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As he prepares to take office, President-elect Donald Trump has outlined an audacious goal of returning to pre-pandemic rates of economic growth and a “golden age of America.” After four years of being told the economy was better than how it hit our wallets, this is a welcome change of direction.
To achieve this objective, the new administration is going to need the private sector – something the Biden era not only mostly ignored, but whose regulatory agenda was downright hostile to the concerns of most industries. The franchise sector, which I represent and includes 800,000 small businesses supporting 9 million workers, is ready to get to work as a resource to the Trump administration.
Franchising played a starring role in the 2024 election, no more so than Trump’s turn behind the fryer of a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. While franchising is often associated with food, most (more than six in ten) are in another industry, ranging from hotels, salons, fitness, pet care and many more.
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