Best franchises for U.S. veterans

Entrepreneur magazine recently released its 39th annual Franchise 500 rankings. Of those franchises, the seven best opportunities for U.S. veterans were identified. These companies put emphasis on attracting veterans as franchisees.

1. Dream Vacations

2. Snap-on Tools

3. 7-Eleven

4. Precision Tune Auto Care

5. Cruise Planners

6. Marco’s Pizza

7. Budget Blinds

Entrepreneur has a proprietary ranking formula that takes into account several factors such as franchise and royalty fees; size and growth rate; franchisor support with marketing; operations and beyond; brand strength (which includes years in business); franchising and system size; and franchisor financial stability.

– Deneen Bloom, S&A Communications