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Top Helpers

Suppliers

W

hen we refer to the franchise industry, we

usually mean franchisors, and maybe fran-

chisees. But the truth is, there are many

other businesses that play a part in the

franchise world and in making franchising

such a successful business model. That’s

why we’re proud to present our second

annual ranking of the top franchise sup-

pliers—companies that provide services to

franchisors and franchisees.

To create this ranking, we surveyed more than 500 franchisors,

from emerging brands that just got started to established

companies that have been franchising for decades. We asked

them to tell us which service providers they and their franchisees

use, and to rate their satisfaction with the quality, cost, and

value of each supplier’s services. We scored each supplier based

on the results of this survey, and the top-scoring suppliers in

each of 10 categories are listed on the following pages.

Please note that this list is not intended as a recommenda-

tion of any company. There are a multitude of suppliers in each

category for franchisors and franchisees to choose from, and this

list can serve as a helpful jumping-off point for your own research

in finding the supplier that best fits the needs of your business.

For even more options, be sure to check out our new online

directory of franchise suppliers at entrepreneur.com/franchises/

franchise-suppliers.

From banks to real estate to consultants, here are 2019’s top franchise-industry

suppliers geared to help franchisees and franchisors succeed.

compiled by T R A C Y S TA P P H E R O L D

Banking/Financing/

P.84

Franchise Consulting/

Development/

P.88

Marketing/

P.92

Other Technology

Services/

P.96

Real Estate

Services/

P. 1 0 0

Accounting/

P.82

Franchise

Brokers/

P.86

Legal

Services/

P.90

Public

Relations/

P.98

Merchant

Services/

P.94

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