is a franchisee the same as a franchisor 
no the franchisor is the entity that owns the intellectual property patents and trademarks of the brand or business being franchised a franchisee buys the right to operate a location of the franchisor can a franchisee be fired or removed a franchisee can effectively be fired the franchisor can shut down one of its licensed operators that breaks the rules those rules allow the franchisor to act quickly if a franchisee is discovered to be running a location that fails to meet health and safety guidelines among other infractions the bottom linethe franchise model is expanding in new directions the classic is the mcdonald s model in which a business person adopts the entire product line and merchandising model of a franchisor other companies such as dunkin domino s pizza burger king subway jiffy lube ups stores and re max also offer well known franchise opportunities still newer franchising models are emerging particularly in services businesses such as home health care and tax preparation there also is growth in business distribution franchises this is a supplier dealer relationship in which the dealer acquires exclusive rights to sell a supplier s goods within a certain area a franchise business is best suited to an individual who wants to buy into a proven business model and not invent one from scratch 