Interesting Franchise Facts for Brokers

Below are some interesting franchise facts for brokers and those considering becoming a franchise broker.

There are approximately 770,000 franchise units currently in the United States.
Price Waterhouse predicts there will about 22,000 new franchise units sold in the US in 2010. This is about half compared to growth in a normal economy.
Franchise brokers account for about 35% of all new franchise units sold.
There are less than 1,000 active brokers in the United States.
Franchises generate about 10% of the US economy in the private sector.
More than 1 million people investigate buying a franchise each year.
On average only 1 in 100 people who request information on a particular franchise actually buy that franchise.