what is a franchisee 
a franchisee is an independent business owner who operates a third party retail outlet called a franchise in doing so the franchisee has purchased the right to use an existing business s trademarks associated brands and proprietary knowledge to market and sell the same brand and uphold the same standards as the first business understanding franchisesfranchises are an extremely common way of doing business in the u s it is hard to drive more than a few blocks in most cities without seeing a franchise business examples of well known franchise business models include mcdonald s nyse mcd subway united parcel service nyse ups and h r block nyse hrb franchise business opportunities are available across a wide variety of industries 