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Women in Franchising – Inspiring Transformation

The story of women in franchising has moved from inspiring to transformational. Today, women represent roughly 30% of all franchise owners in the U.S., a significant rise from about 20.5% a decade ago. This marks a clear shift in entrepreneurial leadership, and it redefines how women engage with business ownership through franchising models that offer structure, support and scalability.

Women are not only entering franchising in greater numbers, they are thriving once they get there. Multi-unit ownership is also on the rise, with about one in three female franchise owners operating multiple units – a strong indicator of growth, ambition, and operational success.


Myron T. Gough - Owner, CFC

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3/25/2026