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An Amazing Athletes franchisee does well by doing good.

Pick your passion from our list of top personal-service franchises.

These business range from dog training to event planning and more.

A Detroit couple decided to take a different approach when they opened their art-instruction franchise. Last year, they were the chain's highest-grossing franchisees.

Could these worldwide franchises be your passport to the future?

Don't let cost prohibit you from owning a franchise. Check out these options.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee Brad Shellen proves that, in franchising, creativity counts.

Feeling hungry? Sink your teeth into these food companies that ranked in 91³ÉÈË's Franchise 500.

Kirk McGary decided to leap into uncharted waters and franchise his company in 2005.

Top franchises that get the job done from home or on the road.

Found out how this franchising couple weathered the tough times and found success.

With three studios open and thriving, this paint-and-sip franchise's future looks picture perfect.

These franchises are adding units at light speed

Get answers from someone who's already done it, but make sure they're the answers you need.

These are the franchises you'll be talking about next year, from children's enrichment companies to pizza companies and more.

The companies on 91³ÉÈË's Franchise 500 list are showing big gains. These are the sectors that are taking the lead.

These international franchises are offering up a world of possibilities.

This category, which includes children's enrichment, fitness, spa and senior care services, is among the fastest growing in the franchise world.

Imagination Yoga uses storytelling to encourage kids to move through a series of yoga positions.

Here are some companies finding new ways to do business.

Quick-service and full-service restaurants plus retail food businesses accounted for over one quarter of our top franchises for 2014, proving that food franchises are a healthy business.

He started his life in franchising at age 14, mopping floors at a Burger King. Today, Aziz Hashim owns 35 franchises and employs 700 people.

We bring you the 97 franchises that ranked at the top of their sector in 91³ÉÈË's 2014 Franchise 500.

Lower startup costs -- sixty of these homebased companies can be started for less than $50,000 -- are just part of the reason for these businesses' popularity.

These 57 newbies all started franchising in the past five years.

The landscape may still be dominated by big-box gyms, but smaller more niche services are quickly gaining ground.

Fitness, frozen-yogurt and quick service franchises top our annual list.

An editor reflects on her 10 years covering the world of franchising.

Thinking of investing? Check out these three critical sections of the franchise disclosure document first.

The companies in our Franchise 500 are showing dramatic gains. Here are the sectors that are leading the charge.