The Entrepreneurial Revolution: A Contrast between Franchis

An “entrepreneurial revolution” has been sweeping America throughout the past decade as millions of people are remaking themselves as entrepreneurs and salespeople. The entrepreneurial revolution can largely be attributed to corporate downsizing, which has resulted in mass numbers of individuals leaving the false security of big companies to go into business for themselves. Franchises and home-based network marketing businesses have emerged as two of the fastest growing sectors in today’s business economy. Both opportunities have captured the interest and spending dollars of entrepreneurs and consumers throughout the world. Although franchising and network marketing have many distinctions, which allow each business opportunity to stand on its own, they both also share some similarities.

Franchises have been the fastest growing segment of the retail industry for the last fifteen years. In 1997, sales through franchises exceeded $800 billion in the United States, representing about half of all retail businesses. Franchising is growing primarily for two reasons. First, many franchisees

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Approximate Word count = 960
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)