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When it comes to franchising, Miriam Brewer means
business. “I want to dispel the myth that franchising is just
fast food. In reality, franchising spans more than 100 different industries—accounting and tax services, educational
services, laundry services, maid services, hotels, you name it,”
says Brewer, the senior director of education and diversity
at the International Franchise
Association (IFA). “It affects almost every sector that touches us.
It is certainly more than fast food.
Franchises dominate job creation,”
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