Home Breadcrumb caret Practice Breadcrumb caret Planning and Advice Lunchtime takeaway: Characteristics of franchisees Almost half (45%) of franchisees considered starting their own independent businesses. By Staff | September 28, 2012 | Last updated on September 28, 2012 1 min read We’re committed to making your practice better, so all this month, we’re delivering you a daily takeaway. Today’s takeaway is… Characteristics of franchisees Almost half (45%) of franchisees considered starting their own independent businesses Males (50%) were more likely than females (36%) to consider starting their own business Majority of franchisees (69%) are 35 years to 54 years old Almost half of franchisees (47%) consider existing franchisees to be most credible sources of information Source: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Read: When clients want to open a franchise > Staff The staff of Advisor.ca have been covering news for financial advisors since 1998. Save Stroke 1 Print Group 8 Share LI logo