I do totally agree with you Kristine, and i think that a large part of that stems from the promises of locating the business and the systems run the business for you that is made by many franchise systems.
However the biggest killer for many franchise businesses is the cost in getting started, which is not always as easy as you would think to regain. For example some of the retail or coffee shop franchises in Australia are going for anything from $300,000 to $500,000 or even more depending on location and size of store. When you think that while many businesses do stay in a location for many years, this is a lot of money to put out when most retail leases are 3 to 5 years, with longer options. Also often associated with the renewal of a lease shopping center's often require new fit-out for the store to refresh the center a bit, which is another large expenses for you just down the track a few years.
All of this is before you even think about the fact there are franchise fees and such involved along the way as well.
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