There are over 700,000 franchises in the United States. Not all of them are successful. At Upside Franchise Consulting Group, we help businesses to create a franchise, and we also help established franchises to improve their operations and sell more units. There are over 700,000 franchises in the United States, but there’s really just a handful of industry sectors that are far more popular than all the others. Obviously, food is the most popular franchise sector, and the one that most people are most familiar with. Most of the big-name fast food chains are franchises. But as for the other highly popular industries for franchising, take a look at our list below of the top 10 most popular industries in the franchising world. 10 MOST POPULAR FRANCHISES (in no specific order) Learning Fitness Hospitality/Hotels Senior Care Automotive Residential & Commercial Cleaning Business Opportunities Business Finance Retail Home Services If you are thinking about franchising a business or concept, hiring a franchise consulting company will help ensure that you are successful. We help with everything from financing and real estate to marketing and lead generation. We have contacts, service providers and connections to various industries that enable us to help our clients succeed and thrive, right out of the gate. He also help established franchises to improve their operations and get their franchise running more efficiently. We help them generate more leads for both new franchisees looking to buy into their franchise opportunity, as well as localized leads for each franchisee. If you have any questions about starting a franchise, or any questions about how we might be able to help your franchise run more efficiently, give us a call. We offer a free consultation, would be happy to answer any questions you may have.