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Franchise HistoryThe history of franchising could be traced back to the beer industry wheremany brewers allowed certain pubs to obtain leaseholds and sell their beer.Indeed this practice is very common today, especially in the United Kingdomwhere companies such as Punch Taverns offer an opportunity to would befranchise owners who pay a lease on the property and work closely with theowners at a local and national level.In the early 1950's franchising suddenly started to increase in popularity and the principles have remained the same throughout the years as the parent company have executive decision over most marketing and trademark issues but the franchise owner enjoys the luxury of being able to piggy back on the success of national chains such as Pizza Hut or Blockbuster.Modern franchise history is also linked to small work from home businesssuch as Avon, Ann Summers and other party plan based franchises that allowmany business minded people the opportunity to start up a low risk franchiseand learn tips and techniques that may help when moving onto biggerfranchise opportunities.Many years ago starting a franchise could be a lonely experience but withthe birth of the internet you now have access to franchise success stories,franchise case studies and even franchise forums where franchise owners sharetheir success and also highlight franchise opportunities that don't deliveron their promises. Recent history suggests that owning a franchise has evenbecome a good status symbol and many companies now actively recruit on thebasis of assessment centre tests and other criteria.------------Webmasters feel free to reprint this article providing you leave the resource box below..http://www.qwfranchise.comQuality World Franchis.