The Chronic Consumer

If you’re the kind of person who has ever dreamed of owning your own business, but don’t really have a new or totally original concept to bring to the market, then opening a franchise might be your best option. Franchises still allow you to be an entrepreneur, and are great investments because you can capitalize on an already established name and business model.

Now, have you ever wondered what the top franchise opportunities in the U.S. are these days? Well, according to an article I read, they are (in order):

1. 7-Eleven
2. Subway
3. Dunkin’ Donuts
4. Pizza Hut
5. McDonald’s
6. Sonic Drive-In
7. KFC
8. InterContinental Hotels Group
9. Domino’s Pizza
10. RE/MAX

Of course, since these are big-name franchises, you’ll have to spend top dollar (more than $1.1 million for KFC, for example) to buy in.

There are plenty of other franchise opportunities for lesser known brands that have more reasonable start-up costs, but the success rates are probably a lot lower as well.