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75,990

# of Franchise Locations

1.7%

Franchise Location Growth Rate

899

Employees Employed by Franchises

$81

Billion Franchise Revenue

3.2%

Franchise Revenue Growth Rate

Sanna Shere, Burger King – California

  Sanna Shere’s father immigrated to the U.S. in 1978 with the dream of owning his own business. She says he came here with only…

Meet Sanna Shere

Alex Johnson, Cinnabon – California

  Alex Johnson is a proud second-generation franchisee of Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon. His parents ventured into the franchising world to teach their four sons…

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David Habas, SuperCuts – California

David Habas is a franchise owner of several Supercuts locations based in Northern California. Joining his father’s business, determined to expand the business, David and…

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Shannon Servor, GymGuyz – California

Shannon Sevor is a franchise owner of GYMGUYZ in Silicon Valley. The brand provides convenient, customized personal training, and brings the gym to the client’s…

Meet Shannon Servor

Robby Ricks, FastSigns – California

  Robby Ricks is a franchise owner a FASTISGNS located in Sacramento, CA. He was drawn to the franchise business model because of its proven…

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Greg Flynn, Flynn Restaurant Group – California

Greg Flynn is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the franchise Flynn Restaurant Group. The group is the franchise operators of 6 brands: Applebee’s, Panera…

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Joe Mabutas, AdvantaClean – California

Joe Mabutas is a franchise owner of Advanta Clean located in Central Valley California. He started as the company’s general operations manager gaining great experience…

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Gloria Roach, Hammer and Nails – California

Gloria Roach started her career at Hammer and Nails in their corporate office in 2018. Headquartered in Folsom, California, Hammer and Nails is a unique…

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Debbie and Deon Boles, Office Evolution – California

  Debbie and Deon Boles went searching for a franchise business that would lead them into retirement. Deon, a former tech worker in Silicon Valley,…

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Shannon Sevor, GymGuyz – California

Shannon had a great career at a Fortune 500 company, but he didn’t feel fulfilled. That’s when Shannon came across franchising. Franchising allowed Shannon to…

Meet Shannon Sevor