Franchising offers laid-off workers options

• Many workers who are laid off from corporate jobs are embracing entrepreneurship through franchising, which remains a popular option for laid-off workers who can use severance pay for start-up costs. A 2005 International Franchise Association report found franchises provide 21 million jobs to the U.S. economy. This article explores the benefits and wealth of options franchising provides. American City Business Journals/Louisville, Ky./Wichita, Kan. (3/30/09)