One of the most asked question from lenders on the FUND Score/Report, has got to be “Its great when my borrower is investing in a brand with a high franchise credit (FUND) score, and there are many, but what does it mean to the loan or my lending process when the franchise is scored low?” […]
FRANdata’s in-country director of research at-large Peter Schwarzer analyzes the German hair care sector in this in-depth report. The German hair care sector has been devastated by fierce pricing wars. It is highly fragmented and presents many challenges, not least due to regulations and required licenses. However, franchised concepts have tremendous opportunities to establish themselves […]
In my more than 15 years of Commercial/SBA lending experience, I have gained some valuable insights in helping others to start and expand their businesses as a lender. They relate well back to some very wise sayings I have heard throughout my life. The 5 things new borrowers need to know will be structured around […]
Mergers and acquisitions within franchisees have become more of a commonplace over the past three years as resale activity gain traction in franchising; take, for instance, the levels of transfer activity in franchise systems. These have increased from slightly over 3% to almost 5% between 2014 and 2017, according FRANdata’s internal database. From the looks […]
Consider this: 39% of units for the largest 200 restaurant franchisors in the U.S. are now international and over the past three years, 74% of these franchisor’s collective unit growth came from outside of the U.S. [1] The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that over 75% of the expected growth in the world’s trade for […]