Information is Power

Make it your business to know what franchise business information is available, where to get it and most importantly, how to use it.

Resources for Additional Information About Franchising

Franchise Associations

American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD)

PO Box 81887 San Diego, CA 92138-1887

800-733-9858

Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC)

3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 400 Arlington, VA 22204

703-271-8700

Canadian Franchise Association

2585 Skymark Ave., #300 Mississauga, ON L4W 4L5, Canada

905-625-2896

International Franchise Association (IFA)

1350 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005-4709

202-662-0763

The Franchise Center, University of Texas at El Paso

Miners Hall, Suite 108 El Paso, TX 79968

Franchising and Licensing Association (Singapore)

5 International Business Park 609914 Singapore

011-65-6568-0802

Franchise Association of New Zealand

PO Box 23 364 Papatoeteo, Aukland

649-278-9012

Federation Francaise De La Franchise (FFF)

60 Rue La Boetie Paris 94110 France

33-1-53-75-2225

Franchise Directories

All Franchise

Franchise Information Supersite

Financial Services for Franchising

Financial Services

Best of the Web Directory listing of financial services websites.

Resources for Entrepreneurs

Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE) magazine

Now in its 19th year of publication, MBE magazine is the leading publication reaching minority and women business owners.

The Entrepreneur Network

Our purpose is to provide information, contacts and counsel to inventors and entrepreneurs (pre-startup through early stage). Our bias is toward grass-root, "Just do it!" strategies.