Franchising A Small Business

small business
In the United States, less than $50 million in annual revenue and up to 100 employees; in Europe, less than $10 million in annual revenue and up to 75 employees
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships.
is generally taken to be a manufacturing enterprise with fewer than 100 employees, or a non-manufacturing (service or retail) enterprise with fewer than 40 employees, in which owners retain independent ownership and control and make key management decisions.

franchising
Grant a franchise to (an individual or group)
grant a franchise to
(franchise) an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
Grant a franchise for the sale of (goods) or the operation of (a service)
(franchise) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)