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Fifty Shades of Franchising: Differentiating commercial, micro, social, and hybrid franchise models

MSA Worldwide

While Traditional Franchising is larger is total sales, Business Format Franchising has become one the most widely used methods for expanding the distribution of proven business concepts ( Alon, 2014 ). Social Franchising is used to increase access to products and services across a range of socially oriented industries (e.g.,

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VetFran: Helping Veterans become Job Providers

MSA Worldwide

VetFran started with brands offering financial assistance or a discount on their franchise fees, and has since grown into job training and mentoring, partnerships with suppliers, and many other business start-up resources and educational components to help Veterans learn more about business ownership and careers in the franchise industry.