FRANCHISE 500 Top 10 2009 Entrepreneur’s 30th Annual Franchise 500 ranking # 1 # 2 # 3

#1 Subway Number of franchises: 29,612 Franchising since: 1974 Startup costs: $78,600 to $238,300 2008 rank: #2

#2 McDonald’s Number of franchises: 24,799 Franchising since: 1955 Startup costs: $950,200 to $1.8 million 2008 rank: #5

#3 Liberty Tax Service Number of franchises: 2,579 Franchising since: 1973 Startup costs: $53,800 to $66,900 2008 rank: #23

#4 Sonic Drive-In Number of franchises: 2,678 Franchising since: 1959 Startup costs: $1.2 million to 3.2 million 2008 rank: #6

#5 InterContinental Hotels Group Number of franchises: 3,498 Franchising since: 1954 Startup costs: Varies 2008 rank: #8

#6 Ace Hardware Number of franchises: 4,693 Franchising since: 1976 Startup costs: $243,500 to $1 million 2008 rank: #12

#7 Pizza Hut Number of franchises: 10,239 Franchising since: 1959 Startup costs: $638,000 to 2.97 million 2008 rank: #4

#8 The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Number of franchises: 5,982 Franchising since: 1980 Startup costs: $171,200 to $280,000 2008 rank: #11

#9 Circle K Number of franchises: 4,085 Franchising since: 1995 Startup costs: $161,000 to $1.4 million 2008 rank: #17

#10 Papa John’s Number of franchises: 2,615 Franchising since: 1986 Startup costs: $135,800 to $491,600 2008 rank: #36

Thanks for viewing!  Based on Entrepreneur’s 30th Annual Franchise 500 ranking URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/199084.html