Entrepreneur Franchise 500 - Entrepreneur Top 10 Franchises for 2009

For the past 30 years Entrepreneur Magazine has named the top 500 franchises, which they call the Entrepreneur Franchise 500. All companies, regardless of size, are judged by the same criteria: objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. They also consider the number of years a company has been in business and the length of time it’s been franchising, startup costs, litigation, percentage of terminations, and whether the company provides financing.

Here are the top 10:

1. Subway
2. McDonald's
3. Liberty Tax Service
4. Sonic Drive In Restaurants
5. InterContinental Hotels Group
6. Ace Hardware Corp.
7. Pizza Hut
8. UPS Store, The/Mail Boxes Etc.
9. Circle K
10. Papa John's Int'l. Inc.

For the entire list visit: http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/