Better information.

How do you make better decisions? Better information. Contact us about custom research:

800.485.9570
www.frandata.com.

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SBA Financing

• Free White Paper: Franchise Systems Using SBA Financing
• Release: SBA Franchise Registry Activity for September
• SBA Franchise Registry - New Functionality For Listed Systems

What is the
SBA Franchise Registry?

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FAST 55 Data Collection

The annual Franchise Times Fast 55 Fastest Growing Young Franchise Systems is very popular and it's time again to begin compiling the list. If you think your system should be considered, simply contact FRANdata (800.485.9570) or Franchise Times (612.767.3200) or and make sure that we have your most current information.

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Conference Notes

The fall conference season is in full swing and there are a million-and-one details to take care of.

• Franchisors: if your system is listed on the SBA Franchise Registry and you would like displays for your booth to let franchisees know that you make their SBA financing as easy as possble, contact Christine (703.740.4706).
• FRANdata's franchise economic outlook, presented by Darrell at the Franchise Leadership & Development Conference was very well received. We understand that presentations from all the speakers will be available at the Franchise Update site shortly; or you can get ours at our news page, The Latest.
• We'll be at both the West Coast Franchise Expo and the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference in November. Please look us up!

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2006 UFOC Filings

We get thousands of UFOCs each year. With a library of 20,000 documents, reaching back to 1979, from every franchise in the U.S, we are your only source for the franchisee documents that you need. Ask us about keyword searching, OCR-ing, industry monitoring and other services.

Download the UFOC you need now!

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Financial Addendum to the Residential Cleaning Industry Report

The Financial Addendum to the Industry Report, Franchising in the Maids Services/Resident Cleaning Sector, is now available.

This addendum gives both a Franchisor and Unit financial performance analysis, and includes detailed Earning Claims information.

• Financial Addendum to Residential Cleaning Industry Report
• Franchising in the Maids Services/Residential Cleaning Sector
• Both Reports Bundled

Learn more.

3rd Quarter Results:
63 New Franchise Concepts Identified

The third (3rd) quarter of 2006 added another 63 new concepts to the franchising community. That is a total of 177 new brands three-quarters of the way through 2006.

Twenty (20) different industry saw growth this past quarter . Take a look at the fact sheet for this quarter's report.

The quarterly New Concept Report (NCR) is designed to allow suppliers to target young franchise systems as they appear and franchisors to keep abreast of their industry and their competition.

The 3rd Quarter NCR is available for download individually or by subscription from our website. Each report comes with an executive contact list for the new systems identified.

Learn more.

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Public Companies in Franchising

We've done it! The first comprehensive report that identifies all of the Publicly Traded Companies in Franchising is now available.

• Franchisor/Parent Corporation, Market & Symbol
• Company Profile
• Financial Comparison
• Executive Contact List

Learn more.

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Update on the Profile of Franchising: 2006

The latest section of the IFA-FRANdata's Profile of Franchising 2006 is on Royalty and Advertising Fees. Look for it in this month's Franchising World.

Previous Sections are available in the magazine and online at:

• Section I: Franchising is Booming
• Section II: Understanding Initial Investment Requirements