Article: 300 mark in sight for VetFran participating companies.(FW FOCUS: HONORING AMERICA'S VETERANS)(Survey)

News media reports about the state of the economy or the allegiance of voters to a particular presidential candidate might vary on any specific day. But the power of franchising remains constant as it continues to fuel the dreams of entrepreneurs, especially military veterans. Veterans have acquired more than 1,000 franchised small businesses, according to a recent survey of the International Franchise Association's outreach program.

As of mid-March, the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative or VetFran recorded nearly 1,100 military veterans have put their leadership and management skills to work and have joined those living their dreams of small-business ...

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