Where to shop for franchises online
Emaximation, a company that provides sale lead management to franchisors, released its ranking of the top ten franchise directory portals as indicated by their aggregated client data. They claim the data is based on lead flow from 170+ franchisors and business opportunities that utilize their system. In alphabetical order, the online directories are:
| Be the Boss | Franchise Gator |
| Best Franchise Opportunities | Franchise Opportunities |
| Bison | Franchise Solutions Network |
| Franchise Direct | Franchising.com |
| Franchise For Sale | Small Business Franchise |
Google-owned Alexa ranks the top websites, in terms of web traffic as of today:
| 1. Franchise Gator | 6. Be the Boss |
| 2. Entrepreneur | 7. Francise.com |
| 3. Franchiseworks | 8. Best Franchise Opportunities |
| 4. Franchiseopportunities.com | 9. Franchise Emporium |
| 5. Bison | 10. World Franchising |