Many people know that for small investors modern franchising is Unsafe at Any Brand as it:
- re-distributes rather than creates wealth,
- is profoundly more risky than independent businesses, and is
- protected from legal oversight by its powerful allies.
I do not know how widespread this belief runs.




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