier to just sell licenses to someone to build and operate a store just like yours, and to sell them materials on an ongoing basis.
The franchisor still gets a bunch of money from franchisees, but they don't have to lay out nearly as much to do it.
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