According to Entrepreneur.com, a number of franchising upstarts are on this year’s Entrepreneur Franchise 500® list, making them standouts in today’s challenging economic climate. Additionally, the industries they represent give us all a sense of what’s in demand right now with regard to products and services, and that’s always helpful information to have for anyone who’s thinking about buying a business opportunity, franchise, distributorship or licensee opportunity.

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